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ISK 151 million allocated for new electric-vehicle charging stations

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

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  • Iceland’s Climate and Energy Fund awarded grants totaling ISK 151 million to 17 projects expanding the country’s electric-vehicle charging network.
  • The projects will add 21 charging stations and 41 connectors, including 13 fast-charging projects and four conventional charging projects.
  • The government says the initiative will support energy independence and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels amid higher oil prices.

Iceland is putting ISK 151 million into expanding its electric-vehicle charging network, with the latest grants set to add 21 stations and 41 charging connectors around the country.

The Climate and Energy Fund awarded support to 17 projects. Thirteen involve fast-charging stations, while four will install conventional charging stations. The grants aim to make charging more accessible across Iceland.

Now is the right time to switch to an electric car.

· Jóhann Páll JóhannssonIceland’s environment, energy and climate minister urged people to move from imported fossil fuels to domestic electricity.

The initiative forms part of targeted government measures linked to the war in the Persian Gulf and rising oil prices. Its stated goal is to ensure that no more than 100 kilometers separates charging stations on the country’s main roads, while every urban settlement has access to a fast charger.

Environment, Energy and Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson said the message was clear: “Now is the right time to switch to an electric car.” Replacing dirty imported fuel with Icelandic energy, he said, would save tens of billions of Icelandic krónur in foreign currency, strengthen Iceland’s energy independence and protect household finances from outside fluctuations.

By replacing dirty imported fuel with Icelandic energy, we save tens of billions in foreign currency, strengthen Iceland’s energy independence and protect household finances from external fluctuations that we have no control over.

· Jóhann Páll JóhannssonThe minister described the economic and energy-security rationale for expanding electric-vehicle use.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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