Most sold Car in Norway now?...Telsla
Tesla Model S tops registration statistics for new cars in Norway the first week in September. The U.S. battery-powered luxury car is in front of big sellers VW Golf and Mazda CX-5.
Tesla Model S, the first week of September, a market share of 6.1 percent. By comparison, the Golf and the Mazda CX-5, respectively, 4.9 and 4.2 percent, according to Norwegian Road AS (OFV), type BilNorge .
The explanation for the large sales in September is that many buyers who have been long waiting list now receives their cars.
Tesla Model S is no cheap car, despite the fact that it is exempt from tax. The car costs between 450,000 kroner and 730,000 kroner depending on battery capacity and level of equipment. (© NTB)
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Norway charging stations
With just six stations and 46 charging points, 90 percent of Norwegians live within 200 miles of a Supercharger--well within the 265-mile EPA range of a Model S sedan. The first one of those outside the U.S. was sold in Norway too--the country has taken electric cars to its heart.
But how long will Norway's electric car momentum last? While the popularity of electric cars is only set to increase over the coming decades--in August, electric cars took a full six percent of the market's sales in Norway, two thirds of which were Nissan's Leaf--it's less clear whether Norway's heavily incentive-driven methods are sustainable long term.
Quartz links this to Tesla's focus on the country. Unsurprisingly, the car's range is a large factor in why Tesla expects to do well there--it's in a market of one as far as zero-emission, long-distance cars go.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086670_norway-the-friendliest-place-in-the-world-for-electric-cars
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Some would not expect a electric car to be so popular in a country which (with "normal" politics) would be in love with cheap gas. 
Winter chills limit range of the Tesla Model S electric car
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To be clear, cold temperatures, need for cabin heat, and a high portion of freeway driving, which minimizes the opportunity for regenerative braking, are the most adverse conditions for any electric vehicle.
To its credit, the Model S delivered 176 miles from a full charge in cold weather--considerably more than any other EV on the planet. While it was in line with what the car predicted, it proved well short of the rated 240 miles the car promised when I started, let alone the 265 estimated by the EPA or the 300 touted by Tesla. So even for the impressive Model S, it turns out that range anxiety is not completely eliminated. Adapting to EVs needs and limitations is still relevant. But the Tesla has proven to have far less limitations than other EVs.
Any potential EV buyers in the Snow Belt should consider our experience; winter exacts a tough toll on range. As spring arrives, we'll keep you advised on how the thaw affects the range.
One additional takeaway: Perhaps it's the "projected range" that needs to display more prominently than the "rated range."
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/02/winter-chills-limit-range-of-the-tesla-model-s-electric-car/index.htm
