Here we are the great "energy warehouse" hydro-powerhouse - and yet?
There they are - the little Northern Nation of Iceland humming along with half our population and resources.
So what's new?
The Icelandic company Even has purchased, and in the next few months
intends to set up, 200 new express electric-car charging stations around
the country.
According to plans outlined by the government, 10 percent of cars
should rely on sustainable fuels by 2020. Currently, however, it is not
very practical to own an electric car in Iceland as there are very few
charging stations, most of them located in the capital area.
Oh yes they are even complaining because they are behind Norway - you know the land of Statoil of which Danny Williams thinks Nalcor is like.
As of May 2014, a total of 30,319 plug-in electric vehicles
have been registered in Norway, of which, 95% are all-electric
vehicles. The registered plug-in electric fleet consists of 28,827 all-electric passenger and light-duty vehicles, and 1,492 plug-in hybrids.
From September 2013 to March 2014, five times an electric car has ranked as the top selling new car in the country. The Tesla Model S has been the top selling new car three times, twice in 2013, first in September and again in December.
AND Among the existing government incentives, all-electric cars are exempt in Norway from all non-recurring vehicle fees, including purchase taxes...
Did we have a chance to be in on this action? You bet we did. What did we do about it? Nothing! The partisan brains allow only partisan activity. They will drive Steve Kent or his supporters to robo vote on a VOCM poll - diligent, fervent, and maniacal interest in that - while opportunities pass us by.
Innovation? I think not. So as we lose and lose more business interests in our province - somehow the nation of Iceland keeps plugging into this innovation.
In Newfoundland and Labrador - our government is still trying to figure out how to keep the power on. We have the physical resources but we lack the visionary leadership to do anything but give them away.
As we have learned this week - companies know how to suck the money out of this government and use it to advance themselves without regard for the people who financed them...
1 comment:
True; we (all of Canada) are behind most of the world in going with new technologies and policies. It will definitely take a change in thinking and a change in political attitude. I am hopeful some forward thinking person will come up with a new system to make the current party system officially as obsolete as it is in reality. And I refer to all parties and their catering to specific interest groups.
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