Tag: Norway
Google wins challenge against EU fine, EVs outnumber petrol cars in Norway
Google has won its challenge against a €1.49bn (£1.26bn) fine from the EU for blocking rival online search advertisers. The bloc accused Google of abusing its market dominance by restricting third-party rivals from displaying search ads between 2006 and 2016. Europe's second-top court ruled the European Commission - which levied the fine - "committed errors…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Brits see work as less important than 40 years ago
People in the UK are among the least likely to say work should always come first, according to a new survey. According to the study, people now are more likely to say it would be a good thing if less importance was placed on work than they did 40 years ago. But this view…
New poll shows Britain falling down Electric Vehicle league table
A new league table has revealed that Great Britain is drastically falling behind the world leaders in purchasing electric vehicles. Motoring experts at LeaseCar.uk and LeaseElectricCar.co.uk are now calling for the British government to get serious about establishing a greener road network by introducing more zero-emission initiatives in the UK. Just 16.6% of new cars brought in Great Britain…
Norway tops Europe’s e-waste league table, UK in second
Norwegians are the biggest culprits in Europe when it comes to electronic waste, or e-waste, guilty of generating an estimated 57kg per household annually - the same weight as six microwave ovens. That's according to research from Clear It Waste Removal. The UK is in second position with British households guilty of producing an estimated…
Norway leads the way in European EV adoption, UK is third
New research from Select Car Leasing shows that Norway is leading the way in EV adoption, though the UK is in a respectable third position. Based on Select Car Leasing’s scoring system, Norway is the European country offering the most benefits to its inhabitants, scoring 87/100. Norway ranks the highest across 4 different factors, including…
Europe leads way in EV sales – Norway tops the list
European nations are leading the way in new Electric Vehicle (EV) sales despite the emergence of Mainland China as the biggest market for EVs. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, 15 European countries had the highest share of plug-in EVs in new passenger car sales in 2020 - Norway the highest at 75%. Norway A Positive…
Jaguar Land Rover to supply wireless taxis to Oslo
Jaguar Land Rover has agreed to support the City of Oslo with the world's first high-powered wireless electric taxis. In a programme known as ‘ElectriCity’, it will join Nordic taxi operator Cabonline (NorgesTaxi AS), the region’s largest charge point operator Fortum Recharge, US technology developer Momentum Dynamics and the City of Oslo to build wireless,…
Norway to become the first country to kill off FM radio
Norway looks set to be the first country in the world to switch off FM radio, having started the switch to DAB in the 90s. According to Neowin the last transmitters will be switched off for good on December 13th 2017. The country, which apparently has only 5 FM stations, apparently started its DAB transmissions…
Oslo tragedy and Amy Winehouse death spark Facebook scam surge
It's been a truly sad weekend for news. From the tragic extremist attacks in Norway of Anders Behring Breivik that have left nearly 100 people dead to the sudden, untimely death of jazz superstar Amy Winehouse, many tears have been…
BREAKING: Facebook down for over five hours in many territories
News coming in of some serious down-time issues being experienced by some Facebook users. Twitter is buzzing with reports from Sweden, Norway and other European nations that the social network is firing-up blank pages for the many, many users in…
