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January 8, 2020, 5:38 pm
Fugitive ex-Nissan boss summoned by Lebanese prosecutor over Israel visit
Carlos Ghosn, who escaped prosecution for financial crimes in Japan, may face charges over 2008 trip that broke local law and boycott of Jewish state
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January 2, 2020, 5:32 pm
Lebanese lawyers want ex-chief of Nissan prosecuted over 2008 Israel trip
Legal report argues that after he escaped Japan, Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Lebanon ‘for the crime of having entered an enemy country and violated the boycott law’
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AFP
October 16, 2017, 11:20 am
Author of new book on Better Place crash to speak at launch in Jerusalem
‘Totaled’ author Brian Blum will discuss the lessons of Shai Agassi’s disaster with Times of Israel readers on October 19
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Matthew Kalman
September 4, 2017, 11:21 pm
The electric car lovers who kept plugging along after Better Place died
One of Israel’s biggest startup flops left behind a community of people who refused to end their flirtation with gas-free driving. I should know. I was one of them
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Brian Blum
May 1, 2015, 11:11 am
Where Better Place failed, Israeli engineers seek to help China succeed
Battery-swapping for electric cars never took off, but a Chinese city is looking to the technology for its electric bus fleet
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David Shamah
April 24, 2014, 3:54 am
Captain Sunshine’s quixotic battle for the presidency
US-born Yosef Abramowitz hopes to succeed Shimon Peres. He has no chance, but that’s never stopped the veteran civil rights activist and solar energy pioneer
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Raphael Ahren
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April 22, 2014, 3:46 pm
‘Driverless’ Tesla electric car will test run on Israel’s Better Place grid
Green Prophet: The expensive California-made battery-powered sports cars could soon make a debut in Israel
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April 7, 2014, 7:53 pm
Broken Place: The failure of the start-up that was going to change the world
Fast Company: ‘Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid’ is a lesson entrepreneurs need to take from the demise of Shai Agassi’s Better Place
April 7, 2014, 7:19 pm
Businesses love ‘social shopping’ app, says CEO
It may look like half a dozen others, but GotIT really is different, according to Tal Agassi
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David Shamah
January 23, 2014, 4:45 pm
Nano-batteries fuel hope for electric car of the future
Batteries are smaller, lighter, and more powerful than ever – and the best is yet to come
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David Shamah
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December 25, 2013, 11:37 am
Used Better Place EVs sold at steep discount in Israel
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December 19, 2013, 10:03 am
Drivers: Better Place hurt Israel and Denmark electric car markets
PlugIn Cars: What started out as an idea feted by government and environmentalists as a transportation game-changer turned out to be something quite different, it appears
November 22, 2013, 2:45 am
Local energy startup buys remaining Better Place shares
Gnrgy gets assets of bankrupt electric car company for bargain basement price of less than $450,000
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August 25, 2013, 10:05 pm
Bid by car owners to buy Better Place fails
Entrepreneur Yosef Abramowitz unable to make $1 million payment to Israeli electric car company’s liquidator
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JTA
August 22, 2013, 4:35 pm
Better Place demands cancellation of acquisition transaction
Insolvent company says investors failed to meet the financial responsibilities agreed upon prior to the signing of the purchasing deal
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Adiv Sterman
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