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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[@carloscontreras6458]

Thank you for the video and tips!

[@Howell2Travel]

Glad it was helpful! :) have fun on your travels

[@arnesnielsen]

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

[@Howell2Travel]

100% true, this is for all new ones being installed post mid last year I think and was mandated by the Norwegian government. It will take a long time to convert all older ones retrofitting them to a CC bank card payment at system but hopefully will be done in a decent timeframe for all. Cheers

[@PierreSimonsson]

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

[@Howell2Travel]

Hi, thanks for the comment. As we mentioned in the video - Tesla app and MER were fine for us but best to all map out your options and journey routes prior too setting off, then you will only know the apps you have will get you to where you need to arrive at, with the amount of miles we did we had a few extra up our sleeve to atleast try rather than get stranded, it’s the journey that counts quite often and not just the destination so we saw our road trip as the holiday rather than a beginning or the end. Have fun everyone road tripping! We’ve just booked USA as our next one so probably go gasoline. Cheers Lee n Sarah 😊

[@dannytan7358]

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 ?

[@Howell2Travel]

Hey, We used www.insurance4carhire.com , have used for many years and never let us down. I would use the bigger options, always used Avis, Budget, Hertz, a little more monies but some Assurances there also. Usually have a better spec of car and more of them. Hope this helps a little! Have a good day

[@panameradan6860]

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

[@Howell2Travel]

I think some kind of attendant would be good but more like a button you can press to speak to someone rather than a physical person, there would be potential issues also with this as mostly a SIM card type in remote regions may not work great but there is always things like Starlink is it from Mr Musk. If we are all to adopt these EV's then big changes need to happen. Having driven in and around x 40 states in the USA I know the daily distances are crazy long compared to say the UK where I am based. Quicker charging and a tap and payment method would be a start for me, until then I may only rent Tesla due to their superior range and quick charge times.

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.

[@Howell2Travel]

Yes agreed as have been reading this also, still 17 months + away and any tourist could come up short. I feel as long as you plan your routes out in advance and hopefully avoid peak seasons then anyone's trip to the Glorious country of Norway will have an amazing time, best to cover all bases and gather as much info as you can until the easy "TAP" your credit card comes around, still does not speed up charging times which I will leave for another day. Tesla still our choice to rent but not all rental car agencies have these.

[@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.

[@Lily-hl7pz]

What car rental companies would you recommend in Bergen?

[@Howell2Travel]

Hi, yes 100% possible agreed just a little more planning and time for your journey and it’s relatively easy, range anxiety can kick in and depending on your outside air temperature this could decrease your range also at a moments notice, can fluctuate by up to 5-6 degrees just coming down a mountain side…

[@Howell2Travel]

@@Lily-hl7pz you have all the big ones there, depends if you hire from the airport or in town I would assume, Hertz, Budget and so on, if you want an electric car I would look for a Tesla to be honest, lots of charge points with longer range’s if you get a dual motor version.

[@alinagrozavu]

Thank you for this video. We were struggling too! We downloaded the Mer app and works really well.

[@darmou]

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

[@Howell2Travel]

I think you could be right and maybe for most to steer clear of these for the interim, Tesla would be the car of choice for us personally but make sure the hire company you book with have these available as a alternative. Good luck all ! and have FUN on your travels

[@erlingervik9979]

Toyota don't like electric cars, so don't be surpriced that they like to make you regret using an electric car. (As you did!) If you want to have a nice trip, Tesla is the car to get.

[@Howell2Travel]

@@erlingervik9979 agreed, Owned a Tesla prior to renting the Toyota in Norway and was leaps and bounds above the Toyota we rented. In my humble opinion and experience driving both options. :)

[@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.

[@Howell2Travel]

Yes agree, Toyota are way behind some or most of the rest of the EV manufacturers. We chose to follow the advise from the rental company with regards to the 20% but would not do this again, we chose to use the EV like it was our very own as opposed to using it like a rental car, maybe we cared a little too much about a battery we did not own! :) Next time it will go down to 10% as if we did 5% in the colder climates like Norway, range anxiety would set in and you can drive 2-3 miles down the road and go from 10% to 5% in a heartbeat, we have seen this with our own eyes as going from -2 degrees to -7 degrees had a huge impact on range, visual range anyway and one time we were down to 0% but feel much like a gasoline car there is extra range built in also.