Does the death of Better Place mean the failure of the 100% all electric car concept? I don’t think so, but let’s ponder it a bit. Some of the commentators out there will take the Better Place bankruptcy in the same vein as the Solyndra bugaboo that’s circulating in Republican/Conservative…
Better Place has taken one of the more likely steps open to it, to shut down the company in a complete liquidation. After the company shut down its American and Australian operations, after a long period of struggles that saw the ouster of not only founder Shai Agassi, but the…
It seems my earlier prediction that Renault may be backing away from Better Place is confirmed (see Is Renault backing away from commitments to Better Place, causing a crisis for Better Place). I just wrote it up on examiner.com, but Renault/Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn just told a Danish news site…
Project Better Place is turning out to be not-so-great a place to be, unless you’re working in the Israeli or Denmark operations. On Wednesday (today) Feb 6, 2012, the company announced that in order to better focus on the Israel and Denmark operations, they would stop all work on projects…
Some recent news about Renault and Better Place Australia is reinforcing my kooky theory that Renault is distancing itself from Better Place. Specifically, several news reports are circulating that Renault is indefinitely delaying the Australian launch of the Fluence Z.E. sedan. Why? Better Place has yet to build the required…
The Project Better Place model was always interesting, but I was never confident that the company would work out. The service the company offers, fast battery exchange for electric cars, offers electric car drivers a convenience similar to what gasoline car drivers enjoy at the ubiquitous gasoline stations. A fast…
A series of news pieces the last few days has me wondering whether the obvious crisis underway at Better Place is due to signs that Renault is backing away from commitments to support Better Place. Better Place is not an automaker, but the operator of an electric car recharging and…
The first North American eTaxi Corridor is slated to be built by Better Place in the SF Bay Area, thanks in part to a grant from the California Energy Commission. On Wednesday, the California Energy Commission announced grants for a total of $20 million worth of clean energy transportation projects.…
The California Energy Commission just announced $20 million in grants for clean transportation programs in California. The programs include manufacturing expansions at Tesla Motors and Zero Motorcycles, as well as a long-delayed project for an electric taxi system demonstration in the San Francisco Bay Area. The project is to be…
In a grant program totaling over $20 million, the California Energy Commission is supporting clean green transportation projects from Better Place, Tesla Motors, Zero Motorcycles and other companies. The California Energy Commission announced on Wednesday grants supporting projects at Tesla Motors, Zero Motorcycles, and several other organizations meant to move…
