Beginning on February 1 charging electrical cars at rapid charging stations operated by the Reykjavík Municipal Utility Orka Náttúrunnar will no longer be free. The utility will also be installing dozens of new charging stations along the Ring Road. The number of charging stations operated by the utility will have reached 50 by the end of 2018.
The investment by ON in new charging stations is part of a broader push by the state and local municipalities to add new charging stations. The State Energy Utility RARÍK is also adding charging stations. By the end of 2020 the number of stations in Iceland is set to have increased to 200, from just six in 2014.
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Since the Orka Náttúrunnar installed its first six rapid charging stations in the capital region, as well as the towns of Akranes and Selfoss in 2014 motorists have been able to charge their electric cars for free. Beginning on February 1 2018 the utility plans to start charging for the electricity, at the same time as a significant push is made to add more stations. The utility currently operates 19 rapid charging stations, but plans to add dozens more in the next year.
Each minute at a ON rapid charging station will cost 39 ISK (0.37 USD/0.32 EUR). The new charging stations will be located in towns and villages as well as at popular tourist destinations like the Jökulsárlón Glacial lagoon. The utility will also release a new app ON Hleðsla for smartphones, which will show users the location of the nearest charging station, the shortest route to the station, whether the station is in use or under maintenance.
Beginning on February 1 charging electrical cars at rapid charging stations operated by the Reykjavík Municipal Utility Orka Náttúrunnar will no longer be free. The utility will also be installing dozens of new charging stations along the Ring Road. The number of charging stations operated by the utility will have reached 50 by the end of 2018.
The investment by ON in new charging stations is part of a broader push by the state and local municipalities to add new charging stations. The State Energy Utility RARÍK is also adding charging stations. By the end of 2020 the number of stations in Iceland is set to have increased to 200, from just six in 2014.
Read more: Fourth of all new cars in Iceland now electric vehicles
Since the Orka Náttúrunnar installed its first six rapid charging stations in the capital region, as well as the towns of Akranes and Selfoss in 2014 motorists have been able to charge their electric cars for free. Beginning on February 1 2018 the utility plans to start charging for the electricity, at the same time as a significant push is made to add more stations. The utility currently operates 19 rapid charging stations, but plans to add dozens more in the next year.
Each minute at a ON rapid charging station will cost 39 ISK (0.37 USD/0.32 EUR). The new charging stations will be located in towns and villages as well as at popular tourist destinations like the Jökulsárlón Glacial lagoon. The utility will also release a new app ON Hleðsla for smartphones, which will show users the location of the nearest charging station, the shortest route to the station, whether the station is in use or under maintenance.
