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Spain hopes electric cars will help jump start future - Cars : europa, europe | euronews
Spain is revving up its green credentials with a plan to encourage electric cars. It wants to see a quarter of a million of them on its roads by 2014, investing 590 million euros in public funds.
Lower off-peak power rates and recharging points in homes, car parks and motorways are on the cards.
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The socialist government has announced a 20 percent subsidy for electric car purchases, with a 6,000 euro ceiling. The prime minister unveiled the plan within the context of the economic crisis. Spain is one of the EU countries hardest hit.
by Fran

The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Apr 8th, 2010 at 10:40:14 AM EST
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As they have been presented by the auto-industry, electric cars do no look like an alternative at all. With two bananas on my pack pockets and 2 litres of water I have longer range on my bike. The figures given for the new Renault Leaf are simply hilarious.

But that's a story for another time.

luis_de_sousa@mastodon.social

by Luis de Sousa (luis[dot]de[dot]sousa[at]protonmail[dot]ch) on Thu Apr 8th, 2010 at 12:15:02 PM EST
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