The article is from July.
I was surprised to hear Better Place described as a California startup: Shai Agassi is an Israeli entrepreneur; almost all Israelis can describe Better Place, but no one knows the company is incorporated in the states.
I was surprised to hear Better Place described as a California startup: Shai Agassi is an Israeli entrepreneur; almost all Israelis can describe Better Place, but no one knows the company is incorporated in the states.
Better Places is headquartered in Palo Alto.
I remember reading the story a while back and Isreal is just the first place they are running the experiment due to its size and government acceptance to the idea. But the goal is to deploy the cars in as many countries as possible:
"Better Place says it intends to expand into markets where the business model economics and investor returns are “optimized”, citing Europe and Asia specifically. "
They have more strategic reasons than most countries to minimize their dependence on oil.
You generally don't need lots of waste heat from the engine for 6months of the year.