Wednesday, December 10, 2008

A cool network...for electric cars


How cool would this be: A network of electric battery charging stations placed throughout a country. To power cars. Cars that you rent or purhcase at 6 cents a mile (compared to the average cost of 12 cents a mile to operate a conventional gasoline-powered car). No more worrying about whether your charge will last all day. You can always find a charging station.


It'd be cool if a state or country could start installing this kind of system. But...well....they already are. Japan, Denmark, even Hawaii. And the business plan has been written. Tom Friedman wrote about it today. Hold on to your lithium ions. It's gonna be a fascinating ride.