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Berlin to start first Electric Car Charging Network

by Amy Judd | October 16, 2008 at 11:57 am

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Berlin will begin the largest effort to set up electirc cars on their streets.

500 power points will be set up around the city to charge the cars.

Companies like Daimler AG and Smart have pledged that they will put 100 electric Smart Cars on the Berlin streets by the end of next year.

Not everyone is happy about this project. Greenpeace points out that no promises have been made about powering these electric cars using power from renewable sources. The environmental group says that if coal powered electricity is used, drivers would be better off using cleaner diesel fuel.

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Jarrett Martineau

at 12:01 on October 16th, 2008

What a great idea. North America needs to take note!

Terri Potratz

at 12:31 on October 16th, 2008

No kidding - yet another reason Berlin sounds like an amazing city to live in. Everyone and their dog seems to be moving there.

Amy Judd

at 12:40 on October 16th, 2008

I've never been, but I'd like to live there for a while I think..

SOLARLIFE

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at 12:44 on October 16th, 2008

amyjudd, I like this story. Berlin is also the world's first city with a hydrogen car fleet the Class A (not in the US availabe?) Hydrogen fuel cell Mercedes. Amazing the Gas station is from french Total. At home in france they do nothing. Same French EDF in London for electric cars, at home in France EDF does nothing.

mick motor photos

at 13:54 on October 16th, 2008

electric car seen at Lubenham Scarecrow Festival 2008, photo by mick motor photos

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Globalchic88

at 14:16 on October 16th, 2008

An electric car photographed in Regensburg, Germany in the state of Bavaria.

Ein elektrisches Auto dass in Regensburg, Deutschland im staate Bayern photografiert wurde.

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shannonkringen

at 14:29 on October 16th, 2008

oslo norway

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fullc0de

at 18:14 on October 16th, 2008

This picture was taken in Fremont, a neighborhood in Seattle, WA, USA, as I was walking home from the 20th annual Fremont Solstice Parade in June 2008. I thought it was both funny and cool to see a scooter and a Smart Car parked in front of a big SUV.

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panzerlawyer

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at 20:34 on October 16th, 2008

amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Keyfabe

at 02:10 on October 17th, 2008

I was just doing some sightseeing in Dortmund when I saw this strange looking vehicle and took a picture.

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hayathowfeek

at 14:02 on October 17th, 2008

the picture that i used on my flickr account actually came from this site: http://www.ecogeek.org/component/option,com_tag/tag,smart%20car/
I used it for my own high school IT project, so could you please credit the rightful owner of the photo?? i don't think it's fair to take credit for someone's else's work.
Thanks!

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Patrick1113

at 17:23 on October 17th, 2008

Prototype of the Smart electric car at The Green and Sexy Car Show at The Eden Project, Cornwall, 2007. No petrol - just plug, recharge and go! I drive a Smart car myself but not the electric version as it's not available here in Australia (yet).

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