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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 ministry was a partner in arranging the parking lot for electric charging with the Rosh HaAyin municipality, and invested about $2.9

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Gentherm leads investment in electric battery cooling technology maker Carrar

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Gentherm, a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, is the lead investor in a seed round of financing in Carrar , an Israel-based technology developer of advanced thermal management systems for the electric mobility market. —Erez Freibach, Co-founder and CEO of Carrar.

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Better Place closes $200M Series C financing; valuation now $2.25B

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Better Place, a developer and provider of electric car networks—including battery switch stations, batteries and public/personal charge spots ( earlier post )—worldwide, has secured $200 million through a Series C equity financing from a consortium of top-tier investors and partners, nearly doubling the company’s valuation to $2.25

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Better Place consortium launches electric taxi project with battery switch station at Schiphol airport

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A Better Place-led project consortium has launched an electric taxi project—including a battery-switch station—at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. electric taxis at this time. Applying battery switch technology to electric taxis allows them to operate virtually around the clock without the need to stop, plug in, and charge.

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Better Place secures €40M European Investment Bank loan

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The remaining proceeds will be used for similar purposes in Israel. On the automotive technology side, Better Place participates in the “EasyBat” consortium, which is developing off-the-shelf components and standardizing a generic interface between the battery and electric cars with switchable batteries. —Shai Agassi.

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2nd Better Place CEO out; company to be managed by Chairman of Board and CFO

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Globes in Israel reported that sources said that Thornley left over differences with Chairman Idan Ofer over Better Place’s future, especially over plans to reduce activity in global markets and focus on its core markets of Israel and Denmark. If the company’s new CEO is on his way out, we’re talking about a managerial pile-up.”.

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Wireless EV charging roads piloted in the U.S., Europe

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As the world transitions from gas cars to electric vehicles (EVs), many remain concerned about the lack of charging infrastructure that’s currently available. Israel-based company Electreon is one such company piloting wireless roads, as detailed in a report from CNBC on Monday. In the U.S.,

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