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Bay Area To Install Electric Vehicle Grid

Mike writes "Recently San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland unveiled a massive concerted effort to become the electric vehicle capitol of the United States. The Bay Area will be partnering with Better Place to create an essential electric vehicle infrastructure, marking a huge step towards the acceptance of electric vehicles as a viable alternative to those that run on fossil fuels." Inhabitat.com has some conceptual illustrations and a map showing EV infrastructure, such as battery exchange stations, stretching from Sacramento to San Diego — though this is far more extensive than the Bay Area program actually announced, which alone is estimated to cost $1 billion.

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  1. Saving the planet starts at home! by nategoose · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's why I installed an electric vehicle grid in my driveway 2 years ago. Get on the ball, Bay Area!

  2. Re:Something for the Buck by LanMan04 · · Score: 2, Funny

    A bunch of banks packaged mortgage products together under a very elegant (and beautiful imho) design that nicely divvied up the risk and reward based on the unique, individual needs of various parties.

    A troll too far, sir. You give yourself away!

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  3. Re:Doomed by its creators by sdturf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please don't forget those of us who promote nuclear power in an unsafe and irresponsible way.

  4. Re:Doomed by its creators by dakameleon · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think AC... [isn't] afraid of anything.

    I don't think you know what "Coward" means.

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  5. Re:Wrong again by NoMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    But the problem there is that as soon as you clear up and rebuild, another giant lizard or flying turtle comes along and you have to start all over again...

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