Browsing TØI Vitenarkiv by Author "Figenbaum, Erik"
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The 1990 to 2020 Technology Innovation System (Tis) Supporting Norway's Bev Revolution
Figenbaum, Erik (Journal article, 2022-03-19)Entrepreneurial activities, the establishment of the EV Association BEV-actor network, and incentives for BEVs, slowly formed the BEV TIS from scratch from 1990. Resources lacked from the outset, but THINK managed to ... -
Battery Electric Vehicle Fast Charging–Evidence from the Norwegian Market
Figenbaum, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-08)Norway is the largest Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) market in the world per capita. The share of the passenger vehicle fleet passed 9.4% at the end of 2019, and users have access to 1500 Combined Charging System (CCS)/Chademo ... -
Can battery electric light commercial vehicles work for craftsmen and service enterprises?
Figenbaum, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-17)Battery Electric Light Commercial Vehicles (BE-LCVs) can reduce the environmental impacts of Craftsmen and Service (C&S) Enterprises transportation. These Enterprises produce vital services, using diesel vehicles for ... -
Comparison of regulated emission factors of Euro 6 LDV in Nordic temperatures and cold start conditions: Diesel- and gasoline direct-injection
Weber, Christian; Sundvor, Ingrid; Figenbaum, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-05)Local air pollution in Norwegian wintertime is characterized by an increase in NO2 concentrations, due to poor dispersion and increased vehicle emissions. The focus of this study is therefore the characterisation of exhaust ... -
The contribution of research and knowledge accumulation in the development of the Norwegian battery electric vehicle market
Figenbaum, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-13)This paper investigates the role of research and knowledge building in developing the world's leading BEV market in Norway 1990-2020. Review of research articles/reports and other documents revealed that Politicians in the ... -
Empirical Analysis of the User Needs and the Business Models in the Norwegian Charging Infrastructure Ecosystem
Figenbaum, Erik; Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Amundsen, Astrid Helene; Milch, Vibeke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-03)The Norwegian charging infrastructure ecosystem was investigated from a user perspective by (1) developing knowledge of end-user experiences with public charging, (2) mapping BEV owners and future owner’s user-friendliness ... -
An Empirical Study of the Policy Processes behind Norway’s BEV-Olution
Figenbaum, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-24)Norway’s large battery electric vehicle (BEV) market and fleet are not the result of a comprehensive policy plan. Using the multiple streams (MS) framework and document analysis, it was identified that the most important ... -
Estimating Real-World Emissions of PHEVs in Norway by Combining Laboratory Measurement with User Surveys
Figenbaum, Erik; Weber, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-10)The paper presents the results of experimental testing of the exhaust emission and energy consumption of two gasoline plug-in hybrid vehicles in an emission testing laboratory with different drive cycles and drive modes ... -
Estimating stocks and flows of electric passenger vehicle batteries in the Norwegian fleet from 2011 to 2030
Thorne, Rebecca; Aguilar Lopez, Fernando; Figenbaum, Erik; Fridstrøm, Lasse; Mueller, Daniel Beat (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-17)Retired passenger battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are expected to generate significant volumes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), opening business opportunities for second life and recycling. In order to evaluate these, ... -
Experiences from Battery-Electric Truck Users in Norway
Hovi, Inger Beate; Pinchasik, Daniel Ruben; Figenbaum, Erik; Thorne, Rebecca Jayne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-22) -
Facilitating adoption of electric buses through policy: Learnings from a trial in Norway
Thorne, Rebecca Jayne; Hovi, Inger Beate; Figenbaum, Erik; Pinchasik, Daniel Ruben; Amundsen, Astrid Helene; Hagman, Rolf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Learning from first experiences of battery-electric bus (E-bus) trials is important to facilitate uptake and develop effective public policy. Here we present initial E-bus trials in Oslo and use the case to 1) model total ... -
Increasing the competitiveness of e-vehicles in Europe
Figenbaum, Erik; Fearnley, Nils; Pfaffenbichler, Paul; Hjorthol, Randi; Kolbenstvedt, Marika; Jellinek, Reinhard; Emmerling, Bettina; Bonnema, G. Maarten; Ramjerdi, Farideh; Vågane, Liva; Iversen, Lykke Møller (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-20)Introduction This paper is concerned with incentives for the take-up and use of e-vehicles that are in place in different European countries. Especially, it analyses Norway and Austria, in order to establish and understand ... -
Life cycle assessment of battery electric buses + Errata of 24. January 2023
Ellingsen, Linda Ager-Wick; Thorne, Rebecca Jayne; Wind, Julia; Figenbaum, Erik; Romare, Mia; Nordelöf, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-27)Different Li-ion battery technologies and sizes are used in battery electric buses (BEBs), but little is known about the environmental effect of various battery technology and sizing alternatives. In a cradle-to-grave life ... -
Perspectives on Norway's supercharged electric vehicle policy
Figenbaum, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-17)Norway has achieved an unprecedented breakthrough for battery electric vehicles. The market share reached 17.1% in 2015, and the total fleet passed 2.7%, some 70000 vehicles. The multilevel perspective framework demonstrate ... -
Retrospective Total cost of ownership analysis of battery electric vehicles in Norway
Figenbaum, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-19)A retrospective Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) versus gasoline vehicles (ICEVs), provided insights on the TCO effects of Norway’s BEV incentives that counts the registration and ... -
Simulating the effects of tax exemptions for plug-in electric vehicles in Norway
Pfaffenbichler, Paul; Fearnley, Nils; Figenbaum, Erik; Emberger, Günter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-05-17)For many years Norway has been in the forefront of promoting electromobility. Today, Norway has the world’s highest per capita fleet of plug-in electric cars. In 2021, 1.6% of the cars in the EU fleet were plug-in electric ... -
Who goes electric? The anatomy of electric car ownership in Norway
Fevang, Elisabeth; Figenbaum, Erik; Fridstrøm, Lasse; Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Hauge, Karen Evelyn; Johansen, Bjørn Gjerde; Raaum, Oddbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-04)We describe the anatomy of electric car ownership in Norway, the country with the highest market share of low-emission vehicles, using matched administrative micro data covering the entire population of private car owners. ... -
Would my driving pattern change if my neighbor were to buy an emissions-free car?
Kverndokk, Snorre; Figenbaum, Erik; Hovi, Jon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-28)Aiming to reduce the number of brown (polluting) cars on the road, several countries currently promote the purchase and use of green (emission-free) cars through financial and non-financial incentives. We study how such ...