Pilot project to power up Greater Toronto Area for electric vehicles

by Susan on January 16, 2009

The Ontario government announced a partnership with Better Place, a California-based company, to build a network of battery recharging stations throughout the Greater Toronto Area to support electric vehicles.

Better Place’s vision is to set up regional Electric Recharge Grid Operators that would sell energy to electric-car drivers as part of a monthly subscription — like a cellphone service plan that sells electricity instead of minutes.

Link to full story in The Toronto Star.

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