JUCCCE China Clean Energy Forum Notes: Better Place Electric Automotive

Monday, November 10, 2008 21:19
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Marshall Towe, Better Place

Create a scalable, replicable, model for entirely eliminating a country’s dependence on oil

why:
climate change, energy security, trade imbalance, criteria performance, geopolitics, health benefits

who:
by 2030… Australia will have all electric cars

Better place solution:
- buy a car for 25,000 that is EV
- build the charge spot (capital cost of 250USD per spot)
- energy for network is done through renewable energy (wind )
- need 1000MW for 1 million cars
- battery exchange

selling km.. not cars. will swap batteries at 160,000km in 3 minute process

tangible benefits:
- driver expenditures decrease and vehicle affordability improves
- auto makers evolve beyond oil and thrive
- energy companies surge into new markets for renewable energy

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2 Responses to “JUCCCE China Clean Energy Forum Notes: Better Place Electric Automotive”

  1. fpteditors says:

    November 11th, 2008 at 11:41 am

    Electric cars will just increase the demand for coal. A much better way to go is to make public transport free. Public transport benefits all of society — so should be financed accordingly.

  2. JUCCCE China Clean Energy Forum Pictures says:

    November 11th, 2008 at 4:12 pm

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