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Better Place: Israel's electric car start-up killed by its own success - opinion
We must thank Better Place for helping to put the electrification of vehicles on the tech world’s agenda. 10 years later, its vision lives on.
What happened to Better Place's electric dreams?
CHRISTIANS TO JUDEA AND SAMARIA
The near miss
Better Place launches 1st Israeli battery-switching station
Infrastructures Minister Landau recites ‘Shehecheyanu’ blessing, calling it a first step toward weaning the country from enemy resources.
European Commission to fund electric car battery R&D
Better Place announces that this is the first project in the field to be approved by the European Commission.
Business in Brief: February 2
Corning buys Israeli firm MobileAccess; Viola, Pitango win on MobileAccess sale; Electric-car policy sparks monopoly fears.
Israel focuses its energy on clean technologies
Better Place's Shai Agassi: When China comes to Israel to learn about electric cars, then something amazing is happening.
Editor's Notes: On the road to a Better Place
Welcome to the quieter, healthier motoring of tomorrow.
Commentary: Israel builds Better Place’s monopoly
Only in Israel will an electric-vehicle owner not be able simply to plug in at home, he will have to go via middlemen and pay agency fees.
Better Place to import 13 electric vehicles for testing
Transportation ministry also approved the import of the Renault Kangoo, the first electric vehicle for commercial use.
Commentary: A bumpy road for electric cars
Israel is seen as an ideal test bed for electric and hybrid vehicles, but the reality is more complicated.
Better Place to bring electric taxis to San Francisco area
Full infrastructure will consist of charge spots and battery switch stations; deployment in Israel on track for late 2011.
Cradle to Cradle: A revolutionary design concept
In nature, there is no waste and there is no pollution, they say. So why not try and copy the brilliance of nature in modern industrial design?
