Standardized Plug for Electric Vehicles

Submitted by Shawn on Monday, 20 April 2009

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The automakers and energy firms have come to an agreement on a three-point, 400 volt plug that will allow electric cars to recharge anywhere in the world.  This is coming from the German energy firm RWE.  Caroline Reichert with RWE stated “a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France.”  Some of the automakers in agreement include BMW, Ford, General Motors, Toyota and several other companies.  This is certainly a step in the right direction.  Now if the mobile phone manufactures could agree on one connection type.