Friday, August 14, 2009

Charging Infrastructure in Short Supply - WSJ.com

Charging Infrastructure in Short Supply - WSJ.com: "chicken-and-the-egg dilemma remains: Demand for electric cars isn't likely to take off unless there are convenient ways to recharge batteries. But utilities and service-station operators aren't likely to spend money on such infrastructure until there are enough cars on the road to make the investment profitable.

'We need domestic supply of cars and batteries. That's important,' said Ed Kjaer, director of electric transportation for Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International in Rosemead, Calif. 'But we also need to get the markets ready for these cars by creating the infrastructure. It's not ready now and it's a big concern.'"

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