Iceland signs an agreement with Mitsubishi to test electric vehicles

Posted on July 15, 2009 by cinzia

Since the ‘80s, Iceland has always been promoting research projects for the development of environment- compatible resources and equipment, and it has continued throughout the years to be the World leader in this field. Now, it is again a pioneer -this time in the means of transport.

A new development area is going to be the testing of electric cars, that will most likely define the final deliverance from the use of fossil fuel. A letter of intent signed by the Icelandic Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and the Mitsubishi Motors in September 2008, allowed to perform tests on a new electric car- with zero pollution issue- the MiEV.

The agreement foresees that the President of Iceland, Mr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson tests directly the MiEV: this underlines the strong attitude and commitment of the Icelandic Government to search for alternative solutions to the energy problem and to the environment safeguard!

Iceland’s ambitions are high: if the current use of energy is almost completely met by geothermal and water implants, the circulation electric vehicles will indeed mark the beginning of a new age.