Why aren’t we seeing more electric cars out there? despite the many answers for this question, the problem relies mainly on 2 facts: The low range of batteries compared to gas and the lack of a network of charging stations to backup a revolution in the transportation means of our planet. One company is set to change the game and provide a system that can make electric cars (and mopeds =)) as popular as mobile phones. This is what last month’s Wired Magazine and the story written by Daniel Roth tells us.

The Story is about the plans of Shai Agassi, former Head of Product at SAP, now founder of Better Place, and his plans to set up network of charging stations to power the future of human transportation.

Better Place’s strategy is a “mashup of the automotive and mobile phone industries”. Their plan is to provide the batteries to all electric cars, along with a network of smart charge posts. Drivers would be able to plugin anywhere, anytime, and to subscribe to different plans: unlimited miles, a specific maximum of miles each month or “pay on the go”. Just like the phone industry, costumers would be able to by the car from the operator and maybe even get the car for free, “the profit would be made by selling electricity-The minutes.”

Shai Agassi an his team have come up with an operating system, that recognizes the user as he comes to a charging station, buys electricity from the local electricity grid and that when the user has no time charge up his battery, he can swap for a new battery, without extra cost-The operator would own the battery.

Now, let’s hope that Agassi’s plan come to really as it moves forward. He has already got Israel and Denmark to test his vision on the near future.

We wish all the success to Better Place and hope to be part of this revolution. Our e.mopeds are not ready but are most definetly looking forward for this.