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PIA’s Joel Levin responds to GM/Will Ferrell “No Way, Norway” ad

Plug in America

During Sunday’s Super Bowl, General Motors ran an advertisement for their slate of electric vehicles with actor Will Ferrell, in which he comedically challenges Norway as the global leader in electric vehicles. Below, Plug In America Executive Director Joel Levin responds in his own video.

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GM’s Will Ferrell Super Bowl ad challenges Norway, where it used to sell EVs

Green Car Reports

In a General Motors ad for Sunday’s Super Bowl LV, released Wednesday, Will Ferrell finds out that Norwegians buy way more electric cars per capita than Americans.

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Ford begins deliveries of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup in Europe

Teslarati

Ford has begun deliveries of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Europe, with the first of the units going to a couple located in Norway. As reposted with photos by Ford CEO Jim Farley on X on Saturday, the first F-150 Lightning in Europe has been delivered to Dag and Angela, who are originally from Texas and now live in Norway.

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Nel to invest up to $400M in electrolyzer plant in Michigan

Green Car Congress

Nel’s CEO, Håkon Volldal said that the short distance to General Motors, headquartered in Detroit, played a decisive role in the choice of state. Going forward, Nel will build on its fully automated Alkaline manufacturing concept invented at Herøya in Norway.

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GM Hypes Norway’s EV Leadership

The Truth About Cars

Actor Will Farrell describes Norway’s EV leadership in one of the more amusing Super Bowl commercials, and how General Motors is looking to change all that here at home. According to a Forbes.com article, in March 2019 almost 60 percent of new cars sold in Norway were electric vehicles (EV), in a country bent on […].

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Strong demand for Opel Ampera-e in Norway moves up launch date

Green Car Reports

In Europe, General Motors markets the U.S.-built Just as the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car is launching in North America, its European cousin is beginning deliveries across the Atlantic. built Bolt EV as virtually identical Opel Ampera-e under its German Opel brand.

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American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense partner to pursue US Army’s Common Tactical Truck program

Green Car Congress

The Group’s HX family of trucks has been sold to 20 customers globally including an active Allied user group consisting of Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Austria, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. GM Defense is a rapidly expanding, wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors.

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