Comments on: Ireland Calls for 10% Electric Cars by 2020 http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Renault-Nissan, Ireland Utility Team Up for Electric Car Network http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-28430 Renault-Nissan, Ireland Utility Team Up for Electric Car Network Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:03:39 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-28430 <p>[...] Ireland’s government announced the 10 percent target late last year, it pledged to offer incentives including tax writeoffs for businesses’ electric-vehicle [...]</p> [...] Ireland’s government announced the 10 percent target late last year, it pledged to offer incentives including tax writeoffs for businesses’ electric-vehicle [...]

]]> By: Electricians in Wakefield http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-26229 Electricians in Wakefield Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:24:21 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-26229 <p>Well, it is good that targets are being set, but I can't help but think that this is a low one. I would have thought that far more than 10% would be electric by then...</p> Well, it is good that targets are being set, but I can’t help but think that this is a low one. I would have thought that far more than 10% would be electric by then…

]]> By: Costs and environmental impacts of electric cars | The Oil Report http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-26188 Costs and environmental impacts of electric cars | The Oil Report Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:23:06 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-26188 <p>[...] and regions pursuing electric car technology, including Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, and California. Most of these countries have a goal of 500,000 to 1 million electric cars on the [...]</p> [...] and regions pursuing electric car technology, including Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, and California. Most of these countries have a goal of 500,000 to 1 million electric cars on the [...]

]]> By: Commodities Broker | Costs and environmental impacts of electric cars | Commodities Options | Commodities Futures | Commodities Prices http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-25980 Commodities Broker | Costs and environmental impacts of electric cars | Commodities Options | Commodities Futures | Commodities Prices Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:04:26 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-25980 <p>[...] and regions pursuing electric car technology, including Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, and California. Most of these countries have a goal of 500,000 to 1 million electric cars on the [...]</p> [...] and regions pursuing electric car technology, including Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, and California. Most of these countries have a goal of 500,000 to 1 million electric cars on the [...]

]]> By: Costs and environmental impacts of electric cars | EcoSilly http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-25979 Costs and environmental impacts of electric cars | EcoSilly Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:01:21 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-25979 <p>[...] and regions pursuing electric car technology, including Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, and California. Most of these countries have a goal of 500,000 to 1 million electric cars on the [...]</p> [...] and regions pursuing electric car technology, including Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, Ireland, and California. Most of these countries have a goal of 500,000 to 1 million electric cars on the [...]

]]> By: Irish Utility ESB Invests $20M in Tesla Motors | Eco Friendly Mag http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21537 Irish Utility ESB Invests $20M in Tesla Motors | Eco Friendly Mag Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:08:34 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21537 <p>[...] heels of an announcement that the Irish government has set out to have electric vehicles make up 10 percent of all cars on its roads by [...]</p> [...] heels of an announcement that the Irish government has set out to have electric vehicles make up 10 percent of all cars on its roads by [...]

]]> By: Irish Utility ESB Invests $20M in Tesla Motors http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21530 Irish Utility ESB Invests $20M in Tesla Motors Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:09:11 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21530 <p>[...] heels of an announcement that the Irish government has set out to have electric vehicles make up 10 percent of all cars on its roads by 2020. What is an Irish electric company doing backing a small-scale luxury [...]</p> [...] heels of an announcement that the Irish government has set out to have electric vehicles make up 10 percent of all cars on its roads by 2020. What is an Irish electric company doing backing a small-scale luxury [...]

]]> By: Irish Utility ESB Invests $20M in Tesla Motors « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21527 Irish Utility ESB Invests $20M in Tesla Motors « Earth2Tech Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:43 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21527 <p>[...] heels of an announcement that the Irish government has set out to have electric vehicles make up 10 percent of all cars on its roads by [...]</p> [...] heels of an announcement that the Irish government has set out to have electric vehicles make up 10 percent of all cars on its roads by [...]

