Norway opened a 560 kilometre "hydrogen highway" on Monday with more than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars. "The torque in an electric car is fabulous," professional rally driver Henning Solberg told Reuters before taking off in the Viking Rally's No. 1 car with Norway's Crown Prince Haakon. "In acceleration, you could get as fast a car as you want with an electric engine," said Solberg, whose hydrogen-powered Ford (F.N) Focus nevertheless began the rally without the customary engine-revving and screeching of tyres.