Comments on: Indian electric cars to be made in Iceland?

By: Kalugian

Kalugian — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:49:13 +0000

I found this site seraching for Kaluga. I live there. It`s true VW make cars in Kaluga.

By: Cnn

Cnn — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:51:03 +0000

Thanks for this great post!

By: cheap used cars

cheap used cars — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:03:45 +0000

Very interesting article, I never would have thought about using Iceland as a place for cheap production, but on the other hand I know little about Iceland.

By: Alexander E.

Alexander E. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:02:50 +0000

Niels said:

Alexander,
Nice pix. You made them?
Do these ships dock in Reykjavik harbour? This harbour looked very small to me.

Re: pictures

Yes, the pictures are mine. If you want to read descriptions – use Google Translate :-)

Re: harbor
It’s not the area that is critical but depth and currents in the harbor. Reykjavik is not the biggest one but can accommodate almost all ship sizes.

By: SIR EURO IS BACK

SIR EURO IS BACK — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:26:39 +0000

AXEL I LIKE YOUR POST BECAUSE IS TALKING ABOUT REAL POSIBILITIES AND PROJECTS FOR ICELAND.

FINALLY WE ARE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND THINGS, AND KEEP AWAY THE USUAL “ALL ABOUT FISH” DISCOURSES…

By: Axel

Axel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0000

“Do these ships dock in Reykjavik harbour? This harbour looked very small to me.”

There are lots of harbours here in Iceland,
we import lots of raw material for Aluminum smelters and export lots of Aluminum in 10 ton blocks for example, the biggest shipping companys are Eimskip and Samskip, we have been shipping goods across the Atlantic longer than any one else in the world.

2012.is New beginning.
http://2012.is/index.php?option=com_frontpage&msl=english&Itemid=61

More about Reva
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/11/12/reva-partners-with-northern-lights-energy-to-bring-nxr-electric/

Some information about one of our power company’s
http://www.landsvirkjun.com/operations/power-stations/

How we convert Co2 into fuel, like Ethanol or Bio-Diesel for example using new technology.
http://www.carbonrecycling.is/index.html

A factory is being built at Svartsengi geo-thermal power plant, it will generate 4m liters of fuel the first year from Co2.
http://www.mannvit.com/AboutUs/News/Readarticle/1588

this video shows a simple conversion of a Toyota Yaris from Gas to Electric power.
Toyota Yaris converted to a simple electric car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG2ThczcM70

This factory produces electric components that can be useful in producing batteries for EV’s.
http://www.becromal.eu/iceland_projects.php

http://www.drivingsustainability.org/

By: Niels

Niels — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:02:24 +0000

Alexander,
Nice pix. You made them?
Do these ships dock in Reykjavik harbour? This harbour looked very small to me.

By: Axel

Axel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:21:05 +0000

Listen to what this guy is saying about the batteries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV8_meso6kU

The first Tesla roadster for Europe market came to Iceland, here it is racing a Porsche 911 on the 1/4 mile track, this is the Brabus version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8PulDjU9Ks

if you want one
http://teslamotors.is/index.php

By: Alexander E.

Alexander E. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:16:41 +0000

To Niels about enormous ships in Reykjavik

PS. India is not Japan. Never will be.

By: Niels

Niels — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:55:21 +0000

This is an interesting article.
Yes, at the moment indian cars do not have a good reputation but the same was true for japanese cars 30 years ago.
Today Japan is an absolute leader in the production of cars.
If India manages to gain an edge in the production of electronic cars it is well possible that the future will belong to them. After all, it is clear that the present fuel consumption by cars is not sustainable.
Iceland as a location for the production of cars is not obvious to me.
Yes, labour is cheap at the moment and yes, it would be possible to obtain cheap energy but what about the location?
There is no large market for these cars in Iceland (though I am looking forward to the first 4X4 running on electricity) and such cars need to be transported to Europe, America or Asia. Such transportation costs might ruin the competetive advantage.
After all, recently new car factories have been built in countries which do not only have cheap labour but also possess a good location .
Slovakia is a good example: it is central in Europe and new cars can easily be transported to the locations were they will be sold.
VW just opened a factory in Kaluga, Russia, but it mainly intends to sell the cars produced there in Russia. Moreover Russia has a good railway system and it is possible to transport these cars easily.
Iceland would depend on shipping.I do not even know if the harbour of Reykjavik has the facilities to receive the enormous ships that are normally used for the transportation of cars.