]]> By: Jim http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21526 Jim Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:22:13 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21526 <p>Shai Agassi has clouded and confused many politicians with a plan that is far more complicated and expensive compared with the ready solution that can be provided by PHEVs.</p> <p>Agassi is trying to get around the battery cost problem by trying to hide it in a scheme to sell electric cars like cell phones. This simply won't work. If implemented, it will however, lock the poor community that bought into it into an expensive infrastructure that will be unneeded and abandoned when plug-in hybrids make it on the road.</p> Shai Agassi has clouded and confused many politicians with a plan that is far more complicated and expensive compared with the ready solution that can be provided by PHEVs.

Agassi is trying to get around the battery cost problem by trying to hide it in a scheme to sell electric cars like cell phones. This simply won’t work. If implemented, it will however, lock the poor community that bought into it into an expensive infrastructure that will be unneeded and abandoned when plug-in hybrids make it on the road.

]]> By: Israeli Cleantech http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21516 Israeli Cleantech Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:42:08 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21516 <p>Shai Agassi has helped advance progressive thinking about transportation. A large part has to do with the psychological element : people in the west, even those of us with a strong green bend, prefer the comfort and control of personal vehicles over public transport, and familiar technology over disruptive ones are always less intimidating.</p> <p>When one finds a way to build upon existing foundations rather than start completely from scratch, as Agassi is doing with integrating EV technology on existing infrastructure, it makes it easier for politicians to swallow.</p> <p>Let's don't stop. This is just the tip of the (fast melting) iceberg.</p> Shai Agassi has helped advance progressive thinking about transportation. A large part has to do with the psychological element : people in the west, even those of us with a strong green bend, prefer the comfort and control of personal vehicles over public transport, and familiar technology over disruptive ones are always less intimidating.

When one finds a way to build upon existing foundations rather than start completely from scratch, as Agassi is doing with integrating EV technology on existing infrastructure, it makes it easier for politicians to swallow.

Let’s don’t stop. This is just the tip of the (fast melting) iceberg.

]]> By: Anders Bekeken » Project Better Place - 250.000 oplaadpunten voor elektrische auto’s in Australië , weblog powered by stichting Milieunet, Utrecht http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21491 Anders Bekeken » Project Better Place - 250.000 oplaadpunten voor elektrische auto’s in Australië , weblog powered by stichting Milieunet, Utrecht Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:26:55 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21491 <p>[...] van Ierland heeft aangekondigd dat het land gaat streven naar een nationaal wagenpark waarvan 10% elektrisch is per 2020. Het gaat dan om zo’n 250.000 elektrische auto’s die in de komende 12 jaar de Ierse [...]</p> [...] van Ierland heeft aangekondigd dat het land gaat streven naar een nationaal wagenpark waarvan 10% elektrisch is per 2020. Het gaat dan om zo’n 250.000 elektrische auto’s die in de komende 12 jaar de Ierse [...]

]]> By: eideard http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21449 eideard Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:50:56 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21449 <p>Too bad, folks on the dollar side of the pond are unaware of the many progressive intentions in Eire. Brave enough to put lots of bread-and-butter old standards on hold - while they built an educated and literate nation - this is exactly the sort of political and economic courage I would expect.</p> Too bad, folks on the dollar side of the pond are unaware of the many progressive intentions in Eire. Brave enough to put lots of bread-and-butter old standards on hold – while they built an educated and literate nation – this is exactly the sort of political and economic courage I would expect.

]]> By: Cheap Mobile Calls http://earth2tech.com/2008/11/26/ireland-calls-for-10-electric-cars-by-2020/#comment-21442 Cheap Mobile Calls Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:12:57 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=16335#comment-21442 <p>Sounds like a great move forward towards a greener planet. I think a few more countries should get involved, especially the gas guzzling giants.</p> Sounds like a great move forward towards a greener planet. I think a few more countries should get involved, especially the gas guzzling giants.

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