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Aurora Tourism in Iceland: You Can Seek, but You May Not Find

Baua Electric

The lights are even on some recycling bins in Reykjavík, the capital: “Keep Iceland Clean.” In the past decade or so, an aurora borealis industrial complex has boomed in Iceland. That doesn’t mean much for Iceland. In fact, Icelanders and scientists said, this winter is nothing special. Sometimes, the lights are there.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Green Car Congress

Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. Earlier post.)

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Tesla releases list of shareholder proposals ahead of annual meeting

Teslarati

The list includes many significant changes and a controversial investigation prompted by an Icelandic investing group. Shareholders will vote on if a “key person risk report” be assembled, which would investigate and report on key persons, succession plans, and more that may put the business at risk.

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Postcard from Iceland (2 of 2)

Revenge of the Electric Car

It’s really hard to beat a week in Iceland. With our Icelandic Camera Operator Bjorn Helgason. We can say from personal experience, however, that this is not an easy place to film in such a place especially in rain and high winds. Shooting in a rain storm at the Blue Lagoon. Sound familiar?

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Tesla seeking government affairs specialist in Sweden amid union protest

Teslarati

The role is to help ensure that the political, regulatory, and fiscal frameworks in the ‘Nordics’ (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland) support Tesla’s mission, especially by promoting a rapid transition to zero-emission surface transport, and a safe and secure transition to assisted automated driving,” Tesla wrote.

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IEA report draws lessons from rapid uptake of EVs in Nordic countries

Green Car Congress

In proportion to its population, the Nordic region—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—is strikingly ahead of the rest of the world in adopting electric cars. Norway, Iceland and Sweden have the highest ratios of EVs per person, globally.

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Poll: Would You Want to Work a Shorter Week?

Cars That Think

The system enabled my colleagues and me to run some personal errands, see our doctors, and pick up our kids from school, among other activities. Iceland ran a pilot between 2015 and 2019, and this year it said the program was an overwhelming success, the BBC reported.