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Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to commercialize mobility-as-a-service with self-driving EVs in Israel

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Volkswagen Group, Mobileye and Champion Motors plan to commercialize Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) with self-driving electric vehicles in Israel. Operating as “New Mobility in Israel,” the group’s proposal was formally accepted by the Israeli government during a private ceremony at the Smart Mobility Summit 2018 in Tel Aviv.

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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. The company’s global customer base includes top automotive and micro-mobility manufacturers. The company developed and perfected systems designed to meet the stringent standards of the aerospace industry.

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Urban Aeronautics to provide 4 CitiHawk VTOL aircraft to Hatzolah Air for EMS application

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Israel-based Urban Aeronautics Ltd. to advance the incorporation of hydrogen fuel cell power in its CityHawk eVTOL design. reached an agreement to provide four CityHawk VTOL aircraft to Hatzolah Air for emergency medical service (EMS) applications. In June 2020, Urban Aeronautics signed an agreement with HyPoint, Inc.

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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. The LiSX process recovers lithium into solution utilizing a proprietary solvent extraction process.

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Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Addionics to collaborate on high-power, high-capacity solid-state batteries for long-range, fast-charging EVs

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Saint-Gobain, the global technical material expert, will partner with the Israeli battery technology start-up Addionics to develop next generation solid-state lithium-ion batteries with novel electrode components under the Israel - US BIRD Energy program. Addionics’ technology also helps address the interfacial resistance issues (e.g.,

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EVR Motors signs fourth commercial agreement in India and establishes Indian manufacturing facility

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Israel-based EVR Motors has signed an agreement with RSB Group, one of India’s Tier-1 automotive suppliers. EVR India will manufacture electric motor coils, a patented key component of EVR’s electric motor topology, for the company’s partners in India and globally.

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StoreDot reveals fast-charging 4680 cylindrical cell with ability to be fully-charged in 10 minutes

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Israel-based StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has demonstrated a prototype 4680 form factor cell that is fully charged in just 10 minutes. The work is covered with five patents in the area of cell design and uses StoreDot’s continuous tab technology.

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