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Australia is Latest Country to Make the Electric Car Choice
A summary of Australia’s decision to embrace the future of the electric car as a matter of state policy, an important step toward substituting electricity for oil, is posted below. The report originated on The Oil Drum and the complete report is here:
Project Better Place founder Shai Agassi was in town last week announcing that Australia will become the third country, following Denmark and Israel, to implement the group’s vision of electric vehicles powered by renewable energy.
Better Place and Macquarie Capital Group will raise $1 billion to build a network of 250,000 charging stations and battery exchange stations in key locations along the east coast by 2012. The network will be powered by wind turbines owned by AGL Energy.
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1 Xebra // Nov 4, 2008 at 10:27 am
The fact that the recharging stations will be powered by wind turbines makes EVs even more ecologically relevant, making them genuinely emission free and nullifying any adverse impact on the environment.
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