Electric cars Here is an interesting article about electric cars… A transition to electric cars isn’t just a matter of the cars, but also of the infrastructure that goes with them, including public charging stations. The Electric Power Research Institute and the Tennessee Valley Authority plan to cut the ribbon on Tuesday on a prototype of a new kind of charging station, one that uses solar cells and batteries. But they do not work together in quite the way the public might expect. The initial installation has six parking stalls, one of them extra wide for handicapped drivers, with carport roofs covered with solar panels. There are three refrigerator-size battery packs in a building that is heated and air-conditioned. Read more on: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/if-you-build-it-will-they-charge/ Posted by Gary H → January 30, 2011 at 6:44 PM under Alternative Energy Environment
