BBC’s James May test drives the GM Hy-Wire concept car. The car uses hydrogen fuel cell propulsion and drive “by-wire” technology.

This is a must see video if you are at all interested in electric cars, climate change, the economy and solutions.

It is a conversation with Shai Agassi and Tim O’Reilly at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.

We live in amazing times.

Peace,
Bruce

Better Place is working to build an electric car network. using technology available today. The goals? Sustainable transportation, global energy independence and freedom from oil.

BetterPlace.com

From Wired.com:

“Pininfarina’s had a rough time of it lately, what with its huge debt and the death of its CEO. But now that it’s gotten a little breathing room from its creditors, the famed Italian coach builder is proceeding with plans for an electric car it will unveil at the Paris Motor Show.
Pininfarina is developing the car with French battery company Bollore and says it will be available in Europe, Japan and America by the end of 2010. The two companies are keeping the four-seater’s design under wraps for now, but let’s hope it looks more like the Sintesi (pictured) concept Pininfarina brought to the Geneva auto show last spring and less like the boxy Blue Car concept that Bollore unveiled two years ago.”

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