Global Transition to Electric Vehicles

(May 12, 2010) Joe Paluska, Vice President of Communications for Better Place, an electric vehicle service company, discusses their recent efforts to establish highly serviceable fleets, including battery-switchable taxis, in tests markets in Japan and Denmark as well as to spur the development of the necessary and appropriate support infrastructures for city-wide electric vehicle use and global expansion to other markets.

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[agapitoflores001]

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[Theimmortalwhitewolf]

@Digidoc316 Renewable energy accounted for 11.14 percent of the domestically produced electricity in the United States in the first six months of 2010. The US had ~18% of world wind power in 2010. As of Feb 2011 US has a 40.2 GW of installed capacity(in wind) with another 5.6GW under construction.(Solar PV)had 435MW in 2009 and 2x+ in 1 year to 878MW. More 65,000 homes and businesses added solar water heating. 1.6GW are under construction. US has 30% of world geo. capacity. I can keep going.

[Digidoc316]

If US politicians would agressively pursue alternative energy(wind, solar, etc.) instead of the money from the oil companies, your electric for charging would be clean and cheaper. Why do you think the US lags the world in alternative energy generation? An area of 15 sq.mi. of solar farm in Nevada could supply the whole country. The tech is here; it's all about the Benjamins!

[bobbyllew]

@stephenspielberger The 'coal is worse than petrol' argument is utterly flawed. If I charge my electric car from a coal burning power plant alone (60% of power is from coal in UK) it produces 40gm of Co2 per km. Using the same criteria (well to wheel Co2) even the most 'eco' mini 2 seater petrol car is around 300 gms, and average family sedans, between 5 and 600 m of Co2 per km. Where did I get my figures from. Honda and BMW.