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400 Tel Aviv parking spaces now wired to charge electric cars
By The Associated Press
Tags: electric cars, Israel news 

Soon, Israeli motorists will be able to start pumping their cars full of electricity instead of gasoline at a Tel Aviv area parking lot.

The Palo Alto, California-based "Project Better Place" unveiled its first car-charging station, the latest step in its plan to get a large number of electric cars on Israel's roads in the next few years.

About 400 parking spaces are wired to charge electric cars, mainly in and around Tel Aviv. Pini Leiberman says the company hopes to wire 100,000 spaces around Israel by 2010.
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The charging stations are meant to power a fleet of cars being built in partnership with Better Place by the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

If the schedule holds, Israel would be one of the first countries to have a significant electric car presence.

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      1.   The problem is 18:32  |  David Israel 08/12/08
      2.   So instead of burning gas derived from fossil fuels 19:35  |  Axel 08/12/08
      3.   To #2 - Perhaps you should read their website 20:21  |  Jon 08/12/08
      4.   To #1, Hydrogen isnt better 20:30  |  Moshe 08/12/08
      5.   Axel , no credit for Israel from this 20:59  |  TOMY 08/12/08
      6.   #1- mistaken #2 bitter 21:09  |  David G 08/12/08
      7.   Well done Israel!! Oh, and you don`t need fossil fuels to generat 21:26  |  JustMe 08/12/08
      8.   Iran watch out - solar powered cruise missiles!! 21:34  |  Vote Green 08/12/08
      9.   wind and sun energy source 21:51  |  bronxite10 08/12/08
      10.   # 5 tomy 21:55  |  Axel 08/12/08
      11.   # 7 justme 21:58  |  Axel 08/12/08
      12.   still less fossil fuels being used even if power stations do use 22:00  |  zionist forever 08/12/08
      13.   # 6 david 22:05  |  Axel 08/12/08
      14.   14,2 % in 2007 22:10  |  Axel 08/12/08
      15.   IRAN COULD HELP... 22:51  |  Mosley 08/12/08
      16.   # 9 bronxite 23:04  |  Axel 08/12/08
      17.   Axel 23:27  |  JR 08/12/08
      18.   # 6 david addendum 23:43  |  Axel 08/12/08
      19.   Historic Day 00:08  |  thomas 09/12/08
      20.   And more questions 00:28  |  Axel 09/12/08
      21.   hey, electric car enthusiasts 00:30  |  Axel 09/12/08
      22.   16 Axel 00:45  |  bronxite10 09/12/08
      23.   Axel , Israel is working on alternate fuel for 00:55  |  TOMY 09/12/08
      24.   axel 14 01:00  |  bronxite10 09/12/08
      25.   Axel mentally bogged up to his axles 03:38  |  Peter Williams 09/12/08
      26.   David G If yopu knew me better 03:59  |  david Israel 09/12/08
      27.   Making electricity in Israel 09:52  |  Colin 09/12/08
      28.   # 22 bronxite 12:55  |  Axel 09/12/08
      29.   # 24 bronxite 13:02  |  Axel 09/12/08
      30.   # 23 tomy 13:08  |  Axel 09/12/08
      31.   to Axel 80% less usage per mile is the point 15:01  |  CM 09/12/08
      32.   Axel`s hidden agenda 15:39  |  Franck 09/12/08
      33.   # 32 franck 16:30  |  Axel 09/12/08
      34.   What a shame 17:25  |  David Israel 09/12/08
      35.   FULLY ELECTRIC CARS 20:34  |  Robert 09/12/08
      36.   stock? 23:07  |  who cares 09/12/08
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