The regulation requires charging acces for at least 20% of parking spots at new condominium and apartment buildings, along with some city-owned parking lots, according to a CBC report.

The council decided to double the original proposal, which called for only 10%. The new regulation goes into effect in 18 months.

In April, BC Hydro announced that Mitsubishi Motors would begin testing its all-electric iMiEV vehicle in Vancouver by the end of the year.

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A CNNMoney.com report outlines the different electric car strategies taken by Nissan, GM and Ford. The competitors have different visions as to how soon the U.S. market will adopt the new technologies.

Read the report at the link below.

Website: money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/autos/electric_cars_strategy/index.htm

Reprinted with permission from Sustainable Business