Porto Santo has a pleasant temperature all year round, there is hardly any rain and the soil is rich in minerals, good for your health. So, except for one air-force base, its main source of income comes from tourism, in the form of buggy power! It comes with nice buggies to rent now. And, with a ‘buggy’factory for a green future.
Citybubbles are also buggies
The owner of Citybubbles understood what this kind of tourists wants: sustainable transportation.
In 2012, when Peter started building “Ya”, the owner of ‘Bubbles’ started renting out small and light, 100% electric, cars in Porto Santo. Buggies. When you rent the car, it comes with an application that includes detailed maps of the island.
The buggy has a range of 60 km, and a top speed of 90km/h. You will need neither the full range, nor the top speed because the island is small and you enjoy it more on a slower speed. But, just to be on the safe side, you can charge your car in lots of (often beautiful) places.
Buggypower!
And then, we came across lots and lots of buggies. Buggypower!
You see, the algae plant near the marina appears to be the largest closed-circuit production facility of micro-algae in Europe. They build CO2 capture units. And, they harvest the algae and produce algae-products as a basis for food, feed and cosmetics.
We already wrote about the CO2-capturing potential of micro-algae. It’s amazing what those buggies can do!