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Shai Agassi says EVs will be cheaper than ICE cars... sort of

We are all familiar with the technical issues facing the developers of electric cars, namely energy density and durability. However, the biggest problem likely to affect the mainstream adoption of EVs is cost. In many respects EVs, are mechanically simpler than ICE cars and should be cheaper to build. However, batteries are not cheap, especially lithium ion, and it's not clear when the price will come down. Shai Agassi is betting the farm on widespread use of electric transportation by building networks of charging stations and battery ... Read more →

Why is Better Place's Shai Agassi not being more straightforward with WaPo? Sam Abuelsamid

Shai Agassi wants to address the infrastructure side of the electric car problem. While electric cars can nominally be "fueled" by any electrical outlet, the fact is accessible outlets don't ...

Shai Agassi totally into what France is doing with EVs Sebastian Blanco

Shai Agassi likes what he's hearing from French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy recently announced a plan to expand sustainable transportation infrastructure in France, including more money for ...

Renault's electric car debuts in Tel Aviv Marc Geller

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Renault_s_electric_car_debuts_in_Tel_Aviv'; It could be the quickest vehicle to go from concept to a public, drivable prototype in automotive history. As ...

Shai Agassi to drive Project Better Place prototype on Sunday in Tel Aviv Sam Abuelsamid

One of the launching points for Shai Agassi's Project Better Place is in Israel and it looks like the first tangible progress might be demonstrated this weekend. The CEO of PBP is planning to drive a ...

Deutsche Bank analysts say electric cars viable 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Deutsche Bank analysts took a serious look at the proposal of Project Better Place for electric cars in Israel and Denmark and came away impressed with its viability. The researchers returned to Germany believing that the Better Place idea would work not only in small countries with extremely high ...

Denmark to launch Project Better Place pilot program 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As our faithful readers are aware, we reported last November that the government of Denmark has been talking with Project Better Place about the possibility of setting up an electric car program along with a charging station network. Now comes word of the impending official announcement of the ...

VIDEO: Shai Agassi's speech on the future of electric cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Project Better Place, gave an amazing speech at a New Democrat Network meeting recently. Want to know how Agassi's idea for electric cars got $200 million -- the "largest seed round of any venture in history?" Then you have to check out his speech below the fold ...

Firms Chosen in Israel to Develop "Better Place" Chargers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Look, more signs that Project Better Place is taking root in Israel. Two companies have been chosen to implement the charging infrastructure designed by Better Place. Aran Research and Development Ltd. and Nekuda DM Ltd will develop and install the first of an intended 500,000 charging sites in ...

Notes from Project Better Place+Renault press conference 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, I wrote about the Project Better Place+Renault press conference. Here are some interesting details from the two webcasts titled Press Conference and Media Q&A and linked to from the Project Better Place website. Renault-Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn says the cars will have a maximum price ...

Project Better Place+Renault deal grabs more headlines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The video above is an interview with the Renault and Nissan (Renault has a 44.3% equity stake in Nissan) CEO, Carlos Ghosn by the Wall Street Journal. Ghosn says electric cars are 3-5 years away from "mass marketization," i.e that's when electric cars will make economic sense. The Wall Street ...

Shai Agassi: Israel will have 100,000 electric cars in 2 years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Update: The Globes article has been removed and Shai has posted an entry to his blog denying this rumor. Globes is reporting that Shai Agassi, Project Better Place CEO, said Israel will have 100,000 electric cars by 2010. Shai said this at an annual Ministry of Finance budget department meeting ...


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