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Israel Is Set to Promote the Use of Electric Cars

Israel will promote the use of electric cars, embracing a joint venture between an American-Israeli entrepreneur and Renault and its partner, Nissan, according to the New York Times.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, with the active support of President Shimon Peres, intends to make Israel a laboratory to test the practicality of an environmentally clean electric car. The state will offer tax incentives to purchasers, and the new company, with a $200 million investment to start, will begin construction of facilities to recharge the cars and replace empty batteries quickly.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 11:00 AM to Alternative fuels | Permalink

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