DANISH ISLAND IS LIVING LABORATORY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRIALS
June 1st, 2011
BY KATHERINE DUNN
A THREE hour ferry ride from Copenhagen, sitting south of Sweden in the Baltic Sea, is a small 227 square mile Danish island called Bornholm - it is an unlikely place to be a crucible for testing electric vehicle refuelling systems. But so it is. An idyllic holiday spot faced with a wilting economy, its regional municipal council adopted a policy of attracting eco-friendly investment four years ago - leading to it offering its services as a social microcosm for testing EVs. It is now something of a living 'eco lab' for auto manufacturers and ...
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