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One source is a poll by the Norwegian EV owners association, where around half the respondents said that they wouldn't have bought an EV if they'd have to pay in the road tolls around Oslo. - Farlig spill med elbilpolitikken i en kritisk fase The Norwegian EV owners association is very much a...

The rates for a Tesla Model S on nabobil.no is usually around 90 to 130 USD per day. It's definitely a nice train ride... Oslo to Bergen: Europe's best train journey? - Lonely Planet And it's only a short 500 NOK plane ride with Norwegian or SAS Book cheap plane tickets with Norwegian, the...

Try to rent through nabobil.no instead. It's an airbnb-like car rental service.

The whole point of going to Mars is to contaminate it with lifeforms from Earth, including our species eventually. Let's hope they don't find any Martian bacteria the next two years, so that the whole of Mars isn't declared a museum or national park. We need that planet as a backup. Hopefully...

The charging station map on Due Energie's webpages seems to list most the same charging stations as Enel's map: Home Page - Mobility Due Energie Does the Due Energie card work with all the charging stations listed on the map? Is the map accurate, so that I can trust that the charging stations...

Will the European version of Model X have the same type2 charge port as Model S, or will it have a CCS-compatible port? It's only two extra large DC-pins below the type2 port. It would be convenient to be able to charge on rapid chargers without an adapter. Specially now that some charging...

Yeah, sorry, I wasn't really referring to you, just happened to hit reply to your post... :biggrin:

All you non-Norwegians here on TMC seem so hung up in all these wild conspiracy theories (or hoverboard-theories), compared to the discussion on the Norwegian EV forum by Norwegian owners. Maybe because we're such calm, rational people :biggrin:, or maybe because many of you Americans have...

Tesla was supposed to investigate the wreck further together with the insurance company, but Tesla did a deal with the car owner and now the insurance company doesn't own the wreck anymore. Tesla is now shipping the wreck to California...

What are you talking about? Type2 charging stations can deliver up to 43kW AC. Type2 is the charging plug used in Europe, Australia, etc. A Model S without dual chargers will only get 11kW, or 50km/h charging speed. That's painfully slow, like watching paint dry. For some people who like slow...

Tesla PR in Norway just commented the case to state broadcaster NRK: Google Oversetter

Aluminium (which is used in the Model S) has a much lower melting point than steel (which is used in most other cars). 660C vs approx 1350C. Which explains why the result of this fire look much more extreme than maybe it is. This might just be how any Model S will look after a fire in the...

The supercharger at Sundebru / Brokelandsheia has been closed since this incident happened on January 1st. But the supercharger is still visible in the nav in the car and in Teslas web map of superchargers, without any notes. I'm sure that Tesla is aware that this supercharger is down. Why...

The supercharger slots can be very narrow at times. I've experienced both cars having to fold mirrors. My wife now thinks Tesla should increase spacing in the supercharger slots for safety reasons, in the unlikely case of an emergency evacuation. Lack of space between charging cars shouldn't...

Do the doors open from the inside when 12V is unexpectedly cut off?

Don't think so. Is it bad taste to remind everyone that Tesla used to call this supercharger Cinderella, after the previous name of the restaurant...

That's where the supercharger cabinets are placed. The shed is a transformer. Well, I hope we now get new 130kW superchargers at this location now. If the site owner still wants EV charging stations there now. Maybe move the charging stalls well away from the entrance and the traffic, with 50%...

There's a new airbnb-like car sharing/rental service called http://nabobil.no in Norway. Lots of Tesla owners rent out their Teslas for around 800-1200NOK per day (100-140USD). Which is cheaper than most rental cars in this country. The service is open to foreigners, but requires...

I agree, it's worrying. The service situation makes me hesitant about recommending friends to buy a Tesla. My car got a new DU, but it started whining immediately afterwards. Well, new service centres are coming. Kristiansand and Brummundal has recently opened, and Tromsø and Bærum...

Cool. After you get your Model S, all other cars will be like something from the 1980s. Call Tesla Europe and ask your questions. http://www.teslamotors.com/en_EU/contact There are Tesla owners in Estonia, where there are no service center. I guess Tesla flies in with a ranger to do service...

Wow. Sounds like a super Tesla road trip. Enjoy!

A good question, since reliability of other types of fast chargers (chademo or ccs) for other EV brands isn't that good. I'm often asked by new owners if they should call Tesla and check for downtime before they go on a trip. I answer that I honestly wouldn't bother. Not even when I depended on...

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+1 There's also the network effect of this: With fewer 22kWh cars out there, fewer destinations will bother with setting up 22kWh type2 charging points for destination charging, making road trips outside the supercharger builtup areas more difficult. 22kW charger should be standard in Europe.

EU cars with single charger can only get 16A out of a 7.6kW 32A single phase type2 outlet, using a type2 cable. Charging at 32A single phase blue sockets with the UMC will work with a single charger, due to special wiring in the UMC. But not 32A single phase type2 outlets using a standard type2...

No. Not the case outside the UK, as far as I know. At least not for the early Model S delivered to Europe 18 months ago. I believe some Norwegians have upgraded from single chargers to dual, and the service centres had to physically add charger modules to their cars. The Norwegian Tesla owner...

I used my dual charger one of the first days of getting my car 18 months ago, on a road trip through Denmark before superchargers were available. And I had good use for dual chargers only last week, when I drove from Oslo to Gothenburg airport to fly on a vacation, and used the free 22kW charger...

Adding dual chargers to an order used to cost 10 000 NOK. Now it will be 18 000 NOK to retrofit. That's an 80% increase. At 10K NOK it was a no-brainer. At 18K NOK, 1000 USD more, well, many will think it's too expensive and not worth the extra cost. I think that's sad, because in my...

