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London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced a plan to create a city-wide
electric vehicle network dubbed Source London. It calls for 1,300
public-use charging stations to be installed by the end of 2013 -
assuming the Mayan's weren't right about 2012. Any driver who
registered for the network and paid an estimated annual membership fee
of £100 (roughly $160 at the current exchange rate) could juice
their EVs across all of the stations. For perspective, keep in mind
that the city already has 250-plus stations with 16,729 electric
vehicles and hybrids registered, of which only 2,100 draw power by
being plugged in. That implies if the plan is completed, drivers would
technically have better odds of finding a charging station than a gas
pump in the city. Combined with Johnson's schemes to provide cell
coverage in the tube and city-wide WiFi, it's also yet another example
of how jolly old London is prepping for the future in between bites of
scones and episodes of Top Gear. To learn more about the project, make
sure to check out the source link below.
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