I-26 Connector/ computer visualization/Section B, alt. 4b

On Sept. 16, the NC Department of Transportation held a public hearing and information meeting to update the status of the I-26 Connector road project in Asheville. It's a long-awaited project that has included controversial design proposals. This computer visualization of one proposed route the road will take over the French Broad River in Asheville. This is the fourth of four such alternatives, and it's known as Alternative 4. The I-26 Connector project will connect Interstate 26 south of central Asheville to the new I-26 (now known as US 19/23) north of Asheville. It's been discussed for decades, and construction is scheduled to being in 2013.
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What does an electric car infrastructure look like? The batteries of a zero-emission vehicle need three things in place in for optimum functionality: charging spots, battery switching stations, and software that automates the experience. The charging spots will keep the batteries topped off with power so that they always have 100 miles of driving capacity. They are located where you work, live, shop and dine in parking lots so that an electric car will have the ability to recharge when the software instructs it to top off. For trips longer than 100 miles (161 km), battery switching stations will be available roadside. Stations are completely automated, and the driver's subscription takes care of everything. The driver pulls in, and the depleted battery is quickly replaced with a fresh one, without anyone having to leave the vehicle. The process takes less time than it does to fill a tank of liquid fuel. Because most electric vehicles will be charging during the evenings while at home, the batteries become distributed storage for clean electricity. In Israel, for example, excess power from the growing solar industry will be stored in the cars' batteries. Similarly, in Denmark, unstored energy from the country's wind turbines will be utilized. Better Place can help each market identify and develop its own "virtual oil fields" of renewable energy. Due to the open, standards-based approach that Better Place has adopted in the development of its batteries, there will be many ...
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