Norway to be the site of the largest supercharger station in Europe

If electric vehicles (EVs) are ever going to be widely adopted, a well-developed network of charging stations must be established. Tesla has said they hope to have 10,000 Superchargers around the world by the end of 2017, and this weekend’s announcement that they’ll soon be building the largest Supercharger station in Europe will contribute to that effort.

Telsa will build the newly announced 42-stall site in Oslo, Norway, and the nation is a sensible choice for such a build  Norway is a global leader in the use of electric cars, having offered incentives on the vehicles since the 1990s.

“In Norway, there is a lot of interest in and increasing knowledge about electric cars, and more and more choose it as their main car,” Tesla Norway’s communications manager Even Sandvold told NRK. “Then it is important to have a good infrastructure, especially for long trips. We build out charging stations along important itineraries and important destinations, making it easy to go for a long trip.”

The Oslo site will be situated near the city’s Rygge airport, which should facilitate integration with the country’s wider transport network. While it will be the largest Supercharger station in Europe, it won’t be the biggest repository of Superchargers in the world. Last month, construction began in Shanghai, China, on a charging outpost that will host 50 units.

Tesla’s decision to build Europe’s largest Supercharger station in Norway may seem like an attempt to fortify their position in a country where electric cars are particularly popular. However, the company isn’t exactly dominating the Scandinavian nation’s EV market.

 

Source: Futurism

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