Electric cars are proving their worth as part of the relief effort following the recent earthquake in Japan according to a writer for the New York Times.
While fuel supplies have been running low, electricity supplies, despite the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant, have proved more reliable. As such electric cars have found themselves at the forefront of rescue efforts in north eastern Japan where electricity supplies has largely been restored, reports Ken Belson for the US publication.
Witnessing first hand how Japan is recovering from the disaster, Ken writes that newly launched EV models from Japan’s own car maker’s are among those models helping charity and relief organisations deliver vital supplies and keep the country moving. Cars including the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Nissan Leaf are, according to Ken, doing their ‘part to help rebuild the country, one drive at a time’ and building consumer confidence that electric vehicles are more than just an environmental platitude, but a real and viable alternative to combustion counterparts.
Read Ken’s account here.
