Pros and Cons of Renting an Electric Vehicle in Norway!

Join us as we explore the pros and cons of driving an electric vehicle in Norway. With its green initiatives and robust infrastructure, Norway stands as a global leader in electric vehicle adoption. But as we navigated this beautiful country, we uncover the challenges and considerations that come with hiring an electric car for an epic road trip. Included are details on charging stations, costs incurred, and tips for making the most of an electric road trip!

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Additional Info!
Total costs incurred for 11 day road trip.

- £218.66 (2980 Norwegian Krone) – charging the vehicle using Tesla and MER charging stations
- This cost covered 2650 km (1646 miles) equating to 8p per kilometer/13p per mile.
- Road/Ferry Tolls - £33.76 (460 Norwegian Krone)

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[krisdecker]

Great video, just changed our rental from an EV to a hybrid!

[willtrent]

Thank you for your video. I rented an EV in the UK last year and I ran into the same issues with the apps. I have a US phone and some of the apps would not work on my phone. The whole charging thing was a nightmare. The only chargers that were okay, were the ones that accepted tap/RFID credit cards but they were only to be found on motorway service stations. I hope that companies will move away from the app setup and move to tap/RFID credit cards for payment. The electric car revolution, especially when it comes to charging the vehicles, is currently experimental, embryonic and a pain. Let's see what it's like in 5 years.

[polestarpp]

Rent a polestar 2 for good range and fast charging

[jchidley]

This is why the EU mandated the use of credit cards. It's insane that these companies required the use of an app. I've been visiting and hiring cars in Norway for over 20 years. It's easy to do with petrol and diesel (and expensive) but harder to do with electric. You have demonstrated that electric car hire is possible though.

[PetranInNorway]

You need to pre heat the car to get fast charging speeds. Tesla is the cheapest one with a subscription but in IONITY you get the fastest speeds.

[naseelbasheer]

What are the rates for charging? Example for the vehicle you drove?

[dannytan]

great information content . Helped a lot . we will be visiting norway this coming august, i guess i will stick to gasoline :) . now i am just worried about which car rental company should i choose. these insurance liability coverage is killing me in choices. any advises ?

[evatrics]

The moment that I heard that you got a Lexus, I knew you weren’t going to have a good EV charging experience. Toyota/Lexus/Subaru all share the same platform which are nice cars but have to worst charging curves of any electric cars on the market. As a Hyundai Ioniq 5 owner, one of the faster charging EV’s on the market, I’m always distressed if I have to wait for a charger occupied by one of the Toyota platform cars. We will be visiting Norway in September, and your video is very helpful. Hopefully we’ll get an Ioniq 5, VW iD4, or Skoda Enyag. If they only have the Toyota products, I might have to break my no more gas cars rule.😮

[arnesnielsen]

Today most chargers are converting to payment with credit/bank cards.😊

[panameradan]

Here in America, there’s also a desperate need for all fast DC charging of BEVs to use credit cards only — no phone apps, ever …. The masses will never adopt BEVs without simpler payment and start-charging procedures … automakers are so very stupid for not mandating this via pressuring & funding charging companies … More to the point, charging stations need human attendants like gas stations do for troubleshooting problems for customers, quickly

[PierreSimonsson]

nex norway Trip u only need Tesla App an maybe IONITY that shuld be Suficcient and you have it in the UK.

At the end of 2025 all super chargers will have to support credit/debit cards. July 1st 2023 all new super chargers had to have support for credit cards.

[darmou]

Unfortunately Toyota has the worst charging times :( Hopefully they will make better cars in the future.

[vegarvv]

You did one big mistake starting your charging at 20%. You need to start charging between 5 to 10% to get higher speed.
You also have the worst car for charging. The toyota's are bad.

[mullema]

You said you did research. But managed to pick one of the worst EV's there is 🥲