Public Forum: Electric Vehicles, the Norwegian Experience

Public forum on the Norwegian electric vehicle revolution

The Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association (Norsk Elbilforening) will be in Canberra in November and has kindly agreed to participate in a public forum on the electric vehicle revolution underway in Norway. Norway is widely acknowledged as the world leader in vehicle electrification, with 80% of new cars this year being battery electric vehicles. Australia can learn a great deal from Norway's experience. Our speakers from the Norwegian EV Association will talk about the policies that have propelled EV adoption in Norway. They will paint us a picture of what it's like to be in a country where most new cars sold today are electric, and help us understand how to be ready for this. They will also touch on recent developments in heavy vehicle electrification including trucks, ferries and public transportation.

Some introductory remarks will be made by Mr Erik Svedahl of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Canberra.

There will be ample time for what we expect will be an enthusiastic Q&A session at the end of the forum! Please note that this is not a virtual event.

Speakers



Mr Erik Svedahl
Deputy Head of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Canberra

Mr Svedahl is a career diplomat with 35 years of experience from the Norwegian Foreign Service. Norwegian Ambassador to Ukraine (2020 - 2023) and Consul General in Murmansk, Russian Federation (2017 - 2020). He has also been posted to Moscow, London, Beijing and Bangkok. Mr Svedahl is currently Deputy Head of the Norwegian Embassy in Canberra.



Helene Busengdal
Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association

Helene is a Project Co-ordinator in the Department of Analysis and Advisory Services in the Norwegian EV Association where she has been working for three years. She has been the Norwegian EV Association's representative in several national and international research and policy projects, part of the Program Committee for the annual international conference the Nordic EV Summit, as well as responsible for both administration, analysis and presentation of the Association's key surveys. She has a Master's degree in political science from the University of Oslo.



Markus Nilsen Rotevatn
Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association

Markus Nilsen Rotevatn works as project lead in the Department of Analysis and Advisory Services, in The Norwegian EV Association, after newly switching from four years in the role as political adviser in the association. His background is from development policy, where he has held different positions in different organizations working with climate change, human rights, democracy and governance in Norway and within international institutions like the United Nations. Markus is an expert in political campaigns, policy promotion and the role of civil society in decision making processes.

Image "EV Festival in Geiranger" by Norsk Elbilforening is licensed under CC-BY-2.0.