Better Place press conference at 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show

From the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, this video shows Better Place founder Shai Agassi announcing Better Place's newly expanded agreement with Renault that commits both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016. He also named new ecosystem players including Continental of Germany, Flextronics, Intel, Microsoft, and TÜV Rheinland to help Better Place scale up global production of its EV services platform and deployment capabilities. For more detail, visit http://www.betterplace.com/global-progress/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• better place
• electric car
• electric vehicle
• ev
• shai agassi
• renault
• israel
• denmark
• continental
• flextronics
• intel
• microsoft
• tuv rheinland

[kostea13]

SOLAR POWER + ELECTRIC CARS = FREEDOM !

[SparkySurfer]

I pray that Shai Agassi becomes the wealthiest human on earth. The world will be so much a Better Place. His ideas have a lot of humanitarian motivations and I love it...

[bannor99]

Wow, if there was ever an executive I could learn to like, he just might be it. The man has vision - vision enough to see beyond the next quarter results. I wish some of my country's leaders has this much drive and foresight; instead of pandering to the small-minded.

Since before the launch of the EV1 ( nice screwup there, GM , I've been hearing how electrics could never seriously catch on  because there was no infrastructure - wrong, there just wasn't anyone with enough balls to git 'er done

[chri77777777]

I am a big fan of shai's plans since 2 years now - the only thing I hate is the Microsoft based Software - I'd loved to see a linux based solution, maybee android, maybee meego whatever .... but love shai's mission - GO GO GO

[mho69]

I don't know whether Microsoft is more or less ethical than others, but you are right - Google Android would be a better platform for onboard computer. And - they would give full Google Maps navigation there.

[sqeye]

Shay is a genius. However why partner with M$. Blue screen of death anybody? Not to mention a company without ethics.

[shay13344]

good luck!!

[tri400]

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[somarmunde]

This is the wave of the future and Better Place is showing the way. What's the US waiting for?

As usual, vested interests are holding back this push for a greener US auto industry and a dramatic reduction in green gas emission by as much as 20% in a much faster phase. Kudos to you Shai Agassi and your group!!!

[d1oftwins]

You have to think positive. If there wasn't the Chernobyl disaster I couldn't play the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video game because nobody would make a story about it. ;)