Thanks to a major investment by the Icelandic state and public utilities the number of public charging stations for electric cars in Iceland will be increased from 13 to 200 in the next three years. The new charging stations should make it possible to travel around the entire island on an electric car.
Currently Iceland only has 13 charging stations. Six are in the Metropolitan area, two in the town of Akureyri in North Iceland, one station in the town of Akranes and another in Borgarnes town in West Iceland, one in the town of Selfoss in South Iceland. The thirteenth charging station is by the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant east of Reykjavík.
Major urban areas and popular tourist destinations
The new stations will be added in several stages, beginning with major urban areas and the most popular tourist destinations. Work has already started on 18 rapid charging stations which will all be opened to the public this year. These include stations which allow users to fully charge a car in less than 30 minutes at Geysir geothermal area and the Blue Lagoon. A regular charging station will also be installed at Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
Work on an additional 16 rapid charging stations and two regular stations will begin later this year.
Read more: Share of new electric and hybrid cars in Iceland second highest in Europe
The largest push is planned for 2018, when 70 new stations will be added, increasing the number of public charging stations in urban areas and adding new stations at rest stops along major highways and roads. The number of public charging stations in Reykjavík is expected to top 40 by the end of 2018.
State Electric Utility builds 80 stations
The Icelandic State Energy Utility RARIK has also announced plans to encourage the use of electric cars by building 80 charging stations. The goal is to ensure that every town in Iceland and every municipality has at least one charging station. The stations will be handed over to the municipalities.
Read more: Free charging stations for electric cars to be installed in downtown Reykjavík
Some municipalities have already announced they will not charge users of the stations for the electricity. Reykjavík will only charge users regular parking fees while they charge their cars.
Thanks to a major investment by the Icelandic state and public utilities the number of public charging stations for electric cars in Iceland will be increased from 13 to 200 in the next three years. The new charging stations should make it possible to travel around the entire island on an electric car.
Currently Iceland only has 13 charging stations. Six are in the Metropolitan area, two in the town of Akureyri in North Iceland, one station in the town of Akranes and another in Borgarnes town in West Iceland, one in the town of Selfoss in South Iceland. The thirteenth charging station is by the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant east of Reykjavík.
Major urban areas and popular tourist destinations
The new stations will be added in several stages, beginning with major urban areas and the most popular tourist destinations. Work has already started on 18 rapid charging stations which will all be opened to the public this year. These include stations which allow users to fully charge a car in less than 30 minutes at Geysir geothermal area and the Blue Lagoon. A regular charging station will also be installed at Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
Work on an additional 16 rapid charging stations and two regular stations will begin later this year.
Read more: Share of new electric and hybrid cars in Iceland second highest in Europe
The largest push is planned for 2018, when 70 new stations will be added, increasing the number of public charging stations in urban areas and adding new stations at rest stops along major highways and roads. The number of public charging stations in Reykjavík is expected to top 40 by the end of 2018.
State Electric Utility builds 80 stations
The Icelandic State Energy Utility RARIK has also announced plans to encourage the use of electric cars by building 80 charging stations. The goal is to ensure that every town in Iceland and every municipality has at least one charging station. The stations will be handed over to the municipalities.
Read more: Free charging stations for electric cars to be installed in downtown Reykjavík
Some municipalities have already announced they will not charge users of the stations for the electricity. Reykjavík will only charge users regular parking fees while they charge their cars.
