It is named after Odin’s eight-legged horse Sleipnir.
The bus was named after Odin’s eight-legged Norse mythological steed called Sleipnir. It is fitting that the bus has eight large tires, which allow it to cross any crevasses as wide as three meters (9.8 feet) in width. The bus measures 15 meters (50 ft) in length and has a comfortable, spacious interior. More information will follow. According to Phys.org, the powertrain information was not readily available. However, it has an 850-horsepower (633 kilowatts) engine. It can travel at 60 km/h (37 MPH) in the glaciers.
All that power comes with a price – Sleipnir can be very thirsty. 45 liters (12.75 gallons) of gasoline is required to travel the bus’s 62 mile route. The interior is luxurious and features wood flooring, plush leather seats and large side windows. There’s also panoramic glass above the chairs. The bus also has storage between its wheels that could be used to store cooking supplies.
According to local media, the bus was built by Astvaldur Oskarsson (59 years old mechanic) at a cost of 70 million Icelandic Krona ($540,000 today’s exchange rate). Sleipnir 10,000 Kronur is the cost of touring the glacier (approximately $77). Global warming continues to melt the Langjokull glacier ice cap. Scientists predict that most of the ice caps, which were formed approximately 2,500 years ago will have disappeared by the end this century.