An Elon Musk Tweet 'Thrilled' An Island Desperate For Teslas

First, he persuaded Elon Musk to expand into Iceland. Now, he's predicting an exponential rise in sales of electric cars in a country that gets its energy from volcanoes.

"The supply of electric cars is not satisfying demand at the moment," Johann Olafsson, who heads Iceland's Electric Vehicle Association, said in an interview in Reykjavik. If it did catch up with demand, sales would probably "more than double each year for the next few years," he said.

Olafsson says he was "thrilled" to receive Musk's positive response to his request via Twitter for a Tesla service center to open in Iceland. "I hope it will happen before the release of the Model 3."

Earlier this month, Musk tweeted to Olafsson:"Thanks for letting me know. Will expedite. Sorry for the delay."
 

Thanks for letting me know. Will expedite. Sorry for the delay.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2018