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BMW i Ventures launches new $300M fund for sustainability, transportation, manufacturing and supply chain investments

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BMW i Ventures created a new $300-million venture capital fund with a strong focus on sustainability. The new fund will invest in early to mid-stage start-ups operating in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing, and supply chain industries.

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Opibus Secures $7.5 Million In Funding — Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest Ever Fundraise In Electric Mobility

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Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that develops, designs, and manufactures electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has just secured sub-Saharan Africa’s largest ever fundraise in electromobility.

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Opibus Rebrands As Roam Motors

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Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that develops, designs, and manufactures electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has officially changed its name to Roam Motors. Roam is one of the firms leading the transition to sustainable transport in Africa.

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Scania and European Gigafactory developer Northvolt partner for heavy vehicle electrification

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Vehicle electrification is rapidly advancing; for heavy trucks and buses, continued development of both charging infrastructure as well as more robust, cost efficient and sustainable battery cells is crucially needed for a widespread market breakthrough in commercially viable electrification. Earlier post.).

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MAN to showcase new electric trucks at IAA: eTGM and eTGE

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Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will showcase its advances in the fields of electromobility, digitization and autonomous vehicles at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 in September. For us, one thing is clear: the future of urban passenger and cargo transport is electric. Top: MAN eTGM.

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ABB providing two fast chargers for Scania buses in Östersund, Sweden

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The chargers are based on OppCharge , an open interface for the automated charging of electric buses from any manufacturer, and use a pantograph on the infrastructure to connect the bus to the charging point. With tests set to start in the final quarter of 2017, the two ABB HVC300P fast-chargers will charge six fully-electric Scania buses.

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Tesla unveils Model 3; delivery by end of 2017; already 115,000 reservations placed

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Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk unveiled the long-anticipated Model 3 as the culminating step—a mass-market, affordable electric vehicle—in Tesla’s “Master Plan” to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport.

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