But so far, electric car manufacturers have been a disappointment: http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/13/electric-cars-disappointed-in-2008-and-2009-wont-be-different/
Terry On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Harry Veeder <hvee...@ncf.ca> wrote: > Grand plan for electric cars takes shape in Ontario > > Last Updated: Thursday, January 15, 2009 | 12:45 PM ET > Comments129Recommend83 > > CBC News > > A U.S. company that promotes infrastructure to support electric cars is > going to open a site in Toronto to demonstrate the vehicles, Shai Agassi, > founder and CEO of Better Place, said Thursday. > > He called the joint announcement with the provincial government "the > all-important first step in an expected electric car charging network > rollout for Canada." > > Ontario is supporting the plan by studying ways to speed up the introduction > of electric cars to the province, said Premier Dalton McGuinty. The study is > scheduled for release in May. > > It will look at financial incentives to encourage drivers to buy electric > vehicles, giving such cars preferred access to the transportation grid, > having the government buy electric vehicles and promoting them... > > http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/15/ontario-electric.html
