Electric car uprising?

Here's a transition idea that could make a difference on Manitoulin, although it's not coming from here. New York Times columnist David Pogue has recently published reports about ‘Better Place, a radical, overarching plan to replace the world's gas cars with electric ones – really, really quickly. The nutty thing is, it just might work; the streetside charging outlets for these cars are already under construction in six countries and two U.S. states.’ His column of March 19, in the form of an interview with Better Place chief executive Shai Agassi, explains how it's supposed to work. And near the end, Agassi mentions that the province of Ontario is interested. To me, that's an encouraging sign. If we the Canadian taxpayers are going to bail out Ontario's auto industry, we should at least make sure that the money will be put to better use than continuing production of the same old gas-guzzlers. Use the link above to read about a better alternative.