Shai Agassi to drive Project Better Place prototype on Sunday in Tel Aviv
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Middle East
One of the launching points for Shai Agassi's Project Better Place is in Israel and it looks like the first tangible progress might be demonstrated this weekend. The CEO of PBP is planning to drive a prototype electric car that is being developed at around noon on Sunday at the Fairgrounds and Conference Center in Tel Aviv Israel. Agassi will apparently provide an update on the status of the project to develop both electric cars and a charging infrastructure. Israel is just one of a number of countries to express interest in the program. According to Israeli President Shimon Peres, the hope is to have electric vehicles on the road in Israel by 2010. If any readers happen to be in Tel Aviv on Sunday and catch this send us a report.[Source: Jerusalem Post, thanks to Vince for the tip]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-10-2008 @ 10:33PM
Joseph said...
When I first saw this headline, I thought it was talking about Agassi, the tennis player.
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5-11-2008 @ 12:55PM
David Wright said...
Reports elseewhere appear to indicate that the vehicle on show is not a prototype at all, but an ordinary Renault Megane with the exhaust system removed and a battery pack cobbled together by a local electrician. Why bother? Why not wait till a properly engineered version is genuinely available?
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