How Better Place helped Israel get to a better place in the EV market
It crashed and burned big time, but the well-funded Israeli company that tried a battery-swapping model still managed to blaze a trail for today’s electric vehicle sector.
It crashed and burned big time, but the well-funded Israeli company that tried a battery-swapping model still managed to blaze a trail for today’s electric vehicle sector.
The monumental failure of Israel’s ambitious electric-car network could lead the way to success according to the author of a new book exploring the demise of the company.
A unique wireless electrification system is to be piloted on a bus route in Tel Aviv, before it moves to Europe.
Gadi Amit won a National Design Award for ‘objects that are beautiful and have a lot of design value, yet are functional for Joe Public.’
Yosef Abramowitz, vehicle owners and investors banded together and purchased the rights and assets of the former Better Place.
Court approves sale of operations and assets in Israel and Swiss-based intellectual property; gives Startup Nation a second chance for electric vehicles.
An owner of an Israeli electric car tries to provide more satisfying answers about the future of the bankrupt company than ‘I have no idea.’
It was on the cards for months, but many are still mourning the demise of Shai Agassi’s Better Place. Is this really the end of the line for this technology? Possibly not.
Eldan Car Rental Company is first in the world to offer an electric vehicle.
Israel’s battery change system accelerates electric car 1172 miles in 24 hours.
The electric car venture adds pay-as-you-go option to potential customers.
A new exhibit pays homage to Israeli ingenuity behind gadgets like the Disk-on-Key, PillCam, solar windows and a space camera.