Around half of new personal vehicle sales in Oslo (Norway) during the month of January 2017 were sales of plug-in electrics.
To put that another way, around half of those who bought new cars (including SUVs, pickups, etc.) in the capital of Norway in January bought all-electrics (EVs) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).
The Norwegian capital city of Oslo has reportedly banned diesel cars from the city’s roads for a period of two days owing to high levels of air pollution.
Cities are where most of the world’s people live, and they can make the move toward cleantech and away from burning up the planet go much, much — much — faster. In fact, some policies could trump critical levers like ZEV mandates, and if adopted broadly, make the ZEV transition happen faster than most of us think possible.
Alongside my climate news, renewable energy news, electric vehicle news, and other green news roundups, here’s a roundup of top bicycling & transit news from around the interwebs. Bicycling VanMoof Making SmartBike For Those Who Like to Pedal Oslo — The Next Big Bicycle Thing? How Bikes Make Copenhagen’s Neighborhood Business Districts Thrive Five … [continued]
To accompany the HUGE electric vehicle news roundup I just published, if you are interested in clean transport in general, here are some cool bike and transit stories: Why Do People Hate Cyclists? At the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference, several researchers shared their work examining why people hate bicyclists … [continued]
Eight months after becoming the first capital city to divest from coal, Oslo has announced it intends to divest its pension fund from all fossil fuels — coal, oil, and gas. According to Fossil Free Europe, which reported the news Monday, the City of Oslo announced that it intends to divest … [continued]
Despite objections to the contrary from those beholden to fossil fuels, the financial benefit and ethical motivation behind the divestment of fossil fuel investments is not likely to slow any time soon — if ever. A Global Initiative The fossil fuel divestment movement has exploded in popularity over the last … [continued]
The City of Oslo, Norway, has committed to divesting its $7 million worth of coal investments from its pension fund. The news comes only a few weeks after a thousand natives took to the streets of Oslo to demand fossil fuel divestment as part of Global Divestment Day. Great turn … [continued]
Originally published on sister site Ecopreneurist. Tesla Motors today introduced its supercharger network of electric car chargers in Norway. Norway has one of the highest electric car ownership rates (relative to its population size) in the world. Constructing charging stations there would help thee early adopters and make prospective electric vehicle … [continued]
