Norway's capital Oslo will become the first city in the world to install wireless charging systems for electric taxis, hoping to make recharging ...
HELSINKI: Norway's capital Oslo will become the first city in the world to install wireless charging systems for electric taxis, hoping to make recharging quick and efficient enough to speed the takeup of non-polluting cabs.
Fortum, which is working with U.S. firm Momentum Dynamics and the City of Oslo on the scheme, said the greatest hurdle for electrification of taxis had so far been the infrastructure, as it is too time consuming for cabbies to find a charger, plug in, then wait for the car to charge. "Time equals money when taxi drivers are working," said Ole Gudbrann Hempel, head of Fortum's public charging network in Norway.Norway has the world's highest rate of electric car ownership, partly thanks to long-term perks such as free or discounted road tolls, parking and charging points. Last year, almost one in three new cars sold was electric.
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