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Mission Motors closes $9M Series B round; support to commercialize its EV technology to vehicle manufacturers

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million in the company and Infield Capital is following on to its original investment in Mission. Proceeds from the financing will support the commercialization of Mission’s electric powertrain technologies and allow the company to expand its partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Earlier post.).

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Tuning Porsche's 911 GT3 R Hybrid Race Car: It's All Software

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Road Atlanta -- Two days before the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid competes for the first time on U.S. soil, the head of its development team said the company plans further development of the technology.

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GOGORO Smart Scooters (TESLA of Scooters) to Launch Battery Swapping Stations in India

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Gogoro is a Taiwanese company that developed a battery swapping refueling platform for urban electric two-wheel scooters, mopeds, and motorcycles. The company that was established in 2011 has developed a series of smart scooters. Gogoro’s mission is to “Transform power to create positive change”. Key points.

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Magneti Marelli and Flybrid Systems Collaborate on Flywheel Capacitor for KERS

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The new product is targeted to be a high-power electrical storage system for hybrid racing cars capable of deep depths of discharge with no performance degradation and a long service life. As well as offering low running costs the flywheel capacitor is a green alternative to regularly replacing batteries.

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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

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Ogiso—who earlier in his career had been the chief engineer for the Prius, chief engineer for the Prius family, and chief engineer, product planning—made the remarks at the “2013 Toyota Hybrid World Tour” event the company staged in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Toyota’s TS-030 uses supercapacitors instead of batteries.

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Toyota Hybrids Blocked From U.S. Due to Patent Issues?

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With sales of Toyota hybrids booming in its home country and elsewhere across the globe, Toyota leads the competition in the hybrid market. Seemingly every hybrid model developed by the company fares well including the newly releases Lexus HS 250h. So what could hold Toyota back in this hybrid race?

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Porsche presents more efficient Gen 2 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer for 2015

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Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. The new racer will compete in the 8 MJ category (8 MJ of recovered energy per race lap)—the highest of the current four energy categories in the LMP1 class. To this end, we need substantial expertise within the company.

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