Governor Of Michigan Meets With Better Place In Israel

• Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, took a trip to Israel over the weekend to meet with Project Better Place’s CEO, Shai Agassi.
• Jennifer blogged about her experience saying, “We want to reduce our state’s and our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, and the advanced battery has the potential to do just that. We talked about future partnerships that might be viable for Michigan, and in Michigan, we know that new energy means new jobs.”
• Interesting trip considering vice chairmen of GM, Bob Lutz, has been trash talking the project for a while now
• Agassi’s already signed on Israel, Denmark, and Australia as partners with the electric car network.
• Shai recently announced that the United States could implement the system for around $100 Billion, with San Francisco as a test location, for $1.5 Billion.

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