# A novel ecosystem for electric cars - Shai Agassi

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Podcast: [TED-Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430)
Published: 2026-07-11T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-new-ecosystem-for-electric-cars-shai-agassiForget about the hybrid auto -- Shai Agassi says it's electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020.Talk by Shai Agassi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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