Turkey: Mall opens electric vehicle charge station
As Turkey discusses how it can encourage the use of hybrid and electric cars, a shopping center in Istanbul has become the first in the country sporting a battery charging facility for such vehicles. The Carousel mall in the district of Bakırköy became Turkey’s first shopping center to offer the services of the “Full Charger” electric vehicle charge station when it started offering the services on Nov. 8, according to a statement Monday. However, a debate over the amount of tax to be applied to electric vehicles may potentially hamper the marketing of these cars in Turkey. Media reports said last week the government planned to impose a special consumption tax of 37 percent on electric vehicles, but after public outrage officials refuted the report.
Full Article: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=shopping-mall-offers-charger-for-vehicles-found-nowhere-2010-11-29
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