Instead of paying 10-20 cents a mile to a number of companies and countries in a some-what free market, we will be moving toward a system where one company, not

Instead of paying 10-20 cents a mile to a number of companies and countries in a some-what free market, we will be moving toward a system where one company, not based in the United States, will have complete control over our fueling infrastructure. If you weren't aware, the project better place system is like the cell-phone market in the US. You will buy a slightly discounted car but are only able to fill up at exorbitant rates from bp-owned equipment. On the other hand, cars like the Volt (as if it will ever be built) or a PHEV Prius can be charged at home or any type of outlet. A completely free market with no monopolies. We can't afford to change from a dependence on one fuel to a dependence on a single company. EDIT: Well, shoot, maybe I should have read it all. They won't be operating the same as in Israel. Hence this line in the article: "That’s likely why it was clearly stated that the thousands of Better Place stations to be installed in northern California will be agnostic to the type of electric car" but we should remain vigilant; Magnacharge lobbied the NEC committee to effectively only allow their over-priced, patented charger to comply. See: http://www.repp.org/discussion/ev/199712/msg01052.html http://www.repp.org/discussion/ev/199712/msg01052.html