U.S. firm to build EV chargers in Jerusalem


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Jerusalem EV charging stations will roll out across city streets, supporting electric vehicles with charging infrastructure by Better Place and Renault-Nissan, enabling sustainable mobility, 160-200 km battery range, and 3-4 hour charge times.

 

Story Summary

A citywide EV charging network by Better Place powering electric vehicles in Israel for cleaner urban mobility.

  • About 100 street chargers planned by 2011; 20 already installed.
  • Batteries range 160-200 km; typical charge is 3-4 hours.
  • Better Place leads rollout; CEO Shai Agassi champions clean air.
  • Renault-Nissan partners on EV infrastructure and vehicles.

 

California-based electric car operator Better Place unveiled plans to build a charging system for electric vehicles in Jerusalem, in addition to a network it has installed in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

 

About 100 charging stations will be placed on Jerusalem streets and in wired parking lots across the city by 2011, when Israel plans to have electric cars available for mass consumption, Shai Agassi, CEO of Better Place, said. Twenty of the stations have already been placed.

At a ceremony where he signed the agreement with Israeli officials, Agassi said a transition to greener means of transportation and clean technologies more broadly could make for cleaner air, and called Israel "a leader in the road to sustainable mobility."

Electric car batteries used in Israel will have a range of 160-200 km (100-125 miles), sufficient to cover the distances among most of the small country's main urban centers. They would take 3-4 hours to charge, Better Place said in a statement, and Israel plans to keep recharging fees low as adoption expands.

Israel regards Jerusalem as its indivisible capital, including the eastern sector it captured in a 1967 war and annexed in a move not recognized internationally. Palestinians want the city as capital of a future state.

Better Place, a $200-million venture-backed company, is in an early stage, testing charge spots in Israel with plans to follow in Denmark, and is working with Renault and Nissan to develop electric car infrastructure.

The firm has also announced partnerships with Australia, California and Hawaii, worth about $2 billion in total, to expand its network in the coming years as markets search for alternatives to cut carbon emissions and pricey fuel imports, potentially powering a charging industry worldwide.

 

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