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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. —Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund.

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has made investments in two Israeli technology start-ups through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. Both UVeye and MDGo have their headquarters in Tel Aviv, where Volvo Cars has been involved with DRIVE, an accelerator for young companies in the mobility sector, since 2017.

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The Future of Tech in Mobility

Clean Fleet Report

The Future of Tech in Mobility. Where Will Flying Cars and Driverless Tech Take Transportation. Consumer demand drove new technologies for cars. Air conditioners and heaters became standard features in every car. And the auto industry had to respond to policy issues. It was a revolutionary technology.

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

EV Central

2022 Mitsubishi eK X EV kei car for the Japan market Westcott was speaking as the auto industry waits for the federal government to reveal details of its new fuel standard intended to encourage the take-up of electric vehicles. Neither are as yet ruled in or out for Australia. “We

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Apple Electric Car Is "Committed Project," To Ship In 2019: Report

Green Car Reports

Rumors continue to swirl around the existence of an Apple-branded electric car, even in the absence of any official confirmation of the project by the tech company. News stories point to the hiring of employees with auto-industry experience, and discussions between Apple and car-related entities.

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Tesla fans bid farewell to the OG Model 3, a true electric driver’s car

Teslarati

But unlike Apple fans lining up for the newest iPhone, the Tesla fans lined up for a car whose design and specs are yet to be revealed. That was a huge vote of confidence for Tesla and a huge step forward for the electric vehicle movement as a whole. The Model 3 is both of these things. It was absolutely mind blowing!

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Bill Gates calls Tesla “an amazing product,” doesn't see electric trucks working quite yet

Green Car Reports

Electric cars may be seen by some as part of a seemingly unstoppable, powerful technological wave that will disrupt not just the auto industry but most other forms of transportation.