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Australia: Electric car recharging stations in 4 years

October 27, 2008

Recent news tell that in 4 years most Australians should be able to drive an electric car and recharge it at special home or public plug-in points, it has been predicted. AGL and finance group Macquarie Capital have signed an agreement with international group Better Place to provide Car Battery Stations and technology to support the environmentally friendly vehicles. Better Place was founded by former SAP Executive Mr Agassi.

Electric Cars On A Two-way Power Street

October 27, 2008

Scientists at the University of Michigan, using a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), are exploring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) that not only use grid electricity to meet their power needs, but return it to the grid, earning money for the owner. more