We're lagging behind Estonia

[Feng]

"Australia is being left behind as Europe - especially Estonia - leads the charge on zero emission cars": www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-29/australia-is-choking-on-exhaust-while-estonia-wins/4851706

I'd be okay with paying a monthly subscription to Chargepoint or other supplier if it meant knowing that the funds will go towards installing additonal public chargers. The upfront costs of Better Place were too pricey for my budget though!

[Phoebe]

I saw that program last night but didn't notice the reference to Estonia. Thought they were talking about Europe in general, which I guess they were as well. Although they showed a LEAF in Estonia, the only car they showed here was the iMiev, and I believe that's not nearly as popular as the LEAF. So it makes me wonder if they counted all the electric cars, including the Tesla and the Blade???

[Jim Hare]

Great segment! So frustrating how arrogant Australians are when it comes to EVs, both in the lack of government encouragement, and the public who still make fun of EVs.

[David]

Cheer up guys. When EVs take off, as they will, we may be sitting on a fortune (The 'original' Leaf model with only a few in existence in Australia). Our leafs (or leaves) will be a collector's item.
You know the song 'always look on the bright side of life.....'

[Phoebe]

I have one of the original IBM PCs, which I've kept as a collectors item, but I'm still waiting for it to be worth anything