“Battery Stations” for Electric Cars of Tokyo
In today’s society it is just “Hip to be Green” and Japan is nothing if not falling head over heels for this trend. Japanese policies are leaning more and more towards Green (Clean) Energy, and even more so in the recent months. Some parts of Japan even went as far as removing vending machines and/or changing them to more ecologically friendlier ones.
With this growing trend of green and clean energy, it is only logical that the sales of electric and hybrid cars would also increase (assuming the citizens care as well). It must be for Japan is starting to implement “Battery Stations” for electric cards in Tokyo.
“Battery stations” to recharge electric vehicles were launched in car parks in Tokyo on Wednesday in a bid to promote the wider use of battery-operated vehicles in the future.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has installed charging devices for electric vehicles in nine basement parking lots, including those under several office buildings, in the business district near JR Tokyo Station on a trial basis. It is the first time that “battery stations” for electric vehicles have been set up in basement parking areas.
About 40 electric cars, owned by TEPCO, will be used on a trial basis over the coming year, with the aim of assessing the charging equipment’s effect on the environment, and its convenience and durability.
As electric cars need a large amount of power accumulated in their cells to run, the installation of charging equipment is a prerequisite for the wider use of electric vehicles.
Although I am all for Clean and Ecologically friendly Energy, at the moment “Electric Cars” just aren’t a viable option. Our technology for this is just still far too primitive, hopefully with the funding for the advancement of fuel cell technology it may one day be realistic. Ah I got off topic..Sorry! What I am trying to say is, “I feel Japan is just falling for the trend and doing more than what is necessary for this Green World theory.” The Battery stations would be a nice touch one day, just not now.
News Via: Mainichi Daily News
Electric…cards? Lol.
Nothing much to say about this. It is good that they are being clean and green, but overdoing it and rushing things is just going to end up bad in the long run. Especially since our “green” tech is not that evolved yet.
Cool!!!!!
The environment is suffering her too…
Not many people here use electric power cars or hybrids…
Well, a lot of places are trying to get people to turn in saving the environment…
It’s good to hear Japan is going Green!!!!!!
It’s about time. Not enough people are using these policies, after all the technology has been around for a long time – just check out the documentary ‘who killed the electric car’.
Japan is pushing the envelope on a trend that would probably benefit the world if it would be implemented. I just wonder why other countries don’t do so well in terms of efficiency in recycling, energy conservation and such, even in such huge, sprawling countries.