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Norway: the successful establishment of a market for electric vehicles
Tom Erik Nørbech Senior Advisor, Transnova Group, Norway
Illustrations: Courtesy of Transnova/Knut Opeide
Norway is among the nations with the highest number of electric vehicles and globally ranks first per capita. Norway is one of the few success stories in introducing electric vehicles as a viable alternative in the market for private citizens. Key factors in explaining this success are infrastructure, incentives and a fruitful collaboration between the public and private sectors.