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Washington Post
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Washington Post
Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.
FINNMARK, Norway — Just a few years ago, almost no one drove electric vehicles up here. In this remote region north of the Arctic Circle — where reindeer outnumber people, avalanches can bury roads in winter and sunlight disappears for weeks — 'range anxiety' takes on a new meaning. Today, however, nearly all new car sales in Norway are electric. That's true even in Finnmark, the northernmost region in Europe's northernmost country.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Dudley Zoo welcomes two new baby reindeers
A zoo in Birmingham has welcomed two baby reindeers to their herd. Dudley Zoo and Castle posted about the little arrivals on Facebook on zoo said mum Sunflower gave birth to a boy, while Jasmine gave birth to a girl, and all are doing not currently endangered, the species has a IUCN Red List status of vulnerable. Did you know Reindeer can run at speeds of up to 75 kilometres per hourThey are the only mammals able to see ultraviolet light. This is thought to help them see better in their white, featureless winter worldThey are known as reindeer in Europe, but their North American name is caribou Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
