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- From the ashes of nearly a billion dollars, Ample resurrects Better Place’s battery swapping business model Thu, 4 Mar 21, 4:30amA little over 13 years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP, then one of the world’s mightiest software companies, left the company he’d devoted...
- Electric Vehicles: Is a “Better Place” Now in a Better Place? Fri, 31 May 13, 7:51amThree factors limit the market penetration of electric vehicles. One is purchase price. For example, the average price paid for a gasoline-powered 2013 Ford Focus ranges from $16,500 to $24,176. In contrast, the average...
- Is a “Better Place” Now in a Better Place? Fri, 31 May 13, 7:51amThree factors limit the market penetration of electric vehicles. One is purchase price. For example, the average price paid for a gasoline-powered 2013 Ford Focus ranges from $16,500 to $24,176. In contrast, the average...
- Another electric car company goes belly up Wed, 29 May 13, 6:30amJERUSALEM (AP) — It was an audacious idea that came to symbolize Israel’s self-described status as “Start-Up Nation,” a company that believed it could replace most gasoline-powered cars with electric vehicles...
- Israeli Electric Car Company Better Place Files for Bankruptcy Tue, 28 May 13, 11:16pmThe once-promising electric car company Better Place has filed for bankruptcy. The company sought to put in place a large and innovative electric vehicle network with interchangable batteries, which could be switched out...
- Better Place Launches Real-World Battery Swapping Station in Tokyo Thu, 17 Jun 10, 1:46amBetter Place is set to revolutionize the electric vehicle industry with their innovative plan for EV infrastructure — and now they’re putting their money where their mouth is by testing a brand new battery switching...
- The Next Revolution: Iran Gets its First Electric Car Wed, 9 Sep 09, 4:30amOutside of Israel and Shai Agassi’s electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company Better Place, the Middle East doesn’t have much of an electric car industry...