Plugging In, Dutch Put Electric Cars to the Test

New York Times, Feb 9 2013 - Although a number of European countries and a few American states are aggressively promoting the use of electric vehicles to reduce planet-warming emissions and pollution, the Netherlands provides perhaps the ultimate feasibility test. If electric vehicles catch on anywhere, it should be here: a small country — about 100 miles east to west — with gas prices of about $8.50 a gallon and a long tradition of environmental activism. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/world/europe/dutch-put-electric-cars-to-the-test.html

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