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Porsche increases investment in start-ups by €150M; innovative business models in the field of mobility

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—Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG. The total value of the financing round is US$80 million. Alongside direct investment deals, Porsche invests in selected venture capital funds, such as e.ventures in Europe and the USA as well as the Magma and Grove funds in Israel.

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Polestar’s Q3 revenue and gross profit skyrocket, operating loss trims by 33%

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Polestar is currently recognizing its active markets as Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, South Korea, Kuwait, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UAE, U.K., and the USA.

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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The key competitor teams for PT Scientists that also received milestone prizes are: Astrobotics (USA), Moon Express (USA), Hakuto (Japan) and Team Indus (India). The concept of a privately financed mission to the moon is fascinating. And innovative ideas need supporters that promote them.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The two companies have made a series of deals across the world supplying carsfor the electrification programmes of cities and whole countries – Denmark,Israel and Portugal among them. Hugh E Webber, Orlando, Florida, USA I think I have the solution to the ultra-green machine. These both cost much less than lithium cells.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automotive.coms auto loan locator can help you get a lower new car finance rate. Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers.