TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

StoreDot , the Israeli next-generation battery technology startup touting an “extreme fast charging” (XFC) battery for electric vehicles, has secured the first close of its latest funding round led by Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast. Other Series D participants include bp ventures and Golden Energy Global Investment.

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2021

General Motors announced a new joint venture with SolidEnergy Systems, a spinoff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that is focused on improving the energy density in lithium-ion batteries. Anode-free” lithium metal battery. Is our advanced team also looking at solid state type technology?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Virgin lithium mining is a focal point for the U.S. Yet, there is another primary source to secure key battery materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese), and that is recycling end-of-life and scrap batteries. produces black mass (the output recycling lithium-ion batteries metals that can be put back into the supply chain).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It’s pretty rare that I get a whiff of a company that has a clear path toward cutting global carbon emissions by a full percent — but that’s what Rondo Energy pitched to its investors and customers, raising $22 million and setting some very excited environmentalists’ hearts a-flutter in the process.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

17, entering a global competition to bring the potentially transformative technology to play in electric vehicles (EVs). Meanwhile, the Chinese partner of Toyota and Honda expects its first wholly-owned battery plant to start rolling out conventional lithium-ion batteries later this month. The RMB 10.9 billion ($1.5

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TechNode

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Credit: YOUIBOT About YOUIBOT YOUIBOT is a leading global provider of mobile robot solutions, applying high-precision Slam navigation mobile robots and application software systems. In the field of mobile robots, China’s robot technology is on par with international standards, with the broadest market potential.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

.” At just 2 degrees warmer than today, one estimate predicts more than 300,000,000 climate-related deaths globally by 2100. Global warming is overwhelming and feels impossible to fix. Humanity has come to the limits of nature many times in the past, and has overcome them with technology. What the hell can we do?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It points out that this is a fast-growing market segment, not well served by existing battery technologies. The company projects that considering the whole lifecycle cost of its product, the cost of storing energy will be about half of the cost of storing with similarly sized lithium-ion batteries.

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TechNode

APRIL 29, 2024

Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Details: The company’s current level of research on solid-state batteries stands at 4, on a scale of 1-9 for technical and manufacturing maturity, CATLs chief scientist Wu Kai disclosed at a battery technology seminar.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

BasiGo is backed by a number of investors including Climate Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Third Derivative, an accelerator focused on climate-technology. Bhattacharya is not new to the field of electric vehicles, having been a technology leader in rechargeable (lithium-ion) batteries for more than 12 years.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

Specialized, the third largest bike maker in the US based on market share, is partnering with a firm called Redwood Materials, which is run by Jeffrey “JB” Straubel, a co-founder and former chief technology officer of Tesla, to figure out a process for recycling the company’s e-bike batteries.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Less than a month after announcing a partnership with India’s largest two-wheeled vehicle maker , Gogoro is taking another big step in its global expansion plans. Gogoro will be the technology that powers them, so think about it like we’re the Ericsson.”.

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2020

plans to merge with , Spartan Energy Acquisition Corporation, which was formed by investment firm Apollo Global Management. The presentation was one of many pages of documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the publicly listed company Fisker Inc. Fisker plans to become a publicly traded company on the NYSE.

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TechNode

APRIL 16, 2024

Chinese automaker GAC Group said on April 12 that it had broken through several obstacles regarding the durability and safety of all-solid-state batteries, and expected its future rollout of the technology to offer drivers a range of over 620 miles per charge by 2026. The IM L6 sedan is scheduled for launch in May.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

Just take a look at Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt. Other deals that caught my attention … Accure , a startup that uses AI to predict lithium-ion battery failures, raised $7.8 Climate-tech fund Blackhorn, lithium-mining giant SQM and mobility-focused investor Proeza also participated.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This month, Xiaomi is making its biggest effort yet to bring its “HyperCharge” technology to a mainstream, global audience. The upcoming Xiaomi 11T Pro has a 120W charger, a huge power increase on the current global flagship Mi 11, which uses a 55W charger that can get you to 100 percent in 45 minutes.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Amazon will need the technology being developed by the startups it’s now funding. To hit that target, Amazon might need the technology being developed by the startups it’s now funding. “I But when rechargeable lithium-ion batteries like those in Rivian’s EVs get tossed out, they do more than leave behind a big mess.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

But there’s growing evidence that offsets haven’t succeeded in slowing global warming and have instead given companies license to keep polluting. We will have to question everything, innovate and look to exponential technologies as we design towards zero.”. There’s growing evidence that offsets haven’t succeeded.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

That’s why technologies coming from companies like Malta , an energy storage technology developer that just raised $50 million in new financing, are attracting attention and venture capital investment. Companies like Proman like Malta because it can provide a ready customer for its chemicals and natural gas.

