Easee lays off employees en masse – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio

– This is a very serious situation. There is no doubt about that, says founder and general manager, Jonas Helmikstøl to DN. In Norway, the company has 350 employees. Many of these are now being made redundant, according to DN. Helmikstøl tells the newspaper that they have to get money, and quickly. It is about one and a half billion kroner, reports DN. On Wednesday morning, the news came that the Swedish authorities had stopped the sale of Easee’s charging boxes in the country. The ground-fault circuit breaker does not meet the requirements The reason for the sales ban is, among other things, that the charging box does not have a ground-fault circuit breaker that meets the requirements. Several Easee dealers in Norway have also stopped sales. Among others Tibber, Haugaland Kraft, Bravida and Elkjøp. They now mostly only offer electric car chargers from Zaptec, which is the biggest competitor. The Swedish Safety Agency wrote in a message on its website on Wednesday that Easee must withdraw the charging boxes that have been banned from sale from its dealers. They also have to fix the error on the around 100,000 boxes that have already been installed in the country. May be a sales freeze in Norway too According to the National Communications Authority (Nkom), a sales freeze of the charger in Sweden may also apply in Norway, as the countries are part of the same EEA regulation. According to department director at Nkom, John-Eivind Velure, they are now following the decision from Sweden closely. – At the same time, it is not the case that the Swedes can make a decision that immediately applies in Norway. Then it is up to us to follow up on what the decision has to say in Norway. Velure told news on Wednesday that there is no immediate danger in using the chargers, and that people can still safely charge their cars at home. Easee strongly disagrees with the decision of the Swedish authorities, and has already announced that they will appeal. – We strongly disagree with the decision and will do everything we can to look after customers, partners and employees. Our main focus has always been people and safety, says founder and general manager, Jonas Helmikstøl.



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