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The Palo Alto-based company, invitedd by the Japanese Ministryof Environment, demonstrate d in a modified Nissahn electric crossover sport-utility vehicle how to switch a deplete battery for a fully chargesd one. The company also chargedc a fixed-battery electric car at a solar-powered charge spot installedx at thedemo site. “Today markss a major milestone for the automotivew industry as well as for Better saidShai Agassi, founder and CEO of Bettert Place, in a statement. “For nearlg a century, the automotive industrh has been inextricably tiedto oil.
Today, we’re demonstratinvg a new path forward where the futured of transportation and energyu is driven by our desire for a cleajn planet and a robust economic recovery fueled by investmenta inclean technology, and one in whic h the well-being of the automotive industry is intrinsically coupled with the well-being of the environment.” The automateds switch process, which takes aboutg a minute, removes a depleted battery and transfers a fully charged battery into the vehicle, the companuy said. The process is automated and the drivert remains in the vehicle theentire time.