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General Motors acquires battery software startup ALGOLiON

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General Motors has acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. ALGOLiON has developed cutting edge battery analytics and prediction software that will help General Motors deliver great performing EVs for our customers. for an undisclosed sum. and Alex Nimberger, Ph.D.

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3D electrode company Addionics closes $27M Series A

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Addionics, a chemistry-agnostic battery technology company, raised $27 million in a Series A funding round to scale up its efforts to redesign battery architecture with the company’s Smart 3D Electrodes, which improve the cost and performance of batteries with any chemistry—existing or emerging.

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BASF and Tenova Advanced Technologies enter into joint development agreement for efficient recycling of Li-ion batteries

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BASF, a leading battery materials producer, has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) of Yokneam, Israel, for its battery recycling prototype plant in Schwarzheide, Germany. Startup of the prototype plant is targeted for later this year.

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Extreme-fast-charging solid-state battery company Storedot opening US R&D hub

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The new US-based innovation hub is being established to help StoreDot in its mission to provide automotive battery technologies that will significantly enhance the electrified vehicle ownership experience, eradicating range anxiety. This will bolster the development of our world leading XFC technologies and onto XED solid-state batteries.

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Gogoro’s battery swap stations and electric scooters heading to the West, launching in Israel

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Gogoro, widely considered to be the global leader in battery swapping for light electric vehicles, announced today that it is officially launching operations in Israel. The move marks a major westward expansion by the electric scooter and battery swapping company, which has until now largely focused on dominating the Eastern markets.

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StoreDot opens California innovation hub to accelerate development of semi-solid state batteries

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Israel-based StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, officially opened its first US research facility in Irvine, California. The new lab facility will be used to speed up StoreDot’s development of semi-solid battery technology and battery material research.

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Electric powertrain company IRP Systems raises $17M in Series B

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Israel-based IRP Systems , a provider of electric powertrain products, raised $17 million in Series B funding. IRP Systems was originally founded as an aerospace powertrain company by Paul and Moran Price. The company developed and perfected systems designed to meet the stringent standards of the aerospace industry.

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