The First Electric Freeway Is An Oregon Trail

Interstate 5 crosses Washington state from Oregon to Canada. And later this year, work will begin to make it the first electric highway in the United States. It's good to be a Volt owner in the Pacific Northwest.

While I enjoy the mental image of lightning bolts six lanes wide, the electric freeway project's goal is actually to install 10 Level-3 electric charging stations along the route. Each station can charge at 400 volts and 30 amps, enough to fill up an electric vehicle to 80% in a half an hour.

The stations, funded by a $1.32 million federal grant will be situated every 80 miles, close enough to ensure that future Volt and Leaf owners won't run out of juice. Because it's a lot easier to bring a tank of gasoline back from a station than it is a tank of electricity


http://gizmodo.com/5578718/the-first-electric-freeway-is-an-oregon-trai

Awesome! These are the steps that need to be taken around the world to clean up our act. Americans and the rest of the world have become slaves to the oil companies, and the countries that supply it.

Leaf >> Volt

Can't believe GM forgot how to make their EV cars (late 90s). Complete BS.