Better Place Demonstrates First Switchable Battery Electric Taxi in Tokyo

Better Place is now one step closer to fulfilling its mission of making switchable batteries commonplace in electric vehicles. The California-based electric car services startup showed off the world's first switchable-battery electric taxi this week as part of a partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and Tokyo taxi operator Nihon Kotsu.

Nihon Kotsu and Better Place will offer up three
switchable-battery electric taxis for customers on the taxi line at Tokyo's...