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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.
May 23, 2023 · Better Place burst out of the gate with an innovative approach to the biggest problem with electric cars in 2007: range anxiety. Even the best batteries at the time could only provide 100 or so miles per six- to seven-hour overnight charge. A BetterPlace battery switch station at Holland’s Schipol Airport. Photo courtesy of Better Place.
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May 26, 2013 · Israeli electric car firm Better Place, which hoped to revolutionize driving habits in Israel and worldwide, officially filed for bankruptcy with the Central District Court on Sunday...
May 28, 2013 · Better Place, the Israeli startup company that tried to reintroduce the world to swappable electric car batteries, is off to a place that is not better at all: bankruptcy. It's a sad...
Mar 5, 2013 · Better Place was touted as one of the world’s most innovative electric vehicle start-ups when it launched six years ago. But after selling fewer than 750 cars in a major initiative in Israel and losing more than $500 million, the company’s experience shows that EVs are still not ready for primetime.
Jun 1, 2013 · So it is with Better Place, an electric-car venture on which some of Wall Street’s most seasoned hands lost a spectacular $812 million. But it is worth pausing over this Israeli company,...
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...
