Tesla announced plans to greatly expand the Supercharger network in Iceland through a partnership with a gas station chain.
Iceland is perfect for the massive adoption of electric vehicles. The island’s electricity generation is already almost 100% renewable, which makes EVs super clean, and being a remote island, petrol is expensive.
Albeit being sparsely populated with only ~350,000 people, there’s a significant concentration of population around Reykjavík, and people have relatively short commutes that can be covered with most electric vehicles.
Tesla has made an investment in the country by building a Supercharger network on the whole island, which it opened to all electric vehicles in 2022.
The investment paid off as Tesla became the best-selling car brand in the country in 2023 with a massive 20% market share. The Model Y also demolished a 35-year record for the best-selling car in the country.
Now, Tesla is looking to expand its charging infrastructure in the country to support the growing fleet. The automaker announced a deal with N1, a gas station operator, to deploy 20 new Superchargers across the country:
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The electricity on Iceland is more like 300% renewable (or rather fossil free since geothermal technically is nuclear). Aluminium smelters because of the extreme abundance of clean and cheap energy.
Also worth mentioning is that Iceland was reaching Norwegian EV shares by the end of last year. Can they take first spot from Norway going forward?
That’s a massive expansion, considering Tesla currently only operates 9 Supercharger stations in Iceland:
Iceland has put in place incentives for car rental companies to update their fleet with electric vehicles – making it easier to drive electric for people visiting.
Tesla vehicles are obviously a popular choice for those rental fleets and they are going to need charging. This new deal with N1 should help accelerate that transition.
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