Media Releases

All the latest news and announcements about Better Place in Australia and around the world.


  1. CSG and Better Place Open Switchable Electric Car  Experience Center in Guangzhou

    Dec 12, 2011

    CSG and Better Place Open Switchable Electric Car Experience Center in Guangzhou

    China Southern Power Grid (CSG) and Better Place announced opening their Switchable Electric Car Experience Center in Guangzhou’s Pearl River New Town.

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  2. Nov 12, 2011

    Better Place raised $200 million Series C financing

    With the launch of the first nationwide electric car networks in Israel and Denmark just months away, Better Place today announced that it has secured $200 million through a Series C equity financin...

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  3. Nov 7, 2011

    Better Place named a green game-changer by WWF

    Better Place has been recognised for its work in driving the biggest shift in transportation for over a century, by being named as one of 50 “green game-changers” in a new global report released by th...

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  4. Better Place wins 2011 Banksia Award for leadership in sustainable transport

    Oct 30, 2011

    Better Place wins 2011 Banksia Award for leadership in sustainable transport

    Better Place, the leading electric car charge network, has been named the 2011 winner of the Transportation Award - Mindful Movement category at the prestigious Banksia Environmental Awards.

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  5. Better Place a finalist in Banksia environmental awards

    Sep 16, 2011

    Better Place a finalist in Banksia environmental awards

    Better Place Australia, the leading electric car charge network, has been recognised for its innovative approach to sustainable transport by being named as a 2011 finalist in the prestigious Banksia E...

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  6. Better Place welcomes another heavyweight to the team

    Sep 8, 2011

    Better Place welcomes another heavyweight to the team

    Evan Thornley, CEO of Better Place Australia, today announced the appointment of David Jones to the senior management team of the Australian arm of the world’s leading electric car charge network. Dav...

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  7. Wodonga teen wins $5,000 with Better Place

    Aug 31, 2011

    Wodonga teen wins $5,000 with Better Place

    It was a case of two winners are better than one when Better Place drew the prize for the competition it ran at the recent Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. Wodonga teen Angus Bergman ...

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  8. Better Place powers up Melbourne's GreenZone Drive

    Aug 29, 2011

    Better Place powers up Melbourne's GreenZone Drive

    From Monday August 29 through to Friday September 2, the roads around the Rialto on Collins St will be humming with electric cars powered by Better Place, and other low emission vehicles, as part of t...

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  9. Better Place announces network Foundation Members

    Jul 26, 2011

    Better Place announces network Foundation Members

    Better Place today made an early start on its deployment timeline by announcing the first exclusive group of leading organisations who will support the initial roll-out of its electric car charge netw...

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  10. Better Place, GE and Renault pave the way to mass electrification

    Jul 1, 2011

    Better Place, GE and Renault pave the way to mass electrification

    Better Place, GE and Renault Australia today joined together at the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) with a series of announcements that demonstrate a strategic move to make electric cars a ...

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