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TechNode

JUNE 19, 2024

Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor will introduce the first global model from its premium electric vehicle brand Voyah as early as the third quarter of this year, in what will be a direct challenge to Teslas best-selling crossover the Model Y, local media has reported. The five-seater SUV measures 4.7 meters in length and 1.6

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sono is also working with companies to integrate its solar technologies into other vehicles. At the start of this year, Sono announced that it would license its solar body panel technology to other companies and named electric autonomous shuttle company EasyMile as its first customer. ” Solar technology integration and licensing.

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TechNode

JUNE 7, 2024

Beijing also wants to replicate its success story of electric vehicles from land to sky, as part of its ambition to become a global leader in technological innovations. That is not the only reason, though. So is it almost like EVs in the air?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Part 2: Authentication and StockX’s global arms race against fraudsters. Digging into the Alkami Technology IPO. Alkami Technology joins a list that includes Coinbase’s impending direct listing and Robinhood’s expected IPO. Digging into the Alkami Technology IPO. Part 1: How StockX became the stock market of hype.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

It helps that our parent company also owns our battery supplier A123 Systems, but over the past few years we have also seen a substantial reduction in the cost of lithium ion batteries and other EV-related components including other items such as motors and generators,” Holland told The Verge in an email. An SUV is in the works, too.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

In June, the Stanford Social Innovation Review published a two-part piece by TechSoup Global Founder and Chief Instigator, Daniel Ben-Horin. The new technology uses mainly salt water. She said that it generates more electricity at a lower cost than lead-acid and lithium ion batteries. I fervently wish them well. Free Range.

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TechNode

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Chinese EV brand Zeekr on Thursday announced the launch of a fast-charging, affordable, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery capable of running 500 kilometers (310 miles) on a 10-minute charge, becoming the latest automaker to seek more self-reliance and better cost control over the critical EV component.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Here's our look at the most interesting and fun things that happened in nonprofit technology this year. The MIT Technology Review deemed it a top 10 breakthrough technology even though the app has been around for a few years. Lithium ion battery failures were big again this past year. Technology for Good.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

It's much cheaper for the consumer; it's under a dollar a gallon to fuel your vehicle with electricity as opposed to gasoline, so there's a real consumer incentive to support this technology. They need to put the money into making the battery technology available, but they are claiming that they can't do that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2019

Blockchain for Impact: Blockchain Revolution Global Event Wrap-Up – Guest Post . For background on blockchain and why it matters for nonprofits and NGOs, this Thrive Global article, Blockchain Positive Impact: Social Enterprise and Nonprofits , provides use cases and a brief technology overview.). (For By Amy Neumann.

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TechNode

MAY 20, 2024

Additionally, the Volkswagen-invested battery maker announced its participation in the global race to make all-solid-state batteries, as China looks to catch up with rivals in producing an alternative battery success story. The Biden Administration has said it would increase the tariff rate for Chinese non-EV lithium-ion batteries from 7.5%

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2021

My guest this week is Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere, the world’s biggest manufacturer of farming machinery. Give me the short version of what the chief technology officer at John Deere does. [As] We’ve got a centrally-organized technology stack organization. And I think our conversation will surprise you.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Power Global, a two-year-old startup, wants to disrupt the auto rickshaw market by offering a retrofit kit for diesel-powered vehicles and swappable battery pack to transition the more common lead-acid batteries to lithium-ion. Image Credits: Power Global (opens in a new window).

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TechNode

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In the recently released 2023 EU Industrial Research and Development (R&D) Investment Scoreboard put together by the European Commission, Chinese tech giant Huawei has maintained its position among the top five global companies that made the highest R&D investments in 2022. In August 2023, Huawei released HarmonyOS 4.0

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Autoliv , a Swedish automotive safety supplier, is working on bike and e-bike helmets equipped with airbag technology. Divergent Technologies closed a $60 million venture loan facility led by Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and a new $20 million revolving line of credit provided by Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

Tage argues that InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global. Insects gettin’ busy : Romain covers that Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology. Not enough to keep you busy? Well, here’s another handful: At your cervix : Teal unwraps $8.8

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TechNode

MAY 24, 2024

The comments come as global climate finance has been stuck in a slow growth gear for several years, reflecting investors relatively low sentiment and gloomy prospects. trillion was invested in the energy transition globally in 2021/2022, while the annual climate finance needed through 2030 has been increasing steadily from $8.1

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

The global e-scooter market size, which was at around $20.78 “The way scooters have grown up was they took the micro-scooter, and they strapped a lithium ion powertrain to it,” Morgan told TechCrunch. billion in 2021, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.8% from 2022 to 2030, according to one study.

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