The exemption states that ‘previous’ charging stations could also be put in with out card fee choices in the event that they have been ordered earlier than the regulation got here into power. That was the case in July 2023. However since, solely 25 per cent of DC chargers have the required card reader.
Based on a newly revealed overview, Tesla has “ignored” the regulation altogether and has not put in a single charger with a card reader in Norway. And that, though the carmaker has greater than 2,000 Superchargers within the nation. Nevertheless, Tesla is just not the one firm to not provide card fee at any of its DC chargers. Firms like eviny doesn’t provide the choice both, and there’s no knowledge for the 360 Ionity stations within the nation.
“Our persistence is over. I anticipate that electrical automobile drivers will already have the ability to discover the primary quick chargers at Tesla and Eviny that provide card fee within the autumn holidays,” says normal secretary Christina Bu of the Norwegian Electrical Automobile Affiliation.
However there are additionally optimistic examples: in line with the overview, CPOs Uno X and Ragde give prospects the choice to pay by card in any respect of its fast-chargers. Nevertheless, the businesses solely function 300 and 46 DC chargers in Norway, respectively.
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