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Charge!
MAY 8, 2008 - The EconomistAfter buying the car, owners will subscribe to a battery-replacement and charging plan based on their anticipated mileage.
Israel's Electric Car
MAY 7, 2008 - CNBC.com (Video)A Better Place, run by Israelis Shai Agassi and Idan Ofer have funded and are testing an electric car.
An Audacious Plan for Electric Cars
APR 28, 2008 - MarcGunther.comSay what you will about Shai Agassi, but no one will accuse him of thinking small. Agassi, who recently turned 40, has never worked in the energy industry or the automobile business.
Electric cars take charge in Israel, Denmark
APR 22, 2008 - Consumer Reports Cars BlogFor Earth Day, we thought it would be appropriate to highlight some of the ongoing projects that may advance the international electric car cause.
Deutsche Bank Loves Shai Agassi's Plan to Bring Us EVs
APR 14, 2008 - Wired AutopiaBean counters at Deutsche Bank absolutely love Shai Agassi's plan to sell electric vehicles like cell phones and think it could be a "paradigm shift"
Deutsche Bank: Electric Cars Could Wipe Gas Cars off the Map
APR 9, 2008 - Solve ClimateThree Deutsche Bank analysts took a hard look at Project Better Place's business plan for an electric-car recharging grid in Israel and Denmark, and they drew this unexpected conclusion:
Cars Slated to Solve Denmark’s Wind Problem
APR 9, 2008 - Fractals of ChangeThe plan is to use electric cars to help solve the surplus problem, reduce pollution, and reduce petroleum imports.
Project Better Place: Danish Electric Car Network Plugs Into Wind to Create a "Virtual Oil Field"
APR 9, 2008 - Triple PunditThat's the driving force (if you'll excuse the pun) behind a partnership between a Danish energy company and Silicon Valley startup Project Better Place,
An Essential and Viable Energy Fix, and the Renaissance of Detroit
APR 4, 2008 - The Huffington PostRenault Nissan, and California-based Project Better Place, are working together with the government of Israel to make the country oil independent by 2020.
Denmark Scoring Tens of Thousands of Electric Vehicles
APR 03 - ecogeekA new joint venture between Danish electricity company Dong Energy A/S and Silicon-Valley based Project Better Place plans to build an electric car network throughout Denmark.