Elbil Adventures in Norway | Plug Life Television Episode 7 

I certainly will! I should probably film it come to think of it...

Thanks for the feedback, Peter. I did try to sort out the sound levels for this video, but clearly didn't quite get the balance right, sorry! I shall continue to tweak the sound for the next video so that the volume is more uniform throughout.

Thank you! Norway is 100% worth the money, and exploring its countryside with an EV is a must.

Thank you! We planned our route before we knew what EV we were going to be given as our hire car, so we based our journey around the range of a 24 kWh Nissan LEAF. As it transpired, the Soul that we were given had considerably more range than expected. It would have been nice if Hertz had told us the exact spec of our elbil well in advance, but then again it's normal for hire car companies to group cars in broad categories and not actually tell you what you'll get until you collect the car. We could have strayed further out into the sticks if we liked, but: 1) Rapid chargers are almost everywhere in Norway so we'd end up bumping into a mini hub eventually 2) Everything that we wanted to see on day 1 was along the main-ish routes, with day 2's itinerary being considerably more out in the wilderness 3) We made the mistake of booking our hotel in Bergen before deciding to do our elbil road trip, meaning that we had to double back to Bergen every evening rather than driving further afield and staying in different hotels every night. I'd definitely do that next time. For reviews of charging networks in the UK, check out The PlugSeeker - I wouldn't want to encroach upon his turf ;) ru-vid.com/show-UCsKPCiJSt118nfTRYsR0NZA The charging network situation in Scotland is quite different: the national ChargePlace Scotland network uses a broad mix of charge point suppliers. eVolt have installed the majority of CPS' hardware and have an excellent reputation amongst Scottish EV drivers for fixing issues in record time, but Siemens and ABB units have been known to be left broken for weeks or months at a time; I know from my experience in Norway that ABB could be so much better than they have been in Scotland (as alluded to in this video), but they have been let down by some of the installation subcontractors that they have chosen. DBT units (as used by Ecotricity) are thankfully few and far between, but where they do exist, they are inevitably broken. Chargemaster's Ultracharger isn't eligible for CPS funding because it can't simultaneously charge cars on AC and DC. If you want to see the best charging infrastructure in the UK, check out Dundee's three epic EV charging hubs.

Good point! I've just checked the latest prices for you. Hertz Bergen would charge £130.84 to hire category C5 compact EV (LEAF, Soul or similar) for 48 hours. A manual transmission category C compact ICE (VW Golf or similar) would cost £119.49, and an automatic category I compact ICE (Toyota Auris or similar) would cost £135.08. So the elbil, which can be driven by anyone with a driving license, is cheaper than the equivalent automatic ICE, and comfortably saves enough on fuel alone to recoup the extra £5.68 per day to hire vs an equivalent size of manual ICE.

@@PlugLifeTelevision Thanks. Good to know that it's not a premium proposition. Would be interested in seeing a survey of EV car hire around Europe.

In my opinion if your gonna go on a road trip best option is still gas, but if you wanna experience elbil in Norway and take it a bit slower I can understand why