Model defense at Norway museum

JAKE MENGHINI HISTORICAL Museum of Norway received a model of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress to be on display for the upcoming season. The model, which was built by Jerry Palmcook of Norway, was donated by Mark Wiederrecht, owner of Superior Hobby U.P. in …

Chinese electric vehicles gain market share in non tariff Norway

Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) have swiftly captured nearly 10% of Norway’s new car sales in just five years, according to the latest data from the country’s road federation (OFV) released on January 2, 2025. This surge underscores Norway’s leadership in …

Severe Weather Cancels Coastal Cruises in Norway

Guests setting sail aboard Hurtigruten’s MS Polarlys have been informed of cruise and port cancellations at the last minute as severe winter polar storms threaten the western coast of Norway. Due to the cancellations, travelers are being offered the …

89 per cent cars sold in Norway now Electric

Representative imageElectric cars accounted for 89% of the new cars sold in Norway last year, a report said Thursday, pushing the country closer to reaching its goal of going fully electric by 2025. “We need only 10 percent more to reach the objective for …

Norway continues charge towards electric car target

"We need only 10 percent more to reach the objective for 2025," the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said in a statement. Of the 128,691 new car registrations last year, 114,400 were electric, the highest share of any major national car market and …

NORWAY: Electric cars took 89% of market in 2024

Electric cars accounted for 89 per cent of the new cars sold in Norway last year, a report said Thursday, pushing the country closer to reaching its goal of going fully electric by 2025. “We need only 10 per cent more to reach the objective for 2025,” the …

European Gas Prices Soar due to Compressor Failure in Norway, Russian Halt

Fri 03 Jan 2025 | 08:33 AM European gas prices rose on the first trading day of the year after the loss of a key supply route, freezing temperatures in the north of the region and an unplanned outage in Norway. European natural gas futures climbed to €51 …

LATEST: How are winter storms affecting travel in Norway?

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued an orange warning for "very heavy snow" in Møre og Romsdal and in parts of Trøndelag and Sogn og Fjordane. In some places, between 30 and 50 centimetres of snow is expected on Friday morning.  …

Norway sovereign wealth fund makes $1.07bln US real estate transaction

COPENHAGEN - Norway's sovereign wealth fund said on Friday it had acquired a 45% stake in a portfolio of logistics properties in the United States from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a new joint venture with Goodman Group for $1.07 billion …

Norway accelerates towards full electrification as 89% of new cars go electric