Shai Agassi says oil spill makes it ever more obvious oil costs too high for powering cars . He says countries like Japan , China , Israel lead to some electric cars . For example , his company has electric taxi project in Japan to show what 's possible , he says . It 's been a turbulent year for the global economy , and the events of recent weeks only underscore the urgency of our situation as a society and as a planet . He says as people see benefits to global economy , more countries adopt electric car technology .
Shai Agassi says oil spill makes it ever more obvious oil costs too high for powering cars . He says countries like Japan , China , Israel lead to some electric cars . For example , his company has electric taxi project in Japan to show what 's possible , he says . He says as people see benefits to global economy , more countries adopt electric car technology .