The three largest Bay Area cities in California have agreed to foster the infrastructure for electric vehicles.Better Place (formerly Project Better Place) has scored a coup in the California Bay Area. The electric vehicle startup has struck a deal with the region, including the cities of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, to set up a $1 billion charging network for electric cars, with car availability beginning in 2012.The cities will proide a lot of incentives and will "streamline," "expedite" and "harmonize" regulations, permitting, etc. The actual source of $1B is less clear; it sounds like mostly in-kind support and encouragement rather than cash, but that kind of support is still fantastic.
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