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Electreon to supply Israel’s 4th largest bus operator with wireless charging infrastructure; simultaneous charging of 30 buses

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Electreon, a provider of wireless and in-road electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, signed an agreement of cooperation with Israel public transportation company Electra Afikim. Electra Afikim is the fourth-largest bus operator in Israel with roughly 1,400 buses.

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Gentherm leads investment in electric battery cooling technology maker Carrar

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Gentherm, a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, is the lead investor in a seed round of financing in Carrar , an Israel-based technology developer of advanced thermal management systems for the electric mobility market. —Erez Freibach, Co-founder and CEO of Carrar.

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Wireless EV charging roads piloted in the U.S., Europe

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As the world transitions from gas cars to electric vehicles (EVs), many remain concerned about the lack of charging infrastructure that’s currently available. Israel-based company Electreon is one such company piloting wireless roads, as detailed in a report from CNBC on Monday. In the U.S.,

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StoreDot extreme fast-charging batteries

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For an electric vehicle, one of the major challenges is charging time. But a company called StoreDot from Israel successful in charging an electric scooter battery in Just 5 minutes. It has raised a total of $140 million in four financing rounds. StoreDot extreme fast-charging batteries charges in 5 minutes .

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Better Place consortium launches electric taxi project with battery switch station at Schiphol airport

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Awarded last year, the project consortium, “Greening European Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles,” is the first decarbonization infrastructure project co-financed by the European Union’s TEN-T program. Batter Place recently completed an historic “lap” around Israel by driving the Renault Fluence Z.E.

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Better Place secures €40M European Investment Bank loan

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The remaining proceeds will be used for similar purposes in Israel. The Copenhagen-Paris corridor is 1,220 kilometers [758 miles], which is about the same distance I recently drove in a trip across Israel in a Renault Fluence Z.E., In Israel and Denmark combined, the company has more than 500 Renault Fluence Z.E.

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BP invests in ultra-fast charging battery company StoreDot

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BP Ventures has invested $20 million in Israel-based ultra-fast charging battery developer StoreDot. Using this technology, StoreDot is also developing a new type of electric-car battery that will aim to achieve a charging experience that is comparable to the time spent to refuel a traditional car. Earlier post.)

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