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Bcomp closes US$35M Series B with mobility and impact venture capital

Green Car Congress

The strategic group of investors consists of automotive venture capital from BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Porsche Ventures—alongside Airbus Ventures, Generali, and existing investors—collectively adding new competencies to help fuel Bcomp’s growth.

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Test Drive to Work

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Since traffic is really light on Sunday morning, I drove to work (15 miles away) and back to see how the 914 would handle. If my ammeter from West Marine is correct, then just cruising takes about 50 amps and every time I accelerate even slightly, the current goes up over 200 amps.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and GT Performance

Clean Fleet Report

Our Marin County Mach-E GT and GT Performance test drives took us from Sausalito to Olema, then along the coastal mountains to the quaint town of Stinson Beach. This route was an excellent showcase as it had city streets with traffic lights, wide open country roads, and several miles on the iconic California 101 at 70 miles per hour.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The rear has an LED light strip running fender-to-fender and a demure, stylized Air Touring badge on the truck lid. The dash is dominated by a 34-inch, floating curved glass display that on the left side has touch controls for seats, lights, wipers and the door locks. Observations2: 2023 Lucid Air Grand Touring But wait, there’s more.

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

Cars That Think

Starting around 2001, the compound semiconductor gallium nitride fomented a revolution in lighting that has been, by some measures, the fastest technology shift in human history. Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program.

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