Better Place raises $350m from HSBC-led investors

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Move seen as huge vote of confidence in switch to electric vehicles

Electric vehicle network firm Better Place announced today it has signed an agreement with an HSBC-led investor consortium for new equity financing of $350m (£217m), valuing the firm at $1.25bn. As...

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