I’m continuing the clean tech theme from my last post, as I’ve come across another inspiring TED2009 presentation that I think is well worth sharing. This one is about a bold plan to deploy convenient, affordable, 100% electric cars, fueled entirely by clean energy. This is not a plan that’s going to happen at some stage in the future, they are working on it right now, and it’s a big plan.
So how would you run a whole country without oil? These are the first words in this presentation by Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place. This seems to me like a great place to start when thinking about starting a new tech business for the 21st century. While many are still thinking in terms of fossil fuels and cutting emissions slowly, others are leaving that thinking well behind and attempting to create a different future, one without the need for coal and oil – zero emissions as soon as possible. Needless to say, I think this presentation is well worth watching.
