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Better Place Israeli CEO Quits EV Car Company

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Proposed Tel Aviv SkyTran Project is “Up in the Air”

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Qatar Airways Hopes Natural Gas Will Battle Climate Change, Lower Prices

Qatar Airways' natural gas push could help combat climate change, reduce costs for passengers. Photo: Qatar Airways With massive natural gas reserves, it is a...

Legacy of Hybrid Battery Inventor Stan Ovshinsky Lives On

Frontal view of Toyota Prius Mk III hybrid: its battery was innovated by Stan Ovshinsky Ever since the first Toyota Prius hybrid cars began traveling...

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Better Place Electric Car Company Gets $100 Million Investment Boost

Investors still have faith in the Israeli-led Better Place electric car company. After the board fired its visionary founder and CEO Shai Agassi, and...

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Luxury Fisker Karma Electric Vehicle Hits the Middle East

There really isn't a better market than the Arabian Gulf for Fisker's luxury electric vehicle, that smooth and opulent 5,000 pound Karma, so it...

We Interview Better Place Car Owners in Israel

Inside a Better Place battery switching station. Maurice interviews two Better Place electric car buyers who defend their decision to buy electric, and support the...

Bio-Powered Green Bus Fitted With Recycled Materials Cruises Dubai

It's easy to poke fun at Dubai for all of its insane excesses, but because we're big-hearted greenies, we also want to give the...

$9 Cardboard Bike from Israel Going to Market

Could it be a world-changer? A cheap solution to help African kids get to schools and clinics? Israel's Izhar Gafni (who we interviewed here)...

Better Place Sells 125 Renault ZEs to Huge Industrial Group in Israel

Despite a major upheaval in recent weeks, the electric vehicle company Better Place is pushing forward its business expansion plans with a $4 million deal...

Better Place Electric Car Company Lays Off Staff?

In the wake of ousting its guru-like CEO visionary Shai Agassi, rumors are circulating that Better Place Israel will be laying off staff, about...

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