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Better Place bringing switchable battery electric taxi program to the San Francisco Bay Area

Green Car Congress

Better Place, with support from the US Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, has committed to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

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Better Place Revs Up In Tokyo

Revenge of the Electric Car

Read more in the San Jose Business Journal article: Better Place tests electric car system in Tokyo. The 90-day test with Nihon Kotsu is the final test before the Palo Alto company does a full system test in Israel this year, the company said. The batteries can go about 100 miles before they need to be switched out.

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

The funding, led by Voyager Capital and Rho Ventures, follows Tesla’s disclosure that it will seek an initial public stock offering and Better Place’s announcement of a $350 million investment as it prepares to roll out its technology in Israel and Denmark.&#. By Scott Duke Harris. sdharris@mercurynews.com.

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