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2nd Better Place CEO out; company to be managed by Chairman of Board and CFO

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Better Place CEO Evan Thornley, who took over in October 2012 ago after the departure of founding CEO Shai Agassi ( earlier post ), is now out, according to the company. Thornley presented the plan to the board of Israel Corporation, Better Place’s controlling shareholder, in December.

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Alcoa and Phinergy enter joint development agreement for high energy-density aluminum-air batteries

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Alcoa and Israel-based Phinergy have entered into a joint development agreement to develop further Phinergy ’s aluminum-air batteries. Aluminium–air cells are high-energy density primary (non-rechargeable) batteries originally developed in the 1960s. kWh/kg of Al—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 Earlier post.).

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EV battery swapping may aid resolve the U.S. charging sickness

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However quickly upcoming Higher Park introduced its battery-switching stations in 2012, Elon Musk unveiled a distant fast-charging community that will handover Tesla drivers, next (and now) essentially the most usual EV emblem. On the year, maximum EVs had 75-mile levels and chargers have been i’m late, few and a long way between.

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Chinese automakers bring hybrids and plug-ins to Detroit, Geneva auto shows

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—a partnership between Chery Automobile, China’s largest independent car manufacturer, and Israel Corporation—is bringing its Cross Hybrid Concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. 6 among Chinese automakers with a production and sales volume of 720 thousand for vehicles and 950 thousand for motorcycles in 2012.

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Battery-switchable electric Commodore breaks 24-hour world EV distance record

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EV Engineering anticipated that each electric Commodore would have a range of approximately 160 km (99 miles) before recharging was required, and deliver a range of between 120–150 km (75–93 miles) in real-world driving.) Australia is the third roll-out market for Better Place, which already has operational networks in Israel and Denmark.

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Renault Unveils Four Concept EVs and Quickdrop Battery Switch System; Commits to 100,000 EVs with Better Place

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Renault and Better Place also announced an expansion of their current agreement by committing to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016. . The first will be the electric version of Fluence ( earlier post ) which will initially be available in Israel and Europe. Characteristic components of an EV.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

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SAN FRANCISCO — The State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric Company on Tuesday endorsed an effort to build an alternative transportation system based on electric vehicles with swappable batteries and an “intelligent” battery recharging network. The company plans test deployments of vehicles in 2009 and broad commercial sales in 2012.

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