Mike G
2012-01-27 09:39:07
9 years ago at an SAP conference I sat next to a man who it turns out was Shai Agassi who went on to start A Better Place, the company in Israel making these battery swap stations. After listening for a while, I remember thinking how simple it was – in order to succeed broadly, the EV industry must start thinking of the batteries as part of the fuel delivery system, not as part of the car itself. I have been saying that to anyone who will listen ever since and have been really confused at the contortions the US government and GM go through to sell you on the idea that 50-100 miles is enough range. Doesn’t matter if I only needed more once in a year – it’s still a non-starter for me.
