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Hurtigruten Norway Plans Electric Cruise Ship With Sails & Solar Panels

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Norway's Hurtigruten operates a small fleet of cruise ships that ply the coast of that Nordic country, giving people a chance to witness the wonders of Norway's fjords in a way that is simply not possible from a bus or a personal vehicle. Now it says it will build a battery electric cruise ship that

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Norway just signed a contract for its first commercial offshore wind farm

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Norway has signed a contract with Ventyr Energi to develop Sørlige Nordsjø 2, its first commercial offshore wind farm. Norway’s energy minister, Terje Aasland, and wind consortium Ventyr Energi representatives signed the contract. Aasland said: This marks an important milestone in Norway’s commitment to renewable energy.

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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

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A similar personal best was gained by its slightly lower volume sibling, the Opel Corsa, just outside the top 20. Finally, the Nio ET5 made its Norway debut in March, registering a healthy 41 initial units (for info on this new model, see my Sweden report ). The other notable climbs are by relative newcomers.

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No recall in Norway after Tesla investigation, because it just wasn’t a big enough deal

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Tesla Model S Source: Tesla Norway won’t be issuing a recall of Tesla Model S and X vehicles in the country after a government investigation into suspension safety issues – the same one Reuters wrote about in its investigation, targeting Tesla for blaming customers for faulty parts, which Tesla then fired back at on X. Get started here.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk en route to Norway to speak at 2022 Offshore Northern Shore conference

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Elon Musk is poised to speak at the 2022 Offshore Northern Shore (ONS) conference in Stavanger, Norway, which will be held from August 29 to September 1, 2022. Musk is now en route to Norway. Going to Sola, Rogaland, Norway (ENZV, Stavanger Airport) — ElonJet (@ElonJet) August 28, 2022.

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y is again the bestseller in Norway

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Plugless vehicles will continue to be sold in Norway until plugin options — most likely BEVs — appear in all vehicle segments, and at affordable price points. Norway’s Bestsellers As usual, the Tesla Model Y is again the bestseller, with 3,125 units, almost 3x the volume of the runner up Volkswagen ID.4. YTD cumulative share.

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The world’s first semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh capacity is plowing snow in Norway like a boss

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Photo: Eli Ramstad/Norwegian Public Roads Administration For the first time, Norway has used a semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh battery capacity to clear heavy snow on challenging mountain passes. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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