EV charging firm will shutter isle business

By Alan Yonan Jr.

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 06, 2013

~~<p>One of the companies that shared in a $2.3 million federal grant to build an electric vehicle charging network in Hawaii said Tuesday it will close its operations in the state as part of a shutdown of its North American operations.</p>
<p>Better Place, which installed 150 charging points at 50 locations statewide, will conduct an "orderly wind-down to fulfill all our commitments," said Brian Goldstein, Hawaii manager for the company founded in Silicon Valley but now headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.</p>
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One of the companies that shared in a $2.3 million federal grant to build an electric vehicle charging network in Hawaii said Tuesday it will close its operations in the state as part of a shutdown of its North American operations.

Better Place, which installed 150 charging points at 50 locations statewide, will conduct an "orderly wind-down to fulfill all our commitments," said Brian Goldstein, Hawaii manager for the company founded in Silicon Valley but now headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. Login for more...