Over
30 zero emission vehicles worldwide started from Oslo
Norway in the Viking Rally to Stavanger to kickoff
EVS-24. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Carbon
Free Girl race car
driver
Leilani Muenter
were center stage driving Ford Focus fuel cell vehicles
fueled by hydrogen provided by Norsk Hydro new hydrogen
fueling station in Oslo where the rally began.
About 6 Toyota plugin hybrids and fuel cell vehicles
participated, along with 5 Tesla electric vehicles, 4
Th!nks, and 3 Ebil Norge buddy EV's. Fiat entered a fuel
cell vehicle. Many other zero emission vehicles
participated as well.
Hydrogen fueling and electric charging stations along
the way fueled all the entries. The 30 plus vehicles
arrived on Wednesday the 13th of May in Stavanger to
participate in
EVS-24. Tesla Motors
won the hill climb at Porsgrum.
First
place winners of the Viking Rally from Oslo to Stavanger:
Plugin Hybrid Division: Toyota Prius; Hydrogen Division:
Toyota Prius with a hydrogen combustion engine; Electric
Division: Tesla EV; most efficient vehicle: Twike
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