"The car maker is developing three models: a sedan, a compact city car and a panel van. In Denmark, a car will cost up to 200,000 kroner (£23,080) to buy.
"Around 160,000 electric cars will be made available every year. I believe the
sales will be in the tens of thousands," said Jens Moberg, the chief executive of Better Place Denmark, the Danish subsidiary of the transport company developing the lithium batteries fitted in the vehicles.
Electric car drivers will need to sign up for a monthly subscription with Better Place to get access to the batteries. "It will be like signing up for a mobile phone contract," said Moberg.
He declined to say how much a subscription would cost, but said that the 250-watt battery would cost €8,000 (£6,870) to manufacture in 2011-2012. "I expect the cost to come down afterwards as production expands," he said."
source: the guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009...
first sales will take place in denmark and israel.
a pilot project. no - more than that. a foot into the future. hopefully, at affordable subscriptions.
ciao DUers.
