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An Electric Car and a Loan at the Better Place Showroom in Israel

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Better Place Announces First Trade-In Agreement for Electric Cars in Israel

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World’s First Manual Gear Hybrid Introduced to Turkish Market

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Will GM’s Green Cadillac Sell in the UAE?

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Better Place Denmark Hopes to Get Electric Car Venture (Finally) Going in October

Denmark's Better Place commercial launch may finally take place - in October Better Place's electric car project in Denmark will finally get going in that...

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Danish Council Rejects Blue Better Place Chargers

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