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Tesla Model Y becomes top-selling car in Iceland and Australia

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The Tesla Model Y has become a top-selling car in Iceland and Australia. Recently, Tesla Europe shared that the Model Y broke a 35-year-old record in Iceland. Iceland has been partial to Toyota vehicles over the last few decades. Iceland has been partial to Toyota vehicles over the last few decades. BEVs made up 7.4%

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PCC SE and Landsvirkjun to convert silicon metal plant CO2 emissions to methanol

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Landsvirkjun , The National Power Company of Iceland, and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to explore the possibility of capturing and utilizing carbon emissions from PCC’s silicon metal plant in northeast Iceland. in Iceland is operated with 100% green electricity. The silicon metal plant of PCC BakkiSilicon hf.

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

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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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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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Icelandic Startup Proposes Batteries Built Into A Vehicle’s Structure

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The company, called Nanom, created an electric boat with 500 kWh capacity by using ‘structural battery carbon fiber’ in its shell.

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Iceland Prez pops hydrogen bubble; Looking to electric cars

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Iceland was to be the test platform. EVs represent a faster way forward according to Iceland's President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Iceland to working with Mitsubishi to bring iMIEVs in large numbers, and cooperating with other Nordic countries to create a unified market for EVs.

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Sales of electrified MINIs up 64.3% in 2021, 18% of total sales

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This rate is only surpassed by Iceland. A higher proportion is only achieved in a few countries worldwide, including Norway, where around 96% of all new MINIs delivered to customers last year had a purely electric or plug-in hybrid drivetrain. There, exclusively electrified MINI were sold for the first time in 2021.

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