bOTH OAKLAND AND BERKELEY HAVE CITY SHARE CARS THAT ARE ENERGY EFFICENT, AND BERKELEY EVEN GOT TWO MINI VANS WHICH ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.  WHOOPS sorry abt caps lock!
 
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From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:15:18 AM
Subject: Re: Electric Cars

well calif usually leads the way. 


--- On Wed, 11/26/08, Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Electric Cars
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 7:51 AM
> On Sunday 23 November 2008 13:45:38 Virginia Perry wrote:
> > That's true, especially with the current
> difficulty in getting capital
> > improvement loans for businesses. Maybe Wal-Mart, who
> is doing well
> > financially, could take the lead with their parking
> lots, perhaps adding
> > plug-ins to a row or two when they resurface (which I
> think happens more
> > frequently up here due to frost heaves). I'm not
> gonna hold my breath
> > waiting for that one to happen, though.
> >
> > We could develop a new symbol for parking for electric
> cars only. And I'm
> > thinking the downtown areas in smaller towns could get
> "green" grants to
> > retrofit at least one parking area. There's one or
> two lots in Idaho Falls'
> > downtown that are already run down and could stand to
> be completely redone.
> >
> > Of course, it's sort of a Catch-22. Who's
> going to invest in
> > recharging/parking for electric cars until there are
> enough electric cars
> > to recoup their investment? And, how many people will
> purchase electric
> > cars until charging them is more convenient?
> >
> > Virginia
> >
> 
> Well it looks like the Bay Area have a solution:-
> 
> <http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/20/energy-renewableenergy>
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Deri
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