Mining boost in Russian central Arctic to feed electric vehicle market
Russia’s Nornickel says it can supply enough battery packs to reduce global CO2 emissions by 50-100 million tonnes over the
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Canada’s Yukon territory aims for 30% greenhouse gas reduction by 2030
A Yukon, northwestern Canada government draft strategy released Thursday to deal with what it labels a “climate change emergency” suggests
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Giant battery factory bringing economic boom to Northern Swedish city
A new lithium ion battery plant is making the municipality of Skellefteå feel like they have struck gold, as one
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Hybrid-powered electric cruise ship navigates Northwest Passage
A Norwegian company says it has navigated the first hybrid-powered cruise ship through the Northwest Passage using a combination of
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Murmansk region welcomes its first EV fast-charger during air pollution spike
Festivity in the mining town of Zapolyarny, northwest Russia as Nornickel-sponsored fast charger for electric vehicles opened on Thursday. At
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Local workforce won’t be enough for future battery factory in northern Sweden
The company Northvolt plans to recruit more than 2,500 people to its planned battery factory in Skellefteå, which is scheduled
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Electric car sales skyrocket in Arctic Norway
Sales rose 140% in the first half 2019 in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost region, compared to the same period last year.
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Electric and biofuel buses roll into Finnish cities
Buses running on biogas and electricity are slowly becoming a more common sight in Finland, as transport companies and municipalities
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Arctic Norway to get advanced EV charging network
17 high-power 150 kW chargers and eight fast chargers will make it possible for practically all kinds of electric cars
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Electric car sales setting records in Norway
In times of global warming, policy measures with tax exemptions makes Norway the third largest market for electric vehicles in
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Finnish housing companies hesitant to install charging stations for electric cars
Few housing companies in Finland appear to be willing to cough up the cash to install charging stations for residents’
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Finland could halve emissions by 2030 while saving money: study
Finland could reduce greenhouse gas emissions more sharply over the next decade than so far projected, according to a report
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Northern Swedish city launches battery-powered bus route
Cold climate is no obstacle for green battery commuting in the largest city in Sweden’s northernmost county. No diesel smell,
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Norwegian border guards testing electric bike option
The Norwegian soldiers guarding the border to Russia is the world’s first military unit to use electric all terrain bikes.
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Finland’s first electric plane raises hopes for future of aviation
All was quiet at Helsinki’s Malmi Airport on Tuesday as Finland’s first electric airplane rose into the skies. From a
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