The Norwegian pop-group was instrumental in its country embracing world-leading electric vehicle subsidies
Norway leads the world in terms of electric vehicle (EV) uptake, with more than 50 percent of vehicles sold there during 2020 running only on battery power.
The Scandinavian nation has become an example to the rest of the world on how subsidies and other incentives can expedite the uptake of EVs. And while the Norwegian Government deserves credit for its forward-thinking EV policy, it wouldnât be so far down the track if not for one of the country s biggest exports â pop band A-ha.
In 1989 two of the trio, lead-singer Morten Harket and Magne âMagsâ Furuholmen, were in Switzerland with Norwegian environmentalist and co-founder of environmental group Bellona, Frederic Hauge (below), for an electric vehicle conference and came across a Fiat Panda that had been privately converted to run on batteries.
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