Australia will become the third country in the world to have an electric car network in a bid to run the country's 15 million cars on batteries powered by green energy under a plan announced today.

- Battery stations proposed

- Charging network planned

- Green energy push

Charging points ... how the electric car network might look.

In a deal unveiled in Melbourne, international company Better Place will team up with AGL Energy and Macquarie Capital Group to set up a network of "charging spots" and "battery exchange stations" to power electric vehicles in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Better Place aims to roll out electric car networks that allow zero emission vehicles to run on clean energy grids to reduce the planet's reliance on oil.