Oslo Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Roads and automobiles=== Many of the motorways pass through the downtown and other parts of the city in tunnels. The construction of the roads is partially supported through a [[toll road|toll ring]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bompenger |url=https://www.vegvesen.no/trafikkinformasjon/reiseinformasjon/bompenger/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Statens vegvesen |language=nb}}</ref> The major motorways through Oslo are [[European route E6|European Route E6]] and [[European route E18|E18]]. There are three [[ring road]]s in Oslo; the innermost 2 being city streets and the outermost, [[Ring 3 (Oslo)|Ring 3]], being an [[Limited-access road|expressway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oslo toll ring / toll plazas |url=http://www.visitoslo.com/en/transport/by-car/toll-ring/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=www.visitoslo.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ring 3 – Oslo Byleksikon |url=https://oslobyleksikon.no/side/Ring_3 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=oslobyleksikon.no}}</ref> Oslo has made an effort since the late 2000s in restricting private car use, as well promoting the use of [[electric vehicle]]s above fossil-fueled vehicles. In 2018, Oslo banned all non-resident cars from its downtown areas.<ref name="Jones-2018">{{Cite web |date=30 November 2018 |title='It's the only way forward': Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre |url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/nov/30/its-the-only-way-forward-madrid-bans-polluting-vehicles-from-city-centre |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607170301/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/nov/30/its-the-only-way-forward-madrid-bans-polluting-vehicles-from-city-centre |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wolfe |first=Jonathan |date=19 December 2018 |title=Oslo Puts Up a Stop Sign |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/travel/oslo-restricts-cars-in-city-center.html |access-date=7 June 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607154048/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/travel/oslo-restricts-cars-in-city-center.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Oslo has been called the electric vehicle capital of the world, as 41% of all registered cars in the municipality are fully electric.<ref name="Crosse-2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.reutersevents.com/sustainability/how-oslo-became-worlds-electric-vehicle-capital |title=How Oslo became the world's electric vehicle capital |language=en |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/oslo |title=Kommunefakta Oslo |language=no |date=1 January 2022 |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> In September 2021, the number of electric vehicles entering Oslo's toll ring was higher than the number of fossil-fueled vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bil24.no/historisk-veiskille-for-elbiler-i-oslo/?amp |title=Historisk veiskille for elbiler i Oslo |language=no |date=15 October 2021 |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> The high amount of electric vehicles in Oslo can be attributed to cheaper tolls, no vehicle import tax, no [[VAT]], free parking, and access to [[bus lane]]s throughout the city.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=January 7 |first1=Christina Bu |last2=Est |first2=2022 7:00 Am |title=What Norway Can Teach the World About Electric Vehicles |url=https://time.com/6133180/norway-electric-vehicles/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Crosse-2018" /> <gallery mode="packed" heights="120"> File:GMB BFM 71104 1.jpg|[[Flytoget]] – the Airport Express Train – a [[High-speed rail|high-speed rail service]] connecting the city with its main airport at [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Gardermoen]] File:Nationaltheatret station Oslo.jpg|A Metro train leaving [[Nationaltheatret (station)|Nationaltheatret Station]] File:CyclePickandDrop.jpg|A rental bicycle station in the city center File:14-09-02-oslo-RalfR-457.jpg|Buses at [[Jernbanetorget]] File:20220203 Bjoervika SL18.jpg|alt=|An SL18-model tram at Bjørvika, set to replace the older [[SL79]] and [[SL95]] models within 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acando |title=Sporveien AS - Om Sporveien Trikken |url=https://sporveien.com/inter/omtrikken?p_document_id=2416954 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=sporveien.com |language=no |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528174656/https://sporveien.com/inter/omtrikken?p_document_id=2416954 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </gallery> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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