BP board chairman drives a Tesla Roadster :biggrin: Shai Agassi out at Better Place: Like Tesla without Musk, or Apple minus Jobs | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Too bad they never managed to sign up taxi fleets. Fleets that require low downtime are where the battery swap tech makes a lot of sense. I wonder what Shai Agassi's role will be in the future. He really is the face of the company, and his enthusiasm to me is what sells it, while their pricing model only seems to increase costs. Don't know why Jim Motavalli compares the former CEOs of Better Place and Coda, though. I've never seen Kevin Czinger as charismatic.
They do. The airport of Amsterdam, has a better place facility that only serves Renault Fluence taxi.
Looks like the Tokyo Taxi trial ended two years ago: Better Place finishes successful Tokyo taxi battery swap trials, Israel and Denmark are next And the San Francisco trial didn't happen (yet?): San Francisco electric taxi program faces setbacks | Will Reisman | Local | San Francisco Examiner
The California Energy Commission $3 million grant to Better Place or EV Taxis went here: CA spends $3M on 6 EV Taxis
New for Better Place: Electric-Vehicle Charging Co. Better Place Plugs In $50M as it Reevaluates Plans - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
Better Place Electric-Car Service Delays Australia Rollout - GreenCarReports Unfortunate about the Fluence delays. I wonder how much longer Better Place has until it gives up the ghost.
...as they slowly spiral into the drink. I've never thought they had a sensible business model. Hopefully they'll pull out with fleet sales.