Iceland to have all fossil free cars
Iceland will have the greenest transport of any country soon. They are experimenting with having cars and buses using hydrogen. Already, the country’s electricity and heating comes from hydroelectric and geothermal springs that are in abundance in Iceland. But for cars they have to transport overseas and the result is $8 a gallon.
So Iceland will invest heavily in hydrogen technologies. Hydrogen is produced with water and electricity and Iceland has much of both. Car companies such as General Motors, Toyota, and Daimler Chrysler, are using the island-nation as a testing ground.
Pictured here is the Mercedes Benz A-class F-cell. It is an electric car powered by a fuel cell which generates electricity by converting hydrogen and oxygen into water. Right now there are a few buses in the capital Reykjavik, but by 2010 the people of Iceland will be able to purchase one. Within a year local energy company employees and a Hertz will get to drive them. Maybe you can go to Iceland as tourist and check one out!
Iceland might very well be a prototype hydrogen economy that the rest of the world can follow. Renewable energy that’s cheap and non polluting… That’s the future.
Via CNN
September 24th, 2007 at 3:02 pm |
This sounds to be a valid way to go. I also like the Swedish idea to go with ethanol…
September 24th, 2007 at 3:58 pm |
If we raised our gas prices to $8.00 gallon, would we find a viable solution in the US?
September 24th, 2007 at 9:28 pm |
This is excellent news. I’m a little surprised that the big car makers are participating in the testing on this. I always think the big car companies are conspiring to keep new “clean” technology under wraps. Haaa.
September 26th, 2007 at 12:38 pm |
That would be very cool to go to Iceland. That is really far away though.
September 26th, 2007 at 12:50 pm |
Well that seals the deal. I am headed to iceland to buy a car. It isn’t very cold there though is it?