The state and municipalities around Iceland are going to make a major push to increase the number of charging stations for electrical cars in major urban areas and around the ring road. The local newspaper Morgnublaðið reports that the city of Reykjavík will install 60 charging stations which will allow anyone to plug in, free of charge: Only standard parking fees will apply.
A more complete network of charging stations
The city plans to add 60 charging stations in downtown Reykjavík. The stations will be located in parking garages and at paid street parking spots. The stations are part of a major attempt to increase the number of electric charging stations in Iceland. A total of 105 charging stations will be added along the ring road and in major towns. Out of these 42 will be rapid-charging stations, and 63 will be regular charging stations.
Read more: Share of new electric and hybrid cars in Iceland second highest in Europe
Iceland is currently the second fastest growing market for electric vehicles in the world. Guðmundur Haukur Sigurðarson, the manager of Vistorka, a subsidiary of a power utility in North Iceland which aims at replacing fossil fuels as transportation fuels with electricity and renewables, told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service that the goal was to ensure that there will never be more than 100 km (62 miles) between stations. This will make it easier for people to travel between major urban areas using electric cars. This goal will have been achieved by 2018.
The state and municipalities around Iceland are going to make a major push to increase the number of charging stations for electrical cars in major urban areas and around the ring road. The local newspaper Morgnublaðið reports that the city of Reykjavík will install 60 charging stations which will allow anyone to plug in, free of charge: Only standard parking fees will apply.
A more complete network of charging stations
The city plans to add 60 charging stations in downtown Reykjavík. The stations will be located in parking garages and at paid street parking spots. The stations are part of a major attempt to increase the number of electric charging stations in Iceland. A total of 105 charging stations will be added along the ring road and in major towns. Out of these 42 will be rapid-charging stations, and 63 will be regular charging stations.
Read more: Share of new electric and hybrid cars in Iceland second highest in Europe
Iceland is currently the second fastest growing market for electric vehicles in the world. Guðmundur Haukur Sigurðarson, the manager of Vistorka, a subsidiary of a power utility in North Iceland which aims at replacing fossil fuels as transportation fuels with electricity and renewables, told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service that the goal was to ensure that there will never be more than 100 km (62 miles) between stations. This will make it easier for people to travel between major urban areas using electric cars. This goal will have been achieved by 2018.
