Better Place CEO leaves in electric car firm's latest shake-up

The Renault Fluence plugged in at a Better Place charging site in Israel.

January 17, 2013 05:00 AM

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- The new CEO of electric car venture Better Place has stepped down just four months after a company shake-up put him in charge, officials said.

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