Canberra on charge to electric future

[Sir Pompously]

An interesting article, and will be good to see! The company is Better Place, and can be found at http://www.betterplace.com/

Canberra on charge to electric future
July 24, 2009 - 4:04PM

Canberra will be the first Australian city to roll out an electric vehicle infrastructure with the network set to be up and running in three years.

Construction of recharging spots in homes, offices, shopping centres and car parks is set to commence in 2011 and completed in 2012.

The power used to recharge vehicles will be sourced from renewable energy.

Shai Agassi, chief executive of Better Place, which will build the network, said the dependence of Canberrans on vehicles to get around made it a perfect place for an electric vehicle infrastructure.

"Canberra has a mobile population that demands a viable alternative to allow for both short commutes and longer trips," Mr Agassi said.

"There's proven demand for EVs in Australia and the people of Canberra are ready for a more sustainable future."

Source: http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/canberra-on-charge-to-electric-future-20090724-dvwa.html

[Lockie]

Now all we need are the vehicles...
I would LOVE a Tesla.

[Buzz Killington]

The Simpsons - Electric Car