Charging electric vehicles

You have to charge your vehicle in order to park at a public charging station. You must also pay to park EV’s on municipal parking.

Payment

Use the app “Bil i Oslo” or pay at a parking meter. The app has a map where you can see all charging stations and prices. You have to register your payment card to pay through the app.

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Where to charge

“Bil i Oslo” app

Find all municipal charging stations in the Bil i Oslo app. Check parking rules and prices.

Map of charging stations

See the map below to find all municipal charging stations. The map may be subject to changes. Always check traffic signs in the street where you want to park.

Map of charging stations and prices

Charging under Akershus festning

The Akershus festning car park is currently closed for upgrades. It is scheduled to re-open by June 2024.

Charging at Saga car park

At Saga car park you must use an RFID-chip to activate the charging.

Due to poor mobile reception in the garage, you may experience difficulty initiating the in-app payment. For some it may work better to start/stop the parking on the way in or out of the garage. Another option is to use the parking meter on location.

When and how to pay

You have to pay in order to park your electric vehicle on a public parking spot:

  • Resident on-street parking (beboerparkering) is not valid for charging spots.
  • If the traffic sign says “Ladbar motorvogn under lading mot avgift” the car must be plugged in and charging while parked.

Se prices and pay for parking (in Norwegian)

How to use the different charging stations

The city of Oslo uses three different types of chargers. All of them are accessed through the “Bil i Oslo” app. You can identify the type of the charger on the side of the charger or at the outlet.

Schneider charger

  • Attach the cable into your vehicle
  • Start the charger using the Bil i Oslo app
  • Press the green button on the charger when it flashes
  • Attach the cable into the charger.

Ensto charger

  • Attach the cable into your vehicle
  • Start the charger using the Bil i Oslo-app
  • Attach the cable into the charger when the light on the charger changes colour.

Mennekes charger

  • Attach the cable into your vehicle
  • Start the charger using the Bil i Oslo-app
  • Attach the cable to the charger once the white hourglass on the charger is flashing

The Mennekes charger may be slow when communicating with the “Bil i Oslo” app.