So far the biggest hurdle for battery powered cars, have been recharging them. So why not just swap them instead, automatically in just 2 minutes at the charging station? Power will come from windmills during nightime, where capacity is abundant. Bonus info: 500 of the biggest windmils is enough to do the trick for 2 mill. cars in Denmark.

Photos of the facility the company Better Place opened up to journalists on 02/7/10 to test their electric cars. They are planning to install battery charging and battery switching stations in Japan, Australia, the US, Denmark and Israel among other places.

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Silicon Valley startup Better Place has signed a deal with Renault to put 100,000 electric vehicles on the road in Israel and Denmark by 2016. That is a staggering number of cars in remarkably little time, and it underscores how committed the two companies are to seeing EVs take off.

The problem with grid-powered electric cars, bikes, and scooters is that you never know what's supplying their energy. Is it coal, solar, nuclear, or some combination of the three? Enter the E-Move Charging Station, a solar-powered filling station in Bozen, Denmark that can charge up to eight vehicles at the same time.

Renault SA plans to introduce 100,000 electric cars to Israel and Denmark by 2016 as Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn bucks the industry trend and focuses on battery-powered vehicles.