Flipping The Switch: What It Takes To Prioritize Electric Cars
Originally published on Sun February 24, 2013 9:48 am
"Electricity is the most likely out of all of the alternative
fuels ... to be the next fuel for the consumer." That's what
Jonathan Strickland of the website HowStuffWorks tells NPR's
Jacki Lyden. But electric vehicles are not without their
controversies or challenges. One of the biggest questions is how
a transition from gasoline to electric fuel can actually take
place. The head of Estonia's program, Jarmo Tuisk, said in an
interview with Reuters: "We have proved that there is a real
possibility to set up a network in a country, and there are no
technical barriers." So how many Estonians are actually taking
part? Here's what Reuters reports: "Estonia, with a population
of about 1.2 million, has 619 all-electric cars, of which 500
are used by public authorities, and about 100 by private people
and companies. "That amounts to one electric vehicle for every
1,000 cars, second only to Norway, whi