The first consumer ethanol pump in Iceland was turned on recently. I assume that the ethanol is imported but would burn cleaner than gasoline. They also pump methane that is produced locally at the city garbage dump. For years they have been powering the garbage trucks from that methane and now [...]
As reported in IcelandReview plugin hybrids are arriving in Iceland next month. Plugin hybrids are the next step from the hybrids we’re currently used to. They can be charged directly from household current and driven exclusively by electricity until they run dry which is then powered by the combustion engine. Current hybrids [...]
Instead of discouraging car traffic with super high costs and smog causing traffic patterns how about encouraging the use of eco friendly cars. In Reykjavík there is a new initiative that allows free parking for vehicles that consume less than 5 liters of fuel per 100 km (47 mpg). It has already proved to be [...]
This article from IcelandReview is about the new methane powered taxis for Reykjavík. A new pipeline was constructed from the regional landfill directly to a filling station in the city. Sweet.. Powering your garbage trucks and taxi fleet from the local garbage sounds like a good thing. In one more [...]
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