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Fuzzy Logic Denmark signs deal to implement Israel’s electric car project
Fuzzy Logic Denmark signs deal to implement Israel’s electric car project | Denmark signs deal to implement Israel’s electric car project |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Friday, 28 March 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 A press release issued on March 27, 2008 at Project Better Place outlines the plans to get the Danes into EV cars over the next few years. An article at The Register has a very recent interview with Shai Agassi that claims the first EV cars will be sold next year, with full production set for 2010. According to The Register, the Denmark infrastructure will “consist of approximately 500,000 charging spots and 150 battery swap stations, allowing vehicles to be charged overnight, and the swap stations to be used as a gas station equivalent for longer journeys.” The Register quotes Agassi as saying that electric cars should be as convenient as today’s petrol driven cars, meaning a battery change at a swap station should take no longer than 20 seconds, allowing consumers an even faster experience than filling a fuel tanks with petrol, diesel or gas today. That said, the Project Better Place press release says the cars will be introduced “within the next few years”, offering “environmentally friendly, battery driven EVs to the streets of Denmark” with “at least the same road-holding qualities as fuel-based cars, EVs produce zero emission of CO2 and other exhaust gases.” Anders Eldrup, CEO of DONG Energy said: "With this project, we hope to contribute substantially to reducing CO2 emissions from Danish cars. At the same time, we will achieve a new way of storing the unstable electricity output from wind turbines, as EVs are typically charged during the night, when the exploitation of power generation is low. This provides optimum exploitation of our resources for the benefit of the environment.” Shai Agassi said: “Together with DONG Energy, Project Better Place will ensure an environmentally clean and sustainable approach to energy and transportation. Existing technology, combined with our unique business model and scaleable infrastructure will provide a financially viable solution to significantly decrease CO2 emissions." Please read onto page 3 for more details on Renault-Nissan’s involvement, details on the mobile phone subscription-based sales model for selling the electric cars and details of the exact timeframes planned for the EV car’s release. |
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