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Mar 5, 2013 · 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...
May 21, 2013 · Today marks my first anniversary driving a Better Place Renault Fluence ZE battery-electric car. So it seemed appropriate to summarize my experience to date with the Better Place service, which ...
May 31, 2013 · by Martin LaMonica. Better Place, which raised some $850 million to build a charging infrastructure for electric cars, said this week it will liquidate its assets after failing to find more...
May 26, 2013 · Todd Woody. Published May 26, 2013. Electric car infrastructure company Better Place’s move to file bankruptcy today marks the end of the road for a billion-dollar bet that Silicon...
May 17, 2023 · Better Place was one of the most well-known battery-swap ventures. The startup was founded in 2007 and worked with automaker Renault, building a network of a few dozen swapping stations in...
Plus, rather than the car owner paying for an expensive battery pack, Better Place owns the batteries and only bills for their charging and usage. The high cost of the batteries, along with range anxiety, are the two biggest concerns of consumers considering EVs.
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.
