EVs in "The World in 2011" special edition, "The Economist"
Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:23 pm
An interesting 1-page ("Semi-Advertorial", in my opinion) article by Shai Agassi, founder and chief executive of "Better Place", appears on page 131 of the "25-Year Special Edition" of the Economist, currently on sale
He describes a common goal by China and Israel of "...breaking the inexorable connection between economic growth and oil-dependence". He says :
China seeks to be world leader in EV production by 2012,
Israel will have the worlds first battery-switching and vehicle-charging network in 2011,
Israel seeks to have a transport sector "completely free of petroleum" by 2020,
That the cost of such a network in Israel will be less than 7 days fuel-use by current petrol-engine cars in the country,
And That.....
"That amazingly small number holds true in most countries around the world - China included"
In a highlighted encapsulation he says
"Electric cars no longer require drivers to buy expensive batteries or to worry about limited driving distance"
I think the rest of the article is worth reading, and I hope Agassi is right
We shall see.......
Happy New Year
Ed
He describes a common goal by China and Israel of "...breaking the inexorable connection between economic growth and oil-dependence". He says :
China seeks to be world leader in EV production by 2012,
Israel will have the worlds first battery-switching and vehicle-charging network in 2011,
Israel seeks to have a transport sector "completely free of petroleum" by 2020,
That the cost of such a network in Israel will be less than 7 days fuel-use by current petrol-engine cars in the country,
And That.....
"That amazingly small number holds true in most countries around the world - China included"
In a highlighted encapsulation he says
"Electric cars no longer require drivers to buy expensive batteries or to worry about limited driving distance"
I think the rest of the article is worth reading, and I hope Agassi is right
We shall see.......
Happy New Year
Ed