Norway: a country electrified

More than half of the new vehicles registered in #norway in 2020 had an all-electric powertrain. In addition to modern design and innovative technology, customers there look for long range and space for the family – making the #porsche Taycan and the new Taycan Cross Turismo the perfect match.

Erling Henningstad loves fast, dynamic cars that handle beautifully. And he has known for many years that an internal combustion engine isn’t necessary to achieve that dream. The Oslo-based IT entrepreneur bought his first electric car back in 2012, and some 250,000 km later, he knows the new powertrain system inside-out.

Henningstad is a man who is passionate about technology – and who meticulously researches every aspect of his car. So when #porsche opened the reservation list in 2018 for what was then still called the Mission E, he didn’t have to think twice – becoming one of the first customers in #norway to sign the order for a car he' d so far only seen a sketch-form. “I’d always dreamed of owning a #porsche,” Henningstad says. “And when an electric model became available, that dream could finally come true. I knew: This will be my car.

Henningstad has been the owner of a #porsche Taycan 4S Performance Plus since July 2020. “The Taycan 4S offers a lot for the money,” says the 59-year-old, who opted for a 93 kWh battery (Taycan 4S: CO₂ emissions combined 0 g/km (NEDC), Electricity consumption combined 27.0 – 26.2 kWh/100 km (NEDC)), a 150 kW DC charger, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), and Surround View. His favorite feature is the battery temperature gauge, which is important for both charging and performance. “Few cars offer that,” he says. “But the display is very useful, with varying usage and changing seasons.”

Impressive charging speed

Henningstad was positively surprised by the range of his electrically powered #porsche: “It was absolutely sufficient in both summer and winter – and I drove my Taycan in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees,” he says. Range anxiety – rekkeviddeangst in Norwegian – is not an issue for him. “The dreaded battery drain is also no problem with the Taycan – unlike other electric cars, which noticeably lose charge when stationary for a long period,” he says.

The software expert was also impressed by the charging speed: at a rapid charging station with a capacity of 350 kW, the battery can be charged to 50 per cent in ten minutes. “It’s almost on-par with fossil fuel cars in terms of fueling time,” he adds.

The fact that Henningstad can hardly tell the difference between his Taycan and a conventionally powered vehicle is due in no small part to the extensive support for e-mobility in #norway. There are almost 19,000 charging stations around the country, with at least two rapid charging stations every 50 km on almost all major roads. There are more than 350 charging stations per 100,000 inhabitants, the country sits in second place in Europe behind the Netherlands, which has 386. To compare, Germany has approximately 54 charging stations per 100,000 inhabitants.