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One Way Better Place Wins In Israel: Actual Customer Service

Green Car Reports

After five weeks driving a Better Place electric car in Israel, I'm gaining a deeper insight into the company's plans. practice of buying an electric car outright and charging it at home. The Better Place annual subscription model, including service and support, costs more than the U.S.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

Green Car Congress

Of those, charging infrastructure was the best predictor of a country’s EV market share. In other words, neither financial incentives nor charging infrastructure ensure high electric vehicle adoption rates. National charging infrastructure by country and corresponding EV market share for 2012. Source: Sierzchula et al.

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Better Place closes $200M Series C financing; valuation now $2.25B

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Better Place, a developer and provider of electric car networks—including battery switch stations, batteries and public/personal charge spots ( earlier post )—worldwide, has secured $200 million through a Series C equity financing from a consortium of top-tier investors and partners, nearly doubling the company’s valuation to $2.25

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Government, Renault and Agassi: Making Israel a Better Place for Electric Cars

Plugs and Cars

Shai Agassi's ambitious Project Better Place takes a step forward today in Israel. The government will announce its support for the venture which has been developing between Agassi and Renault to bring electric cars to the virtual island that is Israel. As I have commented before, there is no better proving grounds for EVs than Israel.

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Green car incentives coming to Israel

Green Cars News

The eagerness to reward green car buyers for their purchases now looks likely to extend to Israel, where the finance ministry is planning new regulations on car purchasing according to Reuters. Meanwhile, there will be discounts for people who buy hybrid cars and a scrappage scheme style payment for those that get rid of older cars.

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Renault and Better Place partner in Australia to launch Fluence Z.E. with switchable battery in 2012

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earlier post ), into Australia, and Better Place will provide the electric car charging network and services that make the car more convenient and affordable for the mass market. Customers will buy the Fluence Z.E. It will be sold everywhere in Europe and together with Better Place, in Israel and Denmark. The Fluence Z.E.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. National charging infrastructure plan – private and public . Public charging . This includes Norway and South Korea, by 2025. In 2020, 70 per cent of new vehicle sales in Norway were EV.