Postcard From Iceland (1 of 2)

[caption id="attachment_105" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Bathers in the foreground, geo-thermal power plant in the distance"]Iceland's geothermal landscape[/caption] The rumors are true. Iceland is beautiful. Sitting on the continental plates between Europe and North America, this volcanic island is home to a mere 300,000 people. I came as a guest for Driving Sustainability, Iceland's conference for the future of cars. They lined up an international and terrific schedule. Yet-Ming Chiang from A123 Systems in Cambridge, Bill Dube, from the Killacycle, Sven Thesen and John Proctor from Better Place, the MiEV team from Mitsubishi, and on and on. After the two day conference, we stayed on to film for "Revenge," because Iceland's electricity is 100% renewable — the perfect place for EVs. Thanks to its wise investment in geothermal plants, Iceland's energy is clean and practically free. The only oil that gets used here goes towards fueling our worldwide addiction (which Iceland shares) to the internal combustion engine. Thankfully this may all be changing — at least according to its President who met us at Iceland's White House (the Bessastadir). President Olafur Grimsson has a vision for his country that does not include oil. Facing bankruptcy, the country cannot afford to import oil when electric vehicles could meet the needs of most of its city drivers. After a failed experiment with hydrogen, the real issue is getting carmakers to sell electric cars and educating the public about their advantages. We toured the country with a local crew and got some fabulous footage. From the annual meeting of a 4x4 truck club in Iceland's glacial interior, to the steaming vents of its power plants, we tracked the story. Can Iceland use its clean energy to replace gasoline driving? [caption id="attachment_111" align="aligncenter" width="266" caption="Chris Paine and President Grimsson"]Chris Paine and President Grimsson[/caption]

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