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Think of Better Place Electric Vehicle as Personal Bus, Not Car

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Q-Fog’s Low-tech Misting Air Con to “Cool” Green Cyclists

It gets hot in Israel, so two local entrepreneurs have invented a water-saving device called the Q-Fog to keeps cyclists cool. Pump a lever on the...

Interview With A Better Place EV Car Owner – Not Stranded Yet

Following Sunday's news that Israel's Better Place has declared bankruptcy we have to ask: what is going to happen to the 900+ car owners who signed...

Can Tesla Take Over Israel’s Better Place Charging Stations?

Tesla Motors, the California maker of  prestigious and high priced total electric sports cars is  still to become a true reality in most countries...

Better Place Bankruptcy is a Sad Day for Electric Car Industry

It is a sad day. Better Place’s battery swap technology is an obvious and practical technological solution to a basic problem of physics and...

Israel’s Better Place EV Company Dies and Files for Bankruptcy

It seemed like a sure thing five years ago, but today Israel's Better Place electric car company has pulled the plug on its electric...

Renault Gives Up on Israel’s Swappable Electric Car Batteries

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Dubai police buy $500,000 Lamborghini Cop Car

Dubai police have announced the latest acquisition to their fleet of cop cars: a 700 horsepower Lamborghini Aventador.

Nile Taxi – Scenic Stress Free Commuting for Cairo’s Residents

Having just returned from Lamu, Kenya, where there is no other way to travel but by boat (or plane or donkey), it seems strange...

Egypt’s Green-Roofed Bio Boat Entirely Wind and Solar Powered

Among nature's most devoted heroes throughout the Middle East and North Africa, the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) has released renders of...

Israel’s Phinergy Boosts EV Travel Range with Aluminum Air Battery

People who own cars want to at least have the option of taking an extended road trip, which has been a major barrier to...

Ultra-light Dubai Car Travels 1000 KM On One Liter of Fuel!

While some in the United Arab Emirates insist on developing unsustainable vehicles like this solid gold mercedes car powered by biofuel, engineering students from...

Turkey Plans to Introduce Emissions-Based Tax on Motor Vehicles

There are currently 1.6 million automobiles on Istanbul's roads, according to Embarq Türkiye -- and each day, 640 more are registered. Following British and German...

Israel’s First Bike Museum in Converted Chicken Coop

Bertini Derailleur racing bikes like this one were used by Israeli cyclists in the Rome 1960 Olympiad Bicycle riding, including bike sharing in Tel...

Rent an All-Electric Better Place Family Car in Israel

Now tourists can try out Better Place swappable batteries. For $65 a day, electricity and battery packs included. Better Place, Israel's controversial electric car network...

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