The government in the new regulations has now made it easier to create new charging stations for electric cars.
"This is an important factor in increasing the spread of zero-emission cars," says Secretary of State Heidi Nakken at the Ministry of Local Government and Modernization.
"It is also important to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants from the car fleet," says Heidi Nakken
Recipe Guide Update
In a circular from July last year, the government specified which provisions of the Planning and Construction Act apply when creating points. For charging and charging stations for electric cars. This is now better explained with an update to the yes guide called regulations construction.
Norway - It will be easier to create new charging points. What requires an application? And what does not?
The government has specified which elements do not require an application and a permit, i.e. they are exceptions to the obligation to use them. It is now stated that buildings that can be erected without applying to the municipality may contain a charging station with the necessary components for the charging points vehicles electrical, if it is allowed in the zoning plan ”.
Virke Servicehandel, a company that organizes the Norwegian gas station industry at the network and dealer level. She is very pleased with the government's simplification of regulations. They improve the possibilities of creating charging points and charging stations for electric cars. They welcome the new rules and believe that the changes will reduce queues for loading cars and reduce concerns about car charging range of these cars among drivers.