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Better Place thinks electric cars deserve a software-driven safety net

While Better Place is happy to tout their successful battery swaps, the company knows that potential electric vehicle drivers can be worried about range. Current EV drivers and advocates have all sorts of answers to this fear, but Better Place has decided that a special software solution is the way to alleviate it. Better Place's Safety Net is part of AutOS, the company's battery analysis software that tells the driver how many miles are left in the battery pack and how far away the nearest charging or battery swap station is. On top of the ... Read more →

Better Place finishes first 1,000 battery swaps without problems Sebastian Blanco

While the full jury is still out on Better Place's battery swap idea, the first "juror" seems to have made up her mind. The company said last week that its automatic battery exchange stations ...

Thinking through the Better Place strategy: is it seriously flawed? Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Better Place thinks electric cars deserve a software-driven safety net 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

While Better Place is happy to tout their successful battery swaps, the company knows that potential electric vehicle drivers can be worried about range. Current EV drivers and advocates have all sorts of answers to this fear, but Better Place has decided that a special software solution is the ...

Better Place finishes first 1,000 battery swaps without problems 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

While the full jury is still out on Better Place's battery swap idea, the first "juror" seems to have made up her mind. The company said last week that its automatic battery exchange stations have swapped out 1,000 batteries and vice president Jason Wolf told attendees at the Smart Grid ...

Thinking through the Better Place strategy: is it seriously flawed? 6 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 ...


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