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  1. Better Place was a venture-backed international company that developed and sold battery charging and battery switching services for electric cars. It was formally based in Palo Alto, California, but the bulk of its planning and operations were steered from Israel, where both its founder Shai Agassi and its chief investors resided.

  2. May 26, 2013 · Innovative Israeli company burned through more than $800 million in five years, but sold barely 2,000 of its electric cars. A man refuels a Better Place car marketed by Renault at the...

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  4. Apr 7, 2014 · 04-07-2014 PREMIUM. A Broken Place: The Spectacular Failure Of The Startup That Was Going To Change The World. With almost $1 billion in funding and ambitions to replace petroleum-based cars...

  5. May 23, 2023 · May 23, 2023, Updated May 24, 2023. It was an ignoble ending to what was one of the most buzzed-about startups in Israeli history. On May 26, 2013, Israeli electric car network pioneer Better Place declared bankruptcy. Yet now, even a decade later, Better Places impact is still being felt.

  6. Aug 31, 2017 · What happened to Better Place's electric dreams? One of Israels most inspirational startups set out, but failed to build a nationwide infrastructure to support 100-percent electric...

  7. May 26, 2013 · But after six years and burning through $850 million, the company is filing for liquidation in an Israeli court. As reported by the Associated Press, Better Place's Board of Directors...

  8. May 26, 2013 · Better Place is the electric car company that hoped to change the world with its ambitious battery-swapping stations. But today it said it’s shutting down. The closure brings to an end...

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