The Better Place Model for Breaking Oil Dependence
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Event Date:
Monday, November 10, 2008 - 5:30pm - 8:15pm
On November 10, the Energy Conversation hosted Michael Granoff, Head of Oil Independence Policies at the revolutionary transportation company Better Place (http://www.betterplace.com). Better Place is an international company based in Israel that takes a novel approach to transportation without oil. Since its launch in 2007, Better Place has received over $200M in private financing, altered the tax law in Israel to support its business model and aligned with Renault and Nissan to manufacture its vehicles.
To read a great Op-Ed piece by Tom Friedman, please click here. It really shines a bright light on the wonderful progress that Better Place is making all over the world.
An .mp3 of the event is available here
