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Better Place and TUV Rheinland Partner to Ensure Industry Reliability and Safety Standards are Met
September 15, 2009
Today, Better Place and TÜV Rheinland announced a cooperation agreement to ensure that enhanced safety and reliability standards requirements are met for the deployment the Better Place electric car re-charge network.
As part of plans to develop and implement a battery switch technology, TÜV Rheinland will conduct an overall risk assessment of the project to ensure that all industry safety and reliability standards are achieved.
“Better Place is focused on scaling up global production of our EV services platform and infrastructure deployment capabilities”, said Rolf Schumann, Better Place. “This agreement enables us to offer our concept of a nationwide supply of electricity for electric vehicles while meeting the highest industry safety standards required to assure the smooth operation of the infrastructure.”
The demand for personal mobility is rising around the world and governments are now seeking alternatives to existing petrol-based transportation systems as part of their efforts to deliver a framework for sustainable mobility.
“Standardization is a crucial element for all major industries, and the move towards sustainable transportation, powered by electric cars will be no different”, said Frank Barenscheer, Manager Automotive at TÜV Rheinland. “Our goal is to help Better Place meet the technological standards required to guarantee the safe operation of the battery switch stations and be an example as this industry emerges.”
Better Place implements and operates the infrastructure required to supply power to electric vehicles on the basis of existing technologies. The aim is to create a sustainable mobility solution that reduces dependence on oil.
The Better Place solution delivers a sustainable means for personal transportation that offers consumers a more convenient and affordable transportation experience than exists in today’s petrol-based system. The deployment of such a large infrastructure not only accelerates the mass adoption of electric cars, but also creates a number of jobs all while reducing CO2 emissions.