Today, the world depends on oil as its fundamental transportation energy source. With the rapid rise in oil prices, a number of alternatives to oil have been proposed in recent years with little success. Project Better Place will focus on the integration of existing technologies and systems to provide the infrastructure and scale necessary to make electric cars a viable alternative to fuel-based vehicles. By doing so, Project Better Place will overcome low adoption rates to-date due to the lack of an established and ubiquitous charging infrastructure to support electric vehicles. link
Israel Cleantech Ventures is Israel’s first venture capital fund specializing in, and focusing exclusively on clean technologies. The Fund provides value added growth capital to exceptional entrepreneurs and companies in a wide range of cleantech fields, including clean energy, energy efficiency, water, greentech and agritech. link
GreatPoint Energy is commercializing a process for converting coal into high value clean natural gas. Coal is available in abundance in the United States and the 250 year known supply will ensure an affordable fuel for generations of Americans to come. GreatPoint Energy converts this low cost, but very dirty feedstock into the cleanest of all commercially viable fuels; natural gas. link
ISE is a privately-held Corporation that was formally incorporated in California in January 1995. ISE is a supplier of electric and hybrid-electric drive systems to major bus and truck manufacturers. ISE is also a motor vehicle manufacturer registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and possesses vehicle manufacturer and vehicle dealer licenses from the State of California. link