In summary: – The government’s goal of 9,000 fast chargers by 2025 has been reached. – In 2022, Norway had around 4,000 fast chargers. Since then, the number has increased to 9,019.– By 2030, the government estimates that the need for fast chargers will increase to 14,000.– Even though Norway has reached the milestone of 9,000 fast chargers, there are still 24 municipalities that do not have fast chargers.– One of these municipalities is Lurøy municipality in Helgeland, which sees no need for rapid chargers. – Payment solutions at charging stations are a challenge that creates frustration for users. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. In 2011, the very first fast charging station in Norway arrived. Since then, development has been slow and steady, before picking up speed in recent years. – There were probably some who thought that it was perhaps a little unrealistic that we should manage it before the end of 2025. But we are there now, says secretary general of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, Christina Bu. Secretary General of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association Christina Bu says there has never been such good capacity on the charging network. Photo: Snorre Tønset / news In 2022, Norway will have around 4,000 fast chargers. Since then, the number has increased to 9,019, and more and more are coming. In September 2024, there are 760,903 electric cars in Norway. – As more electric cars are sold, the capacity has improved. We have never had as good a capacity as today, says Bu. By 2030, the government estimates that the need for rapid chargers will increase to 14,000. Not everyone is in the game Even though Norway has reached the milestone of 9,000 rapid chargers, there are still 24 municipalities that do not have rapid chargers. One of them is the municipality of Lurøy in Helgeland. Municipal director Stian Skjærvik says there is no need for fast chargers in the island municipality. – The residents of Lurøy are self-sufficient with charging points at home. Then there is not so much need for other charging stations. The tiny island municipality of Lurøy in Nordland does not see the need for fast chargers. Nordland county has the most municipalities without fast chargers. Photo: Synnøve Sundby Fallmyr They have no plans to establish fast chargers in the near future. Skjærvik points out that Lurøy is a municipality that consists of several small islands, and a few kilometers of road. Tourists use the charging points that already exist, and otherwise people charge on the mainland. Less fear of charging In Vestland, there are more than 1,000 fast chargers distributed throughout the county. That pleases the electric drivers in Førde. – Several chargers have arrived, and that is positive. It reduces the pressure on the chargers, which means that you avoid too much queuing and waiting time, says Sandra Instefjord. Sandra Instefjord is happy about several fast chargers. Photo: Preben Nedreberg Holmøy / news When it comes to the infamous charging anxiety, it may seem that it has also decreased. – It’s quite good, actually. Precisely because there are chargers along the way, I don’t think too much about it. You probably calculate how much time you have left, and where most of the chargers are, and then it’s fine. By 2030, the government estimates that the need for rapid chargers will increase to 14,000. Photo: Preben Nedreberg Holmøy / news Even if the target for fast chargers has been reached, there are still some challenges that create frustration for users. The chairman of the Vestland electric car association, Christine Henriksen Ødegaard, says that there is one question in particular that is repeated by electric car drivers. – Very often this with payment solutions. There are apps you have to download, and then you have to enter information and Bank ID and nonsense. In 2023, there was a new requirement that all charging stations must have a solution for card payment. Odd Olaf Askeland in Eviny says that they are in the process of retrofitting “normal” card solutions on all the chargers that not all have it. – It is a cost for us, but we have worked a lot to get it in place. So now we are rolling it out on all our chargers. – Then this will be a great experience for most people. Published 23.10.2024, at 18.26
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The target of 9,000 reached, but 24 municipalities are missing – news Vestland
