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Better Place consortium launches electric taxi project with battery switch station at Schiphol airport

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Awarded last year, the project consortium, “Greening European Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles,” is the first decarbonization infrastructure project co-financed by the European Union’s TEN-T program. Batter Place recently completed an historic “lap” around Israel by driving the Renault Fluence Z.E. million miles).

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Better Place secures €40M European Investment Bank loan

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The remaining proceeds will be used for similar purposes in Israel. In Denmark, the Better Place network of Battery Switch Stations now connects Copenhagen to Aarhus. The Copenhagen-Paris corridor is 1,220 kilometers [758 miles], which is about the same distance I recently drove in a trip across Israel in a Renault Fluence Z.E.,

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Gentherm leads investment in electric battery cooling technology maker Carrar

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Gentherm, a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, is the lead investor in a seed round of financing in Carrar , an Israel-based technology developer of advanced thermal management systems for the electric mobility market.

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Karamba Security raises $10M in new funding; round led by VinFast

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Israel-based Karamba Security , a leading developer of endpoint protection for connected devices, has secured $10 million in new funding in an extension to its B Round financing.

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ENFICA-FC Fuel Cell Inter-City Aircraft Ready for Flight Testing

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…the objective is that of building an aeroplane that works on hydrogen, taking advantage of the fuel cell technology at present available to create a demonstrator aircraft that is able to connect cities through flights while totally eliminating the environmental impact. million) is financed with funds allocated by the European Commission.

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Toyota Research Institute launches Toyota AI Ventures with $100M investment

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Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is investing an initial $100 million to launch Toyota AI Ventures , a new corporate venture capital subsidiary designed to provide early-stage financing to startup technology companies. TRI participated in Nauto’s $12M Series A financing in August 2016.

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Chinese automakers bring hybrids and plug-ins to Detroit, Geneva auto shows

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—a partnership between Chery Automobile, China’s largest independent car manufacturer, and Israel Corporation—is bringing its Cross Hybrid Concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. Guangzhou Automobile Group. Click to enlarge. Qoros Auto Co.

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