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In July, we talked about the new models that Renault has planned as electrics and hinted at a forthcoming deal that appeared imminent at that time between the car maker and Better Place. Nobody could have guessed how huge that deal would be, though. Least of all me.

Read More: Renault, Better Place, and the 100,000 Electric Vehicle Order

According to the April 30 issue of The Economist, Shai Agassi of Better Place is an “Electric Evangelist” with the ability to sway otherwise stodgy business people with religious zeal. They likened him to Steve Jobs of Apple.

Read More: Shai Agassi is Today’s Steve Jobs and Better Place is Apple Computers

Better Place, the California-based electric vehicle infrastructure company that is currently building EV charging networks in California, Oregon, and Hawaii, has announced today that they have secured a round of financing to the tune of $133.8M to build an EV charging network in Denmark.

Read More: Better Place Secures $133.8M Financing for Danish EV Charging Network

Hawaii has endorsed a deal with Better Place, which puts together electrical charging infrastructures for EV use. This follows a deal with California and Oregon and will be the first of the state-wide setups to be completed.

Read More: Hawaii Teams With Better Place to Create Statewide EV Charging Network

Better Place, based in Palo Alto, California, has announced deals with both the State of California and the State of Oregon to install a network of electric car power stations throughout both states. These should be ready to go by 2012, which is when most experts are predicting that population centers in those states will have a large population of electric vehicles (all electrics, hybrid-electrics, commuters, etc.).

These are to be done through partnerships with Nissan, Coulomb Technologies, and individual city and county governments and business groups. This couples with the announcement by Nissan that they will be releasing their first electric car in Oregon in 2010.

Read More: Better Place To Build EV Infrastructure in California and Oregon