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Electric car sharing coming to Oslo, Norway

It's about to get a lot easier to drive a Th!nk City electric car. Residents of Oslo, Norway - and tourists - will soon (i.e., tomorrow) be able to participate in a new car sharing plan called Move About. As of May 27, Move About will start public car sharing with 13 electric vehicles at three locations in downtown Oslo. Michael Eimstad, Move About's managing director, told AutoblogGreen that the program will be open "to anybody with a driving licence, and is (as far as we know) the first of its kind in the world." Move About currently runs ... Read more →

Metro Buddy officially launched, will invade Europe Domenick Yoney

The Metro Buddy was officially revealed at EVS 24, and we now have a gallery of official renderings, as well as pics from the coming out party, to share with you. On hand to lift the cloth from ...

First hydrogen highway opened in Norway Xavier Navarro

Now that Mazda has shipped the first Hydrogen RX8 REs to Norway, our thoughts naturally turn towards the driving experience. Since the biggest question surrounding hydrogen-powered vehicles right ...

Mazda officially delivers first Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE in Norway Sam Abuelsamid

- Late last month, Mazda delivered the first of 30 European-spec RX-8 Hydrogen RE cars. At a ceremony in the Norwegian capital of Oslo this week, the vehicles were accepted by Norwegian crown ...

Sneak Peek: A look at the new Metro Buddy Domenick Yoney

Though the Metro Buddy isn't due to be officially unveiled until tomorrow at EVS-24, the Norwegian Minister of Transportation, Liv Signe Narvasete, visited the little electric car maker's factory ...

EVS-24 Viking Rally rolls out with royalty and race car drivers 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The 24th edition of the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS) kicks off in a couple of days in Stavanger, Norway, and to get things rolling, so to speak, over 30 teams are competing in the EVS Viking Rally. The vehicles involved are a diverse mix of hydrogen-powered and all-electrics that include ...

ElectricAid, Norstart rustle up support for electric vehicle government credit in Norway 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Members of ElectricAid and Norstart, two pro-electric vehicle organizations in Norway, spent the weekend talking to high profile politicians in that country about the country's EV policies. The occasion was the annual Environmental Car Exhibition in Oslo and representatives from the two groups ...

Norway still considering a ban on all cars powered by fossil fuels 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

We first heard about a proposal to ban cars powered solely by fossil fuels way back in 2007. According to Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen, the plan "is much more realistic than people think when they first hear about" it and is still very much in the works. Still, it's highly unlikely that the ...

Norwegian electric car company Th!nk going Swedish? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The site for all things Th!nk, Electric Aid, has gotten a hold of a new rumor surrounding the Norwegian electric automaker: it may no longer be a Norwegian company. Swedish TV station SVT is apparently reporting that production of the electric City car may move from Aurskog, Norway to Sweden. ...

ElectricAid pushes Th!nk City to the limit in video review 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

What should one do during the cold Norwegian winters? How about take an all-electric car out for a test drive, cruise on up the mountains and then spin out on a frozen drag strip? That's what our friends at Electricaid did with a Th!nk City recently. Over three days, the crew got some beautiful ...

VIDEO: How big is your footprint? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

A couple of days ago, a Norwegian, know to us only as geisha44, uploaded to YouTube a nice little video meant to promote and provoke discussion. Consisting of wintry scenes from a bustling town in Norway, we are confronted by a sight unknown to many of the relatively balmy locales in the U.S. ...

Swedes give a hand up, Th!nk to give 1,000 cars 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Not only does Norwegian electric car maker Th!nk still have a pulse, but it appears to be strengthening. After being raised from its deathbed, the company is now on the receiving end of new investment from a Swedish group of businesses including Gävle Energy, Fortum, Eon and Göteborg ...

Th!nk thinks outside investors will step up to save Th!nk 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Things continue to look up at Th!nk. Electric Aid is watching the Norwegian press for us, and found an article in Indre.no that says that Th!nk management is "very optimistic" about the chances that outside new investors - along with current ones and the Norwegian government - will step in and ...

Think gets grassroots, some new electric cars should be ready in January 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just a quick update to Saturday's post about Th!nk's ever-increasing rescue potential. We wrote that Google translated the Norwegian of the original article as, "There will be no cars on the market in January." Our friend Leif wrote in to note that "the real translation should be 'There will be ...

Th!nk now under "public administration" 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

There is no Christmas holiday break for the Th!nk bankruptcy/bailout story. The latest from Leif: Think was actually put under "public administration" Friday. This is a scary word for the state stepping in and freezing all payments to creditors while a company tries to settle a volunteer-based ...

Th!nk update #413705: at least some Norwegian politicians want to help electric car company 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The story continues. AutoblogGreen's new all-things Th!nk source Leif has found another sign that the government of Norway might indeed be readying aid for the ailing electric car maker. Leif writes: I woke up to the news today that Åslaug Haga, until recently leader of the Center Party ...

Think hints that Norwegian government aid might be coming after all 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Th!nk story is moving fast. To read what's been happening with a possible Th!nk bankruptcy and/or bailout, click here, work your way up from the bottom of the page, then come back. OK. All set? Here's the latest: According to the New York Times, the rumors that the Norwegian government will ...

Th!nk bankruptcy/bailout drama continues in Norway 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Been following the story of Norwegian electric carmaker Th!nk? In the past week, the company has gone from EV poster child to potentially bankrupt. The Norwegian government did not step in to help, and then the one of Th!nk's largest investors, Stein Erik Hagen, tried a sort of double or ...

Think may be saved by Stein Erik Hagen's double-or-nothing plan 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following up on yesterday's news that the Norwegian government does not seem inclined to help electric vehicle manufacturer Th!nk, AutoblogGreen tipster Leif E. sent us a link to E24 that says that one of Norway's richest people, Stein Erik Hagen, has said he's willing to double his investments ...

Ener1: Think's possible bankruptcy not a problem. Yet 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

After the news yesterday that Norwegian electric car maker Th!nk could go out of business, we wondered how EnerDel was taking the news. To find out, we called Charles Gassenheimer, Chairman and CEO of Ener1, and asked how the Th!nk news might affect his company. After all, EnerDel has a $70 ...

Think's request for help going unanswered, not all orders guaranteed to ship 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We learned earlier today that Norwegian electric automaker Th!nk had requested a handout from the Norwegian government. We've now heard that the government is not likely to give the EV maker any money. According to a translation of a piece in the Norwegian news source Dagbladet by AutoblogGreen ...

Father and son taxi drivers Th!nk alike 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We were just mentioning the blossoming sales of electric cars in Norway and it appears that we have Arne Asphjell and his son Audun to thank for a small part of that. The two are behind an effort to establish electric taxis in the city of Trondheim and will incorporate theirs into the fleet of ...

Norway electric car sales hit record as Buddy finds buyers 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The cheap price of gas may be hurting the sales of some electric vehicles (EVs) in America, but the same can not be said for Norway where gas is only down to $5.18 a gallon. Electric car sales have doubled in the past year, hitting an all-time high in November. As if to punctuate that feat, the ...

Hydrogen fueled Mazda RX-8 goes to Norway 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda has delivered the first of thirty hydrogen-fueled vehicles to the HyNor project in Norway this week. HyNor is the Hydrogen Road of Norway project which is working on developing hydrogen-fueled transportation in the Scandinavian country. The RX-8 Hydrogen RE is the first to be used on ...

Toyota launches Ecodriving campaign across Europe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hey look, one more course to learn tips for savvy driving! Toyota has announced plans for an EcoDriving course with Global Action Plan International that will promote smart driving courses for 12,000 Europeans in Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Norway, and the UK. The program, which costs ...

Pics: Tata shows off electric Indica at SIAM Expo 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Annual Expo is happening in New Delhi and Tata Motors has chosen this venue in which to show off a prototype of their upcoming all-electric Indica. Although we had previously told you it exists and would be built in Norway, thanks to Cubic Capacity, we can ...

Tata sends Indica to Norway to gain electric drivetrain, street cred 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors announced last week, curiously, they would be building an electric car by the end of the fiscal year in Norway. One of the first questions that sprang to mind was answered today by news that the vehicle in question will be based on the "tried and tested" Indica (pictured above) and not ...

Meet another Norwegian EV: The Buddy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Buddy is a Norwegian company that is building EVs. Their model, the Kewet Buddy is one of the cheapest EVs in the market, thanks to it's off-the shelf components with "little emphasis on additional equipment and fancy extras", as the website states. The bright side? Fewer components means fewer ...

Powerful politician buys her own electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Åslaug Haga is not only the Petroleum and Energy Minister in Norway, but she is also the chief of the ruling Center Party. As such, she is a powerful politician in a country known both for its progressiveness and a large oil industry. Perhaps it is only a little surprising then that her ...

Norwegian scientists confirm that transport is responsible for climate change 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although it might not be a surprising revelation, some investigators in the Center for Development and Environment Research at the University of Oslo have published a report that quantifies and specifies what's the real effect of development and the environment. According to this report, ...

First Th!nk rolls off the line in Norway 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Not sure if this qualifies as one of those "small step, giant leap" type of stories, but I do feel that yesterday marked an important milestone in the revived electric car market. That was the day when Norwegian electric car maker Th!nk's first EV minicar rolled off the production line in Norway. ...

Could Norway ban all gasoline powered cars? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Could_Norway_ban_all_gasoline_powered_cars'; With all the talk about CAFE standards and gas taxes these days, many people wonder what a government could do to help bring the sale of gasoline powered cars down. How about a complete ban? Would that work? ...

Sensing greenhouse gases in Norway - readings are now the highest ever 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It seems that if you are interested in checking air quailty, the mountains in Norway make an excellent choice. Sensors there can detect the carbon readings from a single fox, according to this article. This sensitive detection also allows scientists to tell where certain pollutants are coming from, ...

Norwegian ads can't say cars are green, environmental, clean or natural 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Want to advertise your green car in Norway? You cannot use the words "green" or "clean" or "environmentally friendly" or "natural" or "environmental car" starting October 15. You can't even say "car x has low emissions of carbon dioxide." Why? "Cars cannot do anything good for the environment ...

Quantum's Hydrogen Prius at Norsk Hydro's first hydrogen station 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated alternative fuel company, has just imported several more of its hydrogen hybrid Toyota Prius' to Heroya Porsgrunn, Norway where they unveiled their first hydrogen refueling station. The goal that this first station is helping to ...

Greaseball Challenge website and blog go live 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Greaseball Challenge charity car rally is kicking off this week with a launch party on Thursday and to celebrate Emily Horgan and her team have launched the official Greaseball website and blog. Four teams are leaving from Washington, D.C. in two Mercedes, a VW Rabbit and a van while a fifth ...

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