News Norway’s first dedicated public charging site for electric trucks has opened with more to follow by year end

News Norway’s first dedicated public charging site for electric trucks has opened with more to follow by year end

Freight Carbon Zero — 2024-08-06

Land transportation

Norway has opened its first public charging site dedicated exclusively to electric trucks. Located in Oslo, the charging site is run by Fastcharge, a leading charge point operator in Norway, in partnership with Kempower (an EV charger manufacturer) and Wennstrom (a specialist in e-mobility distribution and support services), who is acting as the sales and services partner for the project.

Opened on 25 July, the new charging station is capable of delivering up to 400kW of power per chargepoint. In the future, it will also be able to power new MCS-compatible electric trucks.

Using the Fastcharge app, truck drivers can book a charging space ahead of arrival, streamlining the recharging process.

“We aim to be the natural choice for transportation companies by offering a premium service, and at the same time facilitating the transition to electrification of the transportation fleet with reduced total cost of ownership,” commented Harald Grytten, CEO at Fastcharge.

“This is just the beginning,” said Erik Kanerva, Sales Director of Northern Europe at Kempower. “Offering public, on-the-move charging for trucks that is reliable, scalable, and user-friendly is critical for the adoption of electrical trucks.”

The Oslo site is only the first of several planned across Norway; five additional charging sites are slated for development in the municipalities of Ringsaker, Sandefjord, Gjesdal, Bergen, and Malvik. 

The initiative comes as part of Norway’s broader efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road transportation, which currently accounts for 17% of the country’s total emissions. The government has set an ambitious target for all new trucks sold in the country to be electric by 2030.