Electric Cars

The other day, spot and I were talking about the prospect of electric cars, on the back of a program about the Nissan Leaf. We both noted multiple stumbling blocks to them becoming more mainstream - price, range, battery life/easy of replacement and charging points. Okay, an owner may have s charging point near their home (or office), but what about topping up the battery when out and about? Well, while out for our constitutional, I noticed this - a charging point for electric cars, just over a mile from our house.

Thing is, where we live seems a little of the more unusual places for these to be located (and it wasn't very well put in, but that's another matter). Suppose they have to start somewhere, though. Oh, in case you're wondering, we don't think it's free. The yellow circle on top looks like where a smart card would be swiped for payment. Presumably, if you own an electric car, you either have one of these or know how to get one.