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Israel was the first nation in the world to partner with Better Place to build an electric car infrastructure. Shai Agassi, former Better Place CEO, claimed that by 2016, plus or minus a year, more than 50% of cars sold in Israel would be electric.
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 Place’s impact is still being felt.
May 17, 2017 · It started with the electric car company Better Place, which in spite of its high-profile bankruptcy in May 2013 is credited with putting Israel’s automotive tech scene on the map.
Apr 7, 2014 · With almost $1 billion in funding and ambitions to replace petroleum-based cars with a network of cheap electrics, Shai Agassi’s Better Place was remarkable even by the standards of...
Jun 6, 2013 · Better Place, founded in 2007 by the exuberantly confident entrepreneur Shai Agassi, was trumpeted as the king of Israeli startups, a company that would keep the air clean and the streets...
Mar 5, 2013 · What’s harder to understand is why things have gone so badly. Better Place, which staked out its position in the electric car market with an innovative battery-swapping technology, has sold only about 750 cars in Israel, while piling up losses of more than $500 million.
Sep 28, 2017 · In 2012, I bought a Renault Fluence Z.E., the 100-percent electric car from Israeli startup Better Place, which aimed to build the world’s first affordable all-electric vehicle.
