By Marcus Williams2021-05-10T09:22:00+01:00
Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio will start exporting vehicles to Norway in September this year, beginning with the ES8 SUV. The carmaker will also introduce the ET7 luxury sedan in 2022.
Electric vehicles are sold under a preferential tax system in Norway, making them extremely popular in the country. In March EVs accounted for 56% of all new vehicle registrations.
Nio will be opening a service and delivery centre in Oslo in September followed by four additional centres next year in Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, and Kristansand. The carmaker said that its aftersales service network would expand nationwide in 2022 and it would also be offering a vehicle pick-up and delivery service.
Chinese EV maker Nio is stepping outside of China for the first time
Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has chosen Norway an EV hotspot for its first foray into international markets. Nio Norway will offer a European version of ES8, Nio’s flagship electric SUV, to Norwegian customers from September this year. The ET7 sedan will follow in 2022.
“The decision to have Norway as our first destination overseas is backed by long-term thinking,” Nio founder William Li explained at an event Thursday. “Norway is the most EV-friendly company.” Among the European countries, Norway is the biggest adopter of battery electric vehicles. The company’s relationship with Norway stretches back to 2018 when Norges Bank, the country’s sovereign fund, gave the automaker “critical support” during its initial public offering, Li said at the event. Nio signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Norwegian EV Association, also in 2018.
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General Motors has pledged to stop making gas-powered cars, shifting its entire fleet to electric vehicles by 2035. They announced the move this week with a viral Super Bowl ad starring Will Ferrell, where he took a humorous shot at Norway, which leads the world in new electric car sales. Norway s new car sales are 50% electric compared to about 2% in the US. To discuss GM’s latest move and the global push toward electric vehicles, host Carol Hills speaks with secretary-general of the Norwegian EV Association, Christina Bu.
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