Like a scene out of a sci-fi novel, Quebec, Canada will be undertaking one of, if not the largest scale electric car tests ever. There have been plenty of stories of a group of people, school, organization, etc. banding together in the name of science and testing out alternatively fueled cars. However, this little shindig up north is that and then some.
You see, two big players are starting this eco-friendly party — Quebec’s power utility company and Mitsubishi Motors. The two of them have worked out arrangements and deals to not only test the cars, but also retrofit the systems and services needed to maintain these cars into the testers’ community, municipalities, homes, and so on.
Being the first Canadian province to adapt emissions laws similar to California’s ultra stringent laws, the province’s latest foray into eco-friendly transportation does make some sense. Besides providing a smorgishboard of scientific data, the overall concept of the experiment is just plain cool — an entire “mini-world” for these Mitsu’s little electric cars is being created. Maybe I’m just a nerd (oh hell, I know I am) but this has me all geeked. Likewise?
