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In the year 2020, there will be One Million Electric Cars on the road in the Netherlands
c,mm,n C,mm,n and the Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment: towards one million in 2020 Driving electric is hot. But all the plans produced so far only address one element of electric driving; cars that have yet to be launched on the market, charging points that have yet to be built or steps that the cabinet has yet to take. The Electric Mobility Action Plan is the first master plan for a large-scale introduction of electric cars in the Netherlands. From two thousand cars at the end of 2010, the coalition will be working step by step towards one million electric cars on the road in 2020. Guido van Woerkom, general manager of the ANWB said,
Mirjam de Rijk, director of the Society for Nature and Environment added;
Ruud Nijs, Rabobank’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility had this to say;
c,mm,n This plan is a perfect match for our vision and approach,’ says Richard Sikkel, CEO of Athlon Car Lease Netherlands. ‘Athlon Car Lease sees electric cars as a key focus area for creating sustainable mobility, and to that end we will be offering electric mobility to our clients and lease drivers in the very near future.’ ‘Electric mobility is an enormous stimulus for innovation in scientific research,’ adds Prof. Bart van Arem of the University of Twente. Marijke Vos, municipal executive member for the environment added;
Kees Jan Dosker, ProRail’s Executive Director for Rail Development said,
‘Eneco endorses the objectives of the Society for Nature and Environment for achieving more sustainable mobility,’ says Jeroen de Haas, CEO of Eneco. C,mm,n is an initiative of the Society for Nature and Environment and the universities of technology TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, and the University of Twente. The main private sector partners are Rabobank, Athlon Car Lease and Logica. Other partners are: DHV, the Municipality of Amsterdam, the Ministry of Transport, Public Works & Water Management, the Netherlands Centre for Social Innovation, Nationale Postcodeloterij, the Sustainable Mobility Platform, Transumo, AutoRAI 2009 and a number of companies in the supply industry. This is the core proposition of the Electric Mobility Action Plan presented by the Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment and the three partner universities of technology this morning at the opening of the c,mm,n (pronounced ‘common’) pavilion at AutoRAI 2009. Around 9 o’clock this evening, Prime Minister Balkenende and Minister Camiel Eurlings (Transport, Public Works and Water Management) will be appearing at the pavilion to receive the plan. The Action Plan is being supported by a broad coalition that includes the Municipality of Amsterdam, Dutch auto club ANWB, Athlon Car Lease, Eneco, ProRail and Rabobank. Together, these coalition partners are taking the first step towards the Formula-E Team for Electric Mobility. The Action Plan covers every aspect of electric mobility: the infrastructure (charging points, net capacity), electricity generation, battery development, and even the role of the consumer and the government and the new knowledge that will be required on the part of mechanics and road services. Every action point indicates the party or parties that have to take action. We ask the cabinet to support this Action Plan and charge the implementation to a ‘Formula-E Team for Electric Mobility’ to be created. ‘In order to make the ambitions a reality, we have to ensure that the generation of electricity for the vehicles is 100% sustainable and that charging points for home and office are created. Eneco will be making major investments in these areas in the coming years.’ 
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The obvious place to build charge points is in the major car parks, so that cars are charged while at work, rather than at home, where chargers will be individual rather than communal (so more would be needed).
Chargers need to be where they can be found and where they will get the most use, parking offers a way to pay with the parking fee and to permit a fully integrated transport policy. A million electric cars is good but it is still a million points of congersion. We must not forget that humans have legs and half a generation ago they used them a lot more.
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[...] In the year 2020, there will be one million electric cars on the road in the Netherlands | GreenCar … these coalition partners are taking the first step towards the Formula-E Team for Electric Mobility. The Action Plan covers every aspect of electric mobility: the infrastructure (charging points, net capacity), electricity generation, battery development, and even the role of the consumer and the government and the new knowledge that will be required on the part of mechanics and road services. Every action point indicates the party or parties that have to take action. We ask the cabinet to support this Action Plan and charge the implementation to a ‘Formula-E Team for Electric Mobility’ to be created. ‘In order to make the ambitions a reality, we have to ensure that the generation of electricity for the vehicles is 100% sustainable and that charging points for home and office are created. Eneco will be making major investments in these areas in the coming years.’ (tags: electricity energy pollution auto Netherlands environment carbon) [...]
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I knew, by sixth sence, that it will be Netherlands ,which will lead in the effort of bringing the electric car on to roads first in a big way. Way back in 1990’s ,I have been trained in the Environment and steel technology at The Hoogovens steel plant ,Ijmoiden as a resource person. Thanks to Netherlands and Hoogovens(now Corus) for giving an oppurtunity to study and get trained. Thanks to the Generosity of Tatas,The Hoogovens steel, Govts of The Netherlands,and India.
I wish a great sucess to the people of the Netherlands and request to lead others in the effort of making the Earth a,better place to live,…It is the only planet sustaining life , amidsts billions of stars, and galaxies, known till now,….Please help to save this for our children….Amen…
Prabhakar.D.Bagalkot, Tata Steel ,( on deputation at project site near Bangalore),.India. Mobile 91 9845116620