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BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya

TechCrunch

Jonathan Green is the startup’s other co-founder. Bhattacharya’s experience in the EV space is expansive, having been a technology leader in rechargeable (lithium-ion) batteries for more than 12 years. and at Fenix International, an off-grid home solar system company.

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EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after $1 million pre-seed funding

TechCrunch

The startup plans to sell locally assembled electric buses using parts from China’s EV maker BYD Automotive , the company said while announcing it had raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. 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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Two Chinese auto majors unveil big solid-state battery plans amid global race

TechNode

The moves resonate in an industry that has long attempted to commercialize the technology, widely seen as a next-generation energy storage device because of its superior performance and safety compared with the current batch of liquid-state electrolyte lithium-ion batteries. The RMB 10.9 billion ($1.5

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The Station: Rivian trims its workforce and a supply chain-tainted earnings season begins

TechCrunch

A new study bike lanes increase sales of local businesses because they make the streets safer places for pedestrians, which increases foot traffic, so THERE! Shop owners should stop complaining to their local transportation authorities when parking spots get repurposed for bike lanes. A few words on bike lanes… . million Series A.

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What you need to know about China’s low-altitude economy | BEYOND EXPO 2024

TechNode

Compared with Chinas traditional general aviation sector, which includes military and commercial flights, a low-altitude economy is characterized by the elements of vertical take-off and landing, green energies, and intelligent piloting, said Burt Guo, CEO of Aerofugia Technology, a subsidiary of Geely.

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Interview with Jodie Van Horn of Freedom from Oil and Plug-in Bay Area

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We picked this up and we dedicated a staff person to coordinate a local effort to get Bay Area cities and counties on board to support the national effort, and to contribute their soft fleet orders to the national demand for plug-in hybrids. They recognize that green is very vogue right now.

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John Deere turned tractors into computers — what’s next?

The Verge

They’ll share their yield map with whoever their local seed salesman is and try to optimize the seed variety for the next planting season in the spring. But we’re just getting to the point now where battery technology, lithium-ion technology, is power-dense enough for us to see it starting to creep into our portfolio. They’re red.

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