Israel launched an electric car program as part of a plan to end the country’s dependence on foreign oil. Of course by now, the idea of an electric car is not new. But it is still a challenge to produce enough of the vehicles and get them to travel far enough. Shai Agassi’s company, Better Place, is not just promoting electric cars but designing an entire system to service them, with battery charging stations. Many countries are expressing great interest.
Worldfocus special correspondent Michael Greenspan and producers Yuval Lion and Ara Ayer report from Israel.
Could Agassi’s plan work in larger countries like the U.S.? Watch an extended interview: Debate on the electric revolution of the auto industry.





02/11/2010 :: 12:59:57 PM
Michael McKee Says:
Sounds promising but, will the business giants turn it into a parasitic institution, finding ways to charge more and more like the oil kings? Will they manage it properly so everyone benefits or will they make it a hardship on the majority of people? If it’s transparent and absent of weasel speak, I think it would be good for all but, I have my doubts whether that will be the case.