Hawaii Endorses Plan for Electric Cars

By The Climate Community | December 4, 2008 | In: Business, Science

The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an "intelligent" battery recharging network.

The New York Times | December 2 2008

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