Shai Agassi says Gulf spill makes it ever more obvious oil costs too high for powering cars . He says countries like Japan , China , Israel committing to some electric cars . Motivations vary from country to country , but the end result will be the same : a stronger economy , healthier automotive sector and increased development of clean energy , leading to a healthier society . For example , his company has electric taxi project in Japan to show what 's possible , he says . Comment:
Shai Agassi says Gulf spill makes it ever more obvious oil costs too high for powering cars . He says countries like Japan , China , Israel committing to some electric cars . For example , his company has electric taxi project in Japan to show what 's possible , he says . Comment: