The electric car revolution has arrived in Norway thanks to home-grown car manufacturer Think and the BBC.
A convoy of 60 vehicles hit the streets as part of the BBC documentary Electric Ride which is now a quarter of the way through its month long, 4,000 miles odyssey around Europe in a Think City electric car.
The convoy was met by Norway’s Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg who described herself as a “great supporter of electric vehicles”.
The Think City electric car in Norway.
“It is time for us to start building up the infrastructure in Norway to encourage an even greater take-up of EVs here,” she said. “We need to keep our position as the home of EVs by growing with the industry and encouraging more procurement and support of this pioneering industry within the coalition Norwegian government.”
Richard Canny, the Think CEO, believes that Norway is now the home of electric vehicles.
“With nearly 3,000 electric vehicles in use here in Norway, this literally is the home of the EV, and we at Think are very proud to be at the centre of this culture as this great convoy here today shows,” he said.
“To keep hold of this leadership position, Norway must build fast and effectively on this by supporting the industry in every way it can, as it has the potential to revolutionise mobility all around the world. The race is on to lead this fast-growing sector, and with careful policy-making and management going forward, Norway could and should be the first to the finish line.”
From here, the BBC Electric Ride team will drive into Sweden, Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and other countries along the way before returning to London early in July.
