Yokohama to be a Better Place?
November 6, 2008 by admin
Filed under News, Technology
Recently I read an article in Wired magazine about a company that wants to change the auto industry by creating and infrastructure for electric cars. It is a very ambitious but a very exciting idea but it is not just one of those concepts that people talk about but never actually get around to doing. Israel, Denmark and some Australian cities have already agreed (I believe) to start implementing this system.
This morning in the Japan Times I came across and article titled Renault-Nissan teams with Yokohama to develop ‘green’ transport. As Renault is making electric cars for Better Place I am guessing that perhaps this new electric car being built by Renault-Nissan is for the same project. I couldn’t find any mention of it on the Better Place website though. You can see a video about Better Place below.
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Well, it seems that I was partly right. Better Place is coming to Yokohama as part of a feasibility study starting next year. Since I made this post Better Place also announced that they will be setting up in Ireland, where I’m from. Quite exiting really. Below are some links about coming to Yokohama.
Better Place joins Japan electric vehicles project
Better Place Goes to Japan
Better Place Joins Subaru, Other Japanese Carmakers In Ministry of Environment Electric Vehicle Project