. In February, 2024, over 92% of new passenger car sales in Norway were battery electric or plug-in hybrids . But according to, an agency formed by Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment, only 2% of trucks on the road in the country are electric, although electric trucks are now about 10% of new truck sales.
“Now it will be possible to use electric trucks on the longer transport stages and where the vehicles have a daily mileage beyond the vehicle’s expected range,” said Nils Kristian Nakstad, head of Enova, who added that “Enova has previously supported the construction of company chargers that are located inside the premises of transportation companies. We believe that the market will welcome these new on-the-go chargers.
Last year, Litra, one of the largest freight hauling companies in Scandinavia, purchased two electric trucks with 1000 kWh batteries. The trucks areconverted to battery-electric by Swiss Designwerk Technologies, which has been converting trucks for electric operation for several years. They not only build electric trucks, they also build battery packs and chargers. In 2021, Volvo Trucks bought 60% of the business to take part in the “know-how” and the niche products the Swiss company possesses.
Charging at the depot is fairly straightforward but charging on the road can be daunting. The Swiss-made electric trucks can accept 350 kW of charging power and charging takes about 2 hours at that level. One feature the Swiss have baked in to these trucks is that the charging curve is almost flat from beginning to end.