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18 comments on Link roundup: Oil-free Sweden and We Luv Public Transportation

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Magnus Redin on January 30, 2006 - 7:16pm

I have a question to the audience, or rather a few versions of the same question.

Assume the next Swedish government start an ambitious investment program in post peak oil infrastructure to get rid of key bottlenecks slowing down conversion to non fossil fuels. Would that attract investors and manufacturers who need a market for testing their products?

For instance, would plenty of charging outlets on most of the public parking lots attract car companies selling electric cars or plug in hybrids? Would it stimulate the development of new electric wehicles and plug in hybrids?

How attractive is complete coverage of E85 and wehicle (methane) gas on a 270 000 cars/year market? Would it be enough to get car manufactureres to prioritize our country as a market?

Ours is a tiny country, we are not a US California that can get car manufactureres to jup thru hoops.

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Agric on January 30, 2006 - 9:19pm

Probably not on their own. But I will be surprised if several other countries don't jump on the Swedish bandwagon quite soon after it starts rolling. There will also be opportunities for innovative and farsighted companies to develop solutions for Sweden's plan, they could grow fast and be profitable investments.

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