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AUGUST 10, 2023

As of July 2023, BYD’s global new energy vehicle sales have soared beyond 4.8 BYD has been actively expanding its global presence since 2010, strategically introducing new energy buses and taxis for public transit electrification. The momentum continued in 2023, as the company reached a cumulative sales volume of 1.5

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JULY 8, 2009

A new report from cleantech market intelligence firm Pike Research forecasts that by 2015 a total of 1.7 Pike Research forecasts that the United States will be the leading market for PHEVs, with more than 610,000 vehicles sold over the next five years. Detailed market forecasts include PHEV sales and registrations for world markets.

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MAY 20, 2010

Alstom, a global leader in equipment and services for power generation, is entering the solar market with an investment of up to $55 million in BrightSource Energy Inc., BrightSource is a specialist in designing, building and operating tower based solar thermal power plants with operations in the USA, Israel and Australia.

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Solar Market Energy Israel 210

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Globes in Israel reported that sources said that Thornley left over differences with Chairman Idan Ofer over Better Place’s future, especially over plans to reduce activity in global markets and focus on its core markets of Israel and Denmark.

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JANUARY 6, 2019

Israel-based Arbe is launching Phoenix, its automotive 4D imaging radar beta product. The launch of the Phoenix places Arbe in an excellent position to lead this market. Arbe is a recipient of the 2018 Global Technology Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan. —Kobi Marenko, CEO of Arbe.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Israel-based Foresight Autonomous Holdings, a developer of automotive vision systems, has signed a paid proof-of-concept (POC) project with the Chinese subsidiary of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial equipment, heavy machinery, construction and mining equipment.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors continues expanding its global partnerships list, announcing today five dealer networks in separate new markets to help sell its vehicles. In addition to recent plans to enter markets in Israel, XPeng will also sell EVs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Lebanon, and more markets in Europe this year.

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Electrek

MAY 11, 2022

Gogoro, widely considered to be the global leader in battery swapping for light electric vehicles, announced today that it is officially launching operations in Israel. The move marks a major westward expansion by the electric scooter and battery swapping company, which has until now largely focused on dominating the Eastern markets.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Israel-based FuturaGene PLC, a plant genetic researcher and developer for global forestry, biofuel and agricultural markets, has entered into an agreement with the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) to develop new enhanced poplar variants that feature increased yield, processability and abiotic stress characteristics for the Chinese domestic market.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Better Place, the global provider of EV networks and services, has signed an agreement with an HSBC-led investor consortium for new equity financing of $350 million. The announcement comes almost two years after Better Place announced its first car partnership and its first country deployment in Israel. —Kevin Adeson.

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JUNE 3, 2021

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. —Erez Freibach, Co-founder and CEO of Carrar.

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Batteries Battery Israel Polymer 243

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Israel-based StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has demonstrated a prototype 4680 form factor cell that is fully charged in just 10 minutes. StoreDot’s extreme fast charging cells have been in development for more than three years.

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Charging Israel International Gas-Electric 342

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Israel-based ParaZero Technologies Ltd. , ParaZero has a history of supplying advanced safety solutions for global manufacturers and companies across a myriad of aerial platforms, including multirotor, single rotor, fixed wing, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), manned and unmanned, and urban air mobility aircraft.

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MAY 26, 2013

Better Place, a high-profile developer and proponent of a battery switch model for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), filed a motion with the Lod District Court in Israel to ask for the dissolution of the company and the appointment of a temporary liquidator. We have come a long way in order to bring about a global vision.

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Companies Battery Batteries Israel 286

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Israel-based Foresight Autonomous Holdings, a developer of automotive vision systems, signed an agreement for two proof of concept (POC) projects with a leading global vehicle manufacturer. These features can be used, for example, for adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning, ensuring a safer driving experience.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Israel-based StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, officially opened its first US research facility in Irvine, California. The US team is headed by StoreDot’s global Chief Science Officer Dr David Lee.

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California Israel Batteries Battery 186

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

We firmly believe in the future of autonomous mobility as a safe and cost-effective form of transportation with a vast addressable market. The maturity of the technology as well as the accumulated real-world mileage makes Yandex one of the leading developers of self-driving technology globally. —Arkady Volozh, CEO of Yandex.

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MAY 3, 2022

Israel-based UBQ Materials, a developer of advanced materials made from unsorted household waste, is partnering with Teknor Apex Company, one of the largest custom thermoplastics compounders globally, to include UBQ in its latest line of sustainable thermoplastic elastomers (TPE).

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Israel Waste Polymer Industry 199

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

BASF, a leading battery materials producer, has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) of Yokneam, Israel, for its battery recycling prototype plant in Schwarzheide, Germany. By collaborating with Tenova we can assess new approaches in further optimizing the recycling process.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Israel 320

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Israel-based EVR Motors has signed an agreement with RSB Group, one of India’s Tier-1 automotive suppliers. This signifies EVR’s entry into the passenger vehