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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. The cost of the deal is $1.9 In addition, Electra Afikim will bear the cost of the electricity.

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Better Place introduces Renault Fluence ZE EV and pricing for Israel

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Better Place unveiled its first EV it will sell in the Israel market, the Renault Fluence ZE. The company will guarantee four-year fixed-price packages, with no exit fees for customers who sell their car and leave the plan. The cost of each extra kilometer over the monthly limit will vary between NIS 0.85 A hat-tip to Zohar!

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UltraCharge raises A$2.5M to advance its battery technology

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Israel-based UltraCharge, a company developing a portfolio of advanced battery technologies from Israel and Singapore, has raised AUS$2.5 The company has exclusive rights to patented anode technology from the Nanyang Technology in Singapore. million (US$1.9 million) to advance the development of its technologies.

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Udelv to use Mobileye DRIVE in more than 35,000 autonomous delivery vehicles

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Mobileye, an Intel Company, and Udelv, a Silicon Valley venture-backed company, announced that Mobileye’s self-driving system—Mobileye Drive—will “drive” the next-generation Udelv autonomous delivery vehicles (ADV), called “Transporters.” A shortage of drivers is making it difficult for companies to keep pace.

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RadSee launches high-performance automotive 4D imaging radar; lower cost, low-risk integration

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Israel-based RadSee Technologies Ltd. announced the availability of the automotive industry’s first 4D imaging radar for ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) and autonomous vehicles able to deliver ultra-high performance and scalability to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers at up to one-third the cost of previous solutions.

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Israel Cellulosic Ethanol Startup Closes $5.5M First Round from Khosla and Burrill

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Israel startup HCL CleanTech Ltd. million in its first financing round from Burrill & Company and Khosla Ventures. The Bergius process ensured high yields of sugars, but the costs of recovery and reconcentration of the HCL has made the process costs too high for economic viability. HCL CleanTech process.

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ArcelorMittal makes US$5M investment in H2Pro to support novel new water-splitting technology E-TAC

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Similar to electrolysis, its technology, E-TAC (Electrochemical – Thermally Activated Chemical)—developed at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology—uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. US$25 million in Form Energy, which is developing a breakthrough low-cost iron-air battery storage technology.

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