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Thinking through the Better Place strategy: is it seriously flawed? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, Better Place previewed for a wide audience, via a new video, their battery swapping system. The video has kicked off a good discussion over on Peak Oil Garage that we wanted to share with you. The biggest question raised, I think, is about the batteries that Better Place will use. As ...

VIDEO: Better Place battery swapper demonstrated 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

One minute, 13 seconds. That's how long it took for the whiz-bang battery switcher engineered by Better Place to remove a battery from the undercarriage of its Nissan demonstration SUV and replace it with another. That's faster than either the fastest fast charge or filling it up with regular. ...

Shai Agassi talks about Better Place, $20,000 EV, batteries extra 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Shai Agassi has big ideas when it comes to electric cars. He wants to build networks of public charging outlets and battery swap stations. He also wants to sell electric cars with a battery subscription plan similar to cell phone calling plans. In an interview with CNET Agassi revealed that he wants ...

Project Better Place using AC Propulsion drivetrain, Renault Megane mules 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

CBS has posted a short video feature on Better Place and, while the overall information won't be new to any of our regular readers, there are a few things for the hardcore to look for. First, in the opening seconds, you can see the dashboard screen read "AC Propulsion." So, that pretty much ...

Better Place battery swapping plan comes under fire 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Although many share the vision of ubiquitous infrastructure to support future fleets of electric vehicles, the concept of battery swapping, frequently championed by Better Place, doesn't seem to have the same appeal as the fast-charge station. In fact, in the past week, battery swapping has come ...

Better Place announces 19 "Vision Partners" (aka early buyers) in Israel 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

"Vision Partner" sure has a nice ring to it. So positive, so optimistic, and so perfect a name for Better Place's new partners in Israel. Better Place announced this week that it has agreements with 19 companies who want to support Better Place's plug-in vehicle/infrastructure project by being ...

Carlos Ghosn: We're testing the EV this year 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Renault is betting big on electric cars, or at least that's the image they're out peddling everywhere. During a press conference this week in Paris, Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn announced that the French marque will begin testing pure electric cars this year. Specifically, he said that (translated from ...

Better Place CEO says he needs the Big Three 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Need a quick update on Better Place? World Focus has a five-minute video that features interviews with founder Shai Agassi, video of the cars testing in Israel and skeptics like Forbes' Bruce Upbin, weighing in on the electric car startup. The clip says that Better Place promises they could ...

Better Place goes Canadian with Ontario electric car partnership 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The electric car deal-making juggernaut that is Better Place is staking its claim on a new territory. BP representatives are in Ontario this morning and, along with Ontario Premier McGuinty, announced a new partnership to advance the cause of EVs - what they're calling a Car 2.0 model - in the ...

Better Place answers questions about home charging, Obama's interest 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Over the weekend, we heard a story that the Obama Administration "may be adopting" the Better Place model of powering electric cars. We wanted to know more about what this means, exactly, and got the following from Better Place PR: Better Place has shared their model with a number of government ...

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