The Local Norway https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Oslo criticized for importing paving stone from China Replacement paving for the streets of popular Oslo district Grünerløkka will be imported from China. https://www.thelocal.no/20191111/oslo-criticized-for-importing-paving-stone-from-china Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:50:35 +0100 oslo-criticized-for-importing-paving-stone-from-china Global electric car sales up in 2017, Norway has highest market share: IEA Electric car sales around the world rose by 54 percent in 2017, taking global stock across the three-million threshold, the International Energy Agency said in a report Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180531/global-electric-car-sales-up-in-2017-norway-has-highest-market-share-iea Thu, 31 May 2018 16:53:53 +0200 global-electric-car-sales-up-in-2017-norway-has-highest-market-share-iea Electric cars in Norway will pay tolls with exemption to be scrapped Passing tolls without paying will soon be a thing of the past for drivers in Norway. The toll once exemption is scrapped will increase incrementally. https://www.thelocal.no/20180417/electric-cars-in-norway-will-pay-tolls-with-exemption-to-be-scrapped Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:01:26 +0200 electric-cars-in-norway-will-pay-tolls-with-exemption-to-be-scrapped Norway aims for all short-haul flights 100 percent electric by 2040 All of Norway's short-haul airliners should be entirely electric by 2040, the country's airport operator said on Wednesday, cementing the Nordic nation's role as a pioneer in the field of electric transport. https://www.thelocal.no/20180118/norway-aims-for-all-short-haul-flights-100-percent-electric-by-2040 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:22:50 +0100 norway-aims-for-all-short-haul-flights-100-percent-electric-by-2040 More than half of Norway's new cars electrified: data Electric or hybrid vehicles accounted for more than half of all new cars sold in Norway last year, official data showed on Wednesday, confirming the country's pioneering role in carbon-free transport. https://www.thelocal.no/20180103/more-than-half-of-norways-new-cars-electrified-data Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:00:04 +0100 more-than-half-of-norways-new-cars-electrified-data Norway wants electric planes to take off next summer Norway will have an electric aircraft from next summer. https://www.thelocal.no/20171124/norway-wants-electric-planes-to-take-off-next-summer Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:54:43 +0100 norway-wants-electric-planes-to-take-off-next-summer