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	Electric Vehicle Network coming to Australia

masbury

10-23-2008 3:29 PM

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energy, transportation, electric car

masbury says:

Top off your car at a station, or exchange batteries for longer trips. Equiv of 6 cents per mile gasoline. Batteries used as mobile storage network for alternative energy sources.

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