General Motors and Iberdola to study EV charging infrastructure in Spain, UK
General Motors will be collaborating with Spanish energy company Iberdola on a feasibility study to determine the infrastructure needs to support plug-in vehicles in Europe. Similar studies are underway already between automakers and utility companies in the United States and elsewhere. The two companies have a relationship through other projects being run by EPRI. Under examination will be the needs for private, residential, and commercial customers as well as for publicly-accessible vehicle plugs. Among the issues that need to be resolved are how rates will be determined for vehicle charging and billing mechanisms. The study will be focused in Spain and the UK.
[Source: General Motors]
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Piet 1:16PM (12/12/2008)
Peuhaps the end of GM ? and the green car was comming in a fews years ... When the US will drive with clean cars ?
http://www.ecolo-trader.fr/GM-en-Faillite-la-VOLT-voiture-hybride-en-sursis--vtptc-241.php
The chapiter 11 is a solution ?
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Lad 1:51PM (12/12/2008)
The problems of plugin compatibility have already been solved by "Better Place." GM is wasting money looking for a different solution that will avoid the de facto standard already in place. The idea of non standard global usage is one of the things that has made automobiles more expensive over the past. A different solution will only serve to cost the buyers more money.
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