Tesla is nearly doubling the price of getting the dual charger. Not cool. Here in Norway, there's a 3-4 month wait for service appointments here. Having to wait 4 months for a dual charger on a new Tesla will be annoying. It will also add more work to already overloaded service centres in...

Not possible to order new cars with dual chargers anymore? Looks like it isn't possible to order new cars with dual chargers anymore. From a European point of view, this is disappointing, as 22kW AC charging stations are quite common here. While I don't use 22kW AC charging at home, I've used...

Quadruple chargers would add quite a lot of weight. In Norway, all public 43kW AC charging stations also offer 50kW chademo. If Tesla manages to eventually release the chademo adapter some day, it will be faster, cheaper and add less weight than adding quad chargers to the Model S. 43kW AC...

Maybe. That one is probably much cheaper than what you can get here. But if it's too fussy abould checking grounding faults, it won't work on IT power grid found in approx 75% av Norway. Also, EV charging with schuko sockets should not exceed 10A. 13A was allowed until this summer, but has been...

The Kia Soul EV was lauched in Norway recently. When a Kia Soul charge on multiple types of chademo charging stations, the charging stations crash and stop working for days or weeks. Signal wires on the ABB Terra 53 charging stations has reportedly been fried. This has created quite a lot of...

Avis: http://www.avis.no/biler/Prestige/Tesla-Model-S (Approx 400USD/24h. Renting a boring car in Norway is approx 150USD/24h) Hertz: https://www.hertz.no/rentacar/productservice/index.jsp?targetPage=HEL_prestige_collection_13.jsp&leftNavUserSelection=globNav_3_5_1&selectedRegion=Europe...

Setermoen SuC is now finished. It's the northernmost supercharger in the world, with a higher latitude than the Bering straits. Construction has started on all the other northern Norwegian supercharger sites: Grong, Mosjøen, Saltdal and Innhavet. An alternative route from Oslo to Trondheim has...

At a Tesla shop in Europe. The question is if they have any in stock to sell. Do you need an original Tesla UMC, or just any European spec type2 EVSE? There are lots of other EVSEs available. You can find them for sale at any European car dealer which sells electric cars with type2 inlet (BMW...

There are 22kW type2 chargers available in Mo i Rana and Fauske set up by the environmental organization Bellona, installation firm Sønnico and other sponsors. They might be free, or have some small cost. More info: http://www.ladestasjoner.no/hurtiglading/model-s-ladekart Remember that the...

Lots of used Teslas for sale in Norway now after the D was announced. 165 cars at last count. Some say the price of used Teslas dropped 100 000kr (12 000 EUR) overnight after the D was announced. http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/result?sort=0&keyword=tesla Mind you, the Norwegian Teslas are...

It doesn't really get that cold there, along the coast of northern Norway. Winter temperatures in Oslo (south-east Norway) are on average much the same as in Tromsø (well north of the arctic circle). Winter can be much colder in Oslo, though. Inland it can get to -20 og -30 C in winter...

Great that you've obtained the Enel card. That will make it so much easier for you to charge halfway in Catania. I can recommend Hotel Kalura in Cefalú. Spacious parking lot. But not quite walking distance to the town. Don't know if they offer charging. http://hotelkalura.com/en Do not...

There's a new supercharger map for 2015 now. Check it out. Several superchargers has been added for the Iberian peninsula, giving you two supercharger routes to Portugal. Santander, León, Salamanca, Coimbra Madrid, Merida The exact placements will probably change, I guess. León seems...

Unless you're absolutely sure you'll never have any use for 22kW charging, you should get the dual charger. Charging is, after all, a very significant aspect of an electric car. Eventually there will be lots of superchargers around in the UK also, but in the mean time being able to wait half...

Normally, it's advisable to not sit with a full 100% range charge for too long. I'd ask your delivery specialist in Tilburg wheter it will harm your batteries to have the car 100% full on the ferry for nearly a day. My rule of thumb: When on a road trip, don't be afraid to do a range charge. I...

Sounds like a great trip. I'd love to take my Model S to Sicily one summer. Always nice to go back to Sicily. From the comments on chargemap.com, someone successfully used the charging station at IKEA Genova only yesterday: http://chargemap.com/points/details/ikea-genova Maybe you can charge...

They do for Norwegians visiting Denmark. I think this is for tourists mostly, as I guess an RFID-card is more convenient for regular charging. On the phone, I suspect they'll ask for your VISA card number for payment.

No RFID-card is required to use E.On Denmark's network of 11kW type2 charging stations in Denmark. Charging can be activated by calling E.On customer serice, 24/7. 13€ for one charging session, regardless of how many kWh you use. http://www.eon.dk/e-mobility/Charge-your-electric-car-in-Denmark/...

If all else fails, call the local marina. (Old Tesla-owner proverb) Marinas sell electricity to boats, and they can often make room for an electric car as well. They often have red sockets (three-phase) available. Good luck!

Lier northbound is now live. Near Drammen, right south of Oslo. (59.766295, 10.257810) I suspect this will be one of the top 5 most used superchargers pretty quickly.

Actually, I'd say the lines in Sweden are not painted right. It's probably very difficult to get the heavy and rigid supercharger cable in the car if you park within the lines. In Norway the lines are mostly painted right out of the middle from each stall. Picture from the new Supercharger at...

Same thing with the newly opened superchargers in Sweden. Picture from the Norwegian forum. I'd much prefer a longer walk to the nearest food vendor and toilet, if that means the supercharger spots become less attractive for ICE-heads or can be reserved for Teslas only. Ideally, I'd like a...