article thumbnail

StoreDot could help speed up charging in future Volvo EVs

Green Car Reports

Israel-based battery firm StoreDot on Thursday announced a "strategic collaboration" with Volvo to develop very fast-charging battery cells for future EVs. The partnership will produce cells "optimized and tailored for Volvo's future electric vehicle architecture," according to a StoreDot press release.

Volvo 172
article thumbnail

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in optical and imaging technology start-up Spectralics

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has invested in the optical and imaging technology start-up Spectralics through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. The investment gives Volvo Cars access to promising technology at an early stage of development. Volvo Cars has been a leading partner in both initiatives since 2017.

Volvo 186
article thumbnail

Volvo Cars invests in ultrafast battery maker StoreDot

Electrek

Volvo Cars has invested in StoreDot , an Israel-based electric vehicle battery startup, through its venture capital arm, Volvo Cars Tech Fund. The post Volvo Cars invests in ultrafast battery maker StoreDot appeared first on Electrek.

Volvo 127
article thumbnail

Honda R&D partners with new smart mobility innovation center DRIVE in Israel

Green Car Congress

is partnering with DRIVE, a new smart mobility innovation center that today in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel is home to more than 5,000 startups and 750 venture-capital-backed companies. Also supporting the DRIVE initiative with Honda are sponsors Hertz Rent a Car International, Israeli telematics company Ituran and Volvo Cars.

Honda 218
article thumbnail

StoreDot opens California innovation hub to accelerate development of semi-solid state batteries

Green Car Congress

Israel-based StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, officially opened its first US research facility in Irvine, California. To date it has received investments from global automotive manufacturers including Daimler, Ola Electric, Polestar, VinFast and Volvo Cars.

article thumbnail

Israeli automotive cybersecurity company closes $30M Series B from Renault, Volvo Group, Hyundai, Nationwide

Green Car Congress

Israel-based Upstream Security, a cybersecurity company targeting solutions for connected vehicles, closed a $30-million Series B funding round led by Renault Venture Capital and including Volvo Group Venture Capital, Hyundai, Hyundai AutoEver, Nationwide Ventures and others. —David Hanngren, Investment Director at Volvo Group.

Volvo 170
article thumbnail

Foretellix closes $32M Series B round; testing and verification of automated driving systems

Green Car Congress

The round was led by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from several strategic investors, including Volvo Group Venture Capital, Nationwide, NI and Japan-Israel High Tech Ventures. Foretellix is now commercially engaged with dozens of the largest names in the automotive industry, including Volvo Group and DENSO Corporation.

Volvo 186