Comments on: Driving an Electric Car in Norway: A Guide for Newbies

By: TheGrave

TheGrave — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:05:55 +0000

In reply to Raj. This is hilarious, I'm suspecting a defective motor on the wipers. It just ain't possible they suck so much power :)

By: Raj

Raj — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:55:45 +0000

Just got back from Norway. Rented an electric (half the price of an ICE) from Hertz – Cupra Born (Spanish made stablemate of VW Id.3) with about 400 kms on a full charge (58 Kw). Drove north from Oslo to Opdal then west to Kristiansund and then south thru Geiranger, Stryn to Bergen, then to Stravanger and back to Oslo via Kristiansand. Guessing around 2000 kms total. Was able to find fast chargers almost everywhere (Circle K was the best). First time driving electric and was a very good experience but charging time and some anxiety finding a working charger was a constant concern (a number of chargers were out of service). Plus having to download all the apps was a pain, although the Hertz recommended Elton app supported almost all chargers (including Circle K). Torrential rain on the last day (total wipeout) and was very surprised at how much power the wipers sucked out of the battery (had to run it all the time), so watch out for that. Plus even turning on the heat or seat warmer for a little bit was impacting the range, so had to dress warmly while driving and avoid using heat. Couldn’t do anything about using the wipers though, and ended up charging the car 3 times on the last day!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 03:35:12 +0000

I may drive a few hundred miles a day. Even Tesla’s mileage are over what you can really achieve. Unless one charge can really go over 500 miles, I am not going to use electric car on road trip.

By: Can

Can — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:02:34 +0000

In reply to Amir. I found out that Hertz offers VW ID3 and ID4.

By: JT

JT — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 18:27:48 +0000

Hi. I’d like a question regarding parking of EVs in underground garages beneath residential buildings. Are there any limitations set in place due to the diffuculty of suffocating a lithium ion battery fire? Thanks for your reply! Juan

By: Daniel Albert

Daniel Albert — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 05:55:57 +0000

In reply to Stuart Peake.

Hi there,

As you say, I haven’t been that far up, but I do know EVs are increasingly popular in the North.

To be on the safe side, I would recommend charging whenever you can (as opposed to when you absolutely need to). Better top up a bit when you’re at 60% than skip the opportunity and find out that the next station you intended to use is out of order.

Also, if you can, stay at hotels that have charging possibilities, so that you can start the day at 100%.

Have fun!

By: Stuart Peake

Stuart Peake — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 05:46:42 +0000

Hi Daniel, we’re planning a Norway EV road trip end of May for 3 weeks. Going north from Tromso to Havoysund doing an overnight Port to Port to the Lofoten then travelling down the coast to Bergen. Your EV trip didn’t go so far north. Do you have any advice about going that farnorth with an EV? Also not planning to do more than 300kms in a day. Any advice? Regards, Stuart

By: Stefan

Stefan — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:14:22 +0000

hi, I’m from Germany and will be visiting Norway soon. I already rented an EV for my trip. I don’t know how to prepare for the charging situation. Somewhere I read that some providers demand a norsk adress or telephone number during the registration. Since I’m a tourist I don’t have either. What apps sould I use? I will be staying in Oystese. Thank you!

By: Amir

Amir — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:03:20 +0000

In most Rental car sites, I don’t see an EV Car option …Can you recommend what Rental companies do offer it ? Thanks !

By: Luis

Luis — Wed, 04 May 2022 19:58:55 +0000

Perfect !!! I´ll be driving a Tesla S100 from Portugal to the Nordkap.