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.
04/06/2010 :: 02:38:28 PM
Student Says:
I want to follow the movement, many should begin talking to congress and sending letters. Instead of using coal as the only souce of energy, solar panals and wind turbines would be ideal. Especially due to the fact that deserts on the earth cover 500,000 sq miles!!!!
–Lets back this idea and make the US a part of a big change.