Reducing the Cost of Electric Cars - Shai Agassi

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/22/The_Electric_Horizon_Shai_Agassi

Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place, discusses his plan to economically price the electric car. "We've taken the price of the battery off the car," says Agassi, bringing the consumer cost down to around $20,000. He also explores developing incentive plans to offer tax breaks and bonuses for consumers who purchase electric cars.

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Shai Agassi deliveres the 2009 Alfred Deakin Eco-Innovation Lecture, outlining how through smart business, improving technology and changing public policy, the electric car revolution can commence. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Shai Agassi is the founder and chief executive of Better Place, the leading electric vehicle services provider. He is focused on one of this century's biggest challenges, moving the world from oil-based to sustainable transportation. Agassi works with government leaders, auto manufacturers, energy companies and others to make his vision "zero-emission vehicles powered by electricity from renewable sources" a reality in countries around the globe.

Agassi's visionary leadership with the Better Place model has been recognized widely. TIME Magazine named him to the 2009 TIME 100, the world's 100 most influential people, and one of TIME's "Heroes of the Environment 2008." Fast Company placed him third on its "100 Most Creative People in Business" list. Most recently, Scientific American Magazine named him to the 2009 Scientific American 10, a select group of 10 people who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to assuring the benefits of new technologies and knowledge will accrue to humanity.

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[smellyfry]

How can electric car be sustainable when its using laptop batteries that are expensive and deterrioriate so quickly? We all know how lousy laptop batteries are.

The answer is hybrid using electricity generators eg. HHO, Solar, etc.

[Traviskolber]

@cyberdaemon

1. The batteries are 90% recyclable. Better statistic than oil.

2. Solar power, nuclear power, tidal power, wind power, hydrogen power. There are many more options.

[Traviskolber]

@sunnyallthetime Go check their channel, they've showed off the Flurence Z.E. multiple times, as well as the switching of batteries. Israel, Denmark, and Australia are already beginning construction of stations, and Agassi promises sales will begin soon.

[Traviskolber]

@JohnCBriggs Israel is already beginning construction of stations, and Denmark and Australia are following suit.

Agassi expects sale of the cars to begin very soon.

[MrDANIELDMARTINRIOS]

wow! an intelectual that makes total sense on the side of clean energy!

love him!

[viskaylu]

Finally someone has taken the initiative to educate the the mass on electric cars! Wonderful !

[ArcticMayhem13]

He talks a bit like Barack Obama

[jason1973tl]

Interesting idea. He has basically taken the battery changer idea for forklifts used in large warehouses and applied them to cars.