New EU-funded project will install 400 electric charging points in Sweden and Norway

A new EU project will install some 400 charging stations for electric boats along the coast from Gothenburg (Sweden) to Kristiansand (Sørlandet, Norway). The initiative is part of an EU-funded Swedish-Norwegian cooperation project.

The project will create the conditions for establishing an electric boat charging route in the marinas between Gothenburg and Strömstad. Sweden and Norway together have one million recreational motorboats, the vast majority of which run on fossil fuels. The project is expected to have a positive impact by reducing the carbon dioxide emissions produced by boats in both countries, which are estimated to be around 400,000 tonnes per year.

With a strong recreational boating culture, numerous ports, maritime destinations and a tradition of boat manufacturing, the Skagerrak region is seen as having good conditions for a rapid transition to electrification and therefore chosen for the project.

The aim of the project is to participate in the ecological transition through electrification, smart technology and sustainable business models.

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