Day 13: Trondheim (Norway) → Oslo (Norway)
The hotel drops our fully charged car back to us – and we drive through a bright Trondheim morning.
Passing somewhere called "Work Work" – reminding us both what is facing us next week!
Overtaking the longest bendy bus we've ever seen.
Before picking up our first signs for Oslo as we pass Porsche Centre Trondheim.
Instead of driving back to Oslo along the now familiar E6 – today we're taking a little detour via Route 30.
Bringing us to the town of Røros – one of the oldest towns of wooden buildings in Europe. It is busy here and we struggle to find a parking place.
After walking around the town soaking up the atmosphere – we head back to our car and continue on Route 30 towards Oslo.
Stopping off at our only charging station today among the slush. Starting the day off with a 100% battery – really helps cut down on planned stops. And this generation of Taycan – despite being the high performance Turbo S variant – still has legs on twisty roads that allow for plenty of regen opportunities.
We decide to grab some Circle K pizza here and charge past 80% while eating it. The station has plenty of spare pedestal's so we're not hogging anything and by combining eating with charging – we can cut out a planned further stop – allowing us to arrive a bit earlier into Oslo.
Filling up our window washer fluid tank with the excellent Circle K winter fluid available everywhere in Norway.
Continuing on the Route 30 as light begins to fade.
Spotting the only Elk we see today – despite the endless warning signs.
Before eventually re-joining up with the E6.
Where the rain really opens up and there is lots of standing water on the motorway – making driving challenging.
Especially as the spray from the trucks eventually block all our assistance systems sensors – including the camera! Meaning matrix lights are the last system to "give up" and we're left driving a slightly dummer car.
We arrive at our hotel – The Thief – in Oslo and plug in for the very reliable destination chargers here provided by Mer.
And head out to explore the surrounding area – which unlike last week – is now completely free of snow.
Stumbling upon an Astronaut – by the Irish sounding but American artist Brendan Murphy.
And a somewhat strange coffee shop/marketing suite called Porsche Studio.
Before heading to a nearby Indian restaurant – for some tasty food and beers. Finishing the evening with cocktails at our hotel.
It is nice to be back in "civilisation" – especially after such a long circuit of arctic Norway.
The days charging stats
| Location | Start SOC % | End SOC % | kWh added | Cost | Duration | Ambient Temp | Battery Temp | Charger Type | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONITY Alvdal | 19% | 95% | 63.88 | €10.39 | 33 mins | 1C | 35C | DC 350 kW | IONITY |
| The Thief | 20% | 100% | 69.1 | €28.87 | 4 hours 5 mins | 4C | 21C | AC 22 kW | Hotel |
Today we did 541 km over 8:27 hours, with an average speed of 65 km/h, consuming 22.4 kWh/100km.
