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Better Place: Israel's electric car start-up killed by its own success - opinion

We must thank Better Place for helping to put the electrification of vehicles on the tech world’s agenda. 10 years later, its vision lives on.

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A truly better place: A former Better Place switching station in Beit Shemesh has been repurposed as a tombstonemaking business.

What happened to Better Place's electric dreams?

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CHRISTIANS TO JUDEA AND SAMARIA

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The near miss


Commentary: Israel builds Better Place’s monopoly

Only in Israel will an electric-vehicle owner not be able simply to plug in at home, he will have to go via middlemen and pay agency fees.

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Better Place to import 13 electric vehicles for testing

Transportation ministry also approved the import of the Renault Kangoo, the first electric vehicle for commercial use.

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Commentary: A bumpy road for electric cars

Israel is seen as an ideal test bed for electric and hybrid vehicles, but the reality is more complicated.

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Better Place to bring electric taxis to San Francisco area

Full infrastructure will consist of charge spots and battery switch stations; deployment in Israel on track for late 2011.

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Cradle to Cradle: A revolutionary design concept

In nature, there is no waste and there is no pollution, they say. So why not try and copy the brilliance of nature in modern industrial design?

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Driving on air

Joop Soesan brings a weekly hour of cars, road safety and automobile history to Rusty Mike Radio.

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Is the electric car feasible for Israel?

Government issues tender to analyze alternative energy vehicles.

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Better Place to unveil Tokyo electric taxi stn.

World’s first electric taxi station to use Better Place cars, battery-switch apparatus.

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Grapevine: Better times ahead

Caesar Hotels CEO Avi Ela and Better Place CEO Moshe Kaplinski sign cooperation agreement.

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Forum puts energy efficiency on the map

NGO pushes for "virtual power stations" – the ones you can avoid building by cutting electricity use.

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