A company named Better Place has a better idea about car ownership in a post-oil world. Here’s the concept: You pay for the electric vehicle (like the Renault-Nissan Rogue shown above) . They pay for (and own) the $11,000 battery. And the network of charging stations. And the switching stations where customers can swap their nearly empty battery for a full one on long trips. Under this scenario, you’ll buy the car in the usual way. But all the costs associated with powering the veh