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Audi A3 e-Tron (PHEV)

Engine: 1.4-liter turbo/electric-motor
Electric mode range: 16 miles
I just checked YouTube. 8 hrs 110v plug in gets 16 miles electric range fill up is not that practical. Even 220v at 90 min is not worth it. That 16 miles is basically emergency usage when run out of gas. In comparison, Škoda Octovia 42 miles electric range is better at least can get around small city.

 
Enjoy Iceland!
Thank you. I’m trying to get used to this. 10:30pm now. Sunset won’t happen until 12:02am, then 2:56am sunrise again… basically 24 hours all light in the summer. 48F with gusty wind, it feels like 32F…..
 
I found 220v extension outlets are basically exposed on the parking space in downtown planted next to each tree. I wonder if anyone can just plug their EV or PHEV for free charge.
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Whether for EV’s or another purpose it seems strange having them laying right on the ground without covers.
 
Whether for EV’s or another purpose it seems strange having them laying right on the ground without covers.
There socket is Like more than 1 inch deep unlike in the states. I wonder if that is why. But you are right, without cover protection, it look cheap and any car can run over it.
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Mitsubishi Eclipse Crossover PHEV

Engine: V4 turbo / Hybrid, dual electric
Gas tank: 11.4 gallons
Fuel efficiency: 118 mpg
Battery: 13.8 kMh
Electric Range: 28 miles
Powertrain: 152 HP
Acceleration: 0~60mph 9.9 sec
Price: $36k ~ $58k

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Volkswagen eGolf — first 100% EV

Battery: 32 kWh
Range: 118 miles
Acceleration: 0~60 mph, 9.2 Sec
Top Speed: 98 mph

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Iceland so far has been very a Tesla country. Unbelievably it is their best seller car ahead of Toyota and Volkswagen.


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Iceland so far has been very a Tesla country. Unbelievably it is their best seller car ahead of Toyota and Volkswagen.


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The “Ring Road“ that circles the whole island is only 1071 miles long so I assume reduced battery volume in cold weather is not a problem. Don’t they produce their electricity from steam coming from natural thermal vents?
 
The “Ring Road“ that circles the whole island is only 1071 miles long so I assume reduced battery volume in cold weather is not a problem. Don’t they produce their electricity from steam coming from natural thermal vents?
In fact, they don’t have water heaters like how we do it in Texas via natural gas. They just turn on their faucets, pure hot water come naturally from pipe connected to underground. Water is basically all clean here without city purification plants.

Entire island is basically a volcano ground like our Yellowstone National Park.
 

Energy by accident​

Geothermal energy in Iceland happened by accident. In 1907, a farmer in west Iceland took steam from a hot spring that ran below his farm through a concrete pipe and into his house several metres above. A few years later, another farmer became the first Icelander to use hot spring water for heating, and extensive distribution of hot water to heat homes began in the capital in 1930.

Icelanders began to harness their natural powers into the 1940s, but was still getting 75% of it energy from coal until the oil crisis of the 1970s forced it to change its energy policy. With rising costs, the government moved its focus from oil to hydropower and geothermal heat. It put funding and resources into searching for new geothermal resource areas, and built new heating services and transmission pipelines from thermal fields into towns, villages and farms.
"When the oil crisis receded in the 1980s all the interest other countries had shown in renewables disappeared and they fell back on their oil-reliant ways," says Einar Karl Haraldsson, the chief political adviser to the Icelandic foreign ministry. "But we continued to make progress in renewable energy development and now Icelanders are going to reap the benefits."
The economic savings gained by switching from oil to geothermal energy – an estimated $8.2bn over 30 years - have contributed significantly to Iceland's prosperity – transforming it from one of the poorest countries in the EEA to one of the most productive in the world in terms of GDP per capita and quality of life rankings.

Digging deeper​

Geologists say that Iceland has barely scratched the surface of its geothermal energy potential. The country's National Energy Authority estimates that only 20-25% of the technically and environmentally feasible hydropower, and only 20% of the conventional geothermal potential available for electricity production in Iceland, have been harnessed.


Albert Albertsson, the deputy chief executive officer at Iceland's Resource Park, which includes the Blue Lagoon hot springs and one of the country's largest geothermal power stations, says that while no one knows how much energy could be eventually harnessed, it could be possible that all the energy needs of the northern hemisphere could be met by Iceland.

"What you've got to remember is that we've been working on this for less than 30 years," he said. "We really have only harnessed a tiny fraction of the potential energy."
The government has embarked on a research project at the Resource Park to drill boreholes down to greater depths of around 5km, which would yield far greater power than the conventional bores which only reach depths of 2-3km.
"The water pumped into those bores will reach an unbelievable pressure and deliver four to five times the power yield of conventional bores," added Haraldsson.
The energy sector in Iceland is expanding continuously, and the country is now exporting expertise in this field. New hydroelectric power stations are under construction and there are plans for five or six more. Electricity produced from geothermal sources is expected to double by 2010, but the government is being careful to balance economic needs against any environmental impact.

However, in terms of business, new industrial users that harness geothermal energy on a large scale have not yet emerged in spite of the high potential.
The country's substantial aluminium manufacturing sector has moved to using geothermal energy to power its smelting process, and natural resources are also used in the processing and production of salt, seaweed, pet food and fish farms and to heat the greenhouses that grow the island's fruit, vegetables and flowers. The tourism economy has also benefited, with more people coming to visit and bathe in the hot springs.
But Iceland's remote location means that even if it does tap into more of its natural energy resources, it has no way of exporting it. And so it has embarked on a drive to attract more industries to its shores that can exploit its supply of green and cheap energy.

Article of “Iceland's energy answer comes naturally”
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Jessica Allred
Tue 22 Apr 2008 10.57 BST
 
This EV scooter is basically laying everywhere on the streets of Reykjavik, I have been using it all day long, it’s roughly about 28c USD / min. It is useful to get around narrow pedestrian roads.
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We don’t see this kind of Honda in the states

Honda Jazz e:HEV (Hybrid Electric, no plug-in)

V-4 1.5liter with 2 electric motors
Fuel efficiency: 58 mpg

(It looks like 3/4 scale down Honda Odyssey)
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Peugeot 2008 SUV EV

Battery: 45 kWh
Range: 152 miles
Acceleration: 0~62 mph, 7.8 sec
Top Speed: 93 mph
Price: £36k ~ £41k

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Iceland is commited to go all EV or Hybrid new car sale by 2030.
Europe’s diesel are generally cheaper than unleaded gas.
PHEV and EV got popular bc Iceland have very cheap electricity like France. Unlike France deriving its electricity from 78% of nuclear plants, Iceland is completely renewable from hydro, geothermal and wind.

Yes, it’s $10.18/gallon this station. That is why most vehicles are V-4.


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Iceland EV charging station. It looks like in Europe, driver uses their own charging cable unlike in the states it’s part of stall.
 

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Citroën C5 Aircross SUV PHEV

Fuel Economy: 156mpg ~ 168mpg
Pure Electric Range: 31 miles
Powertrain: 225 HP
Acceleration: 0-60 mph 8.5 sec
Top Speed: 140 mph
Price: £42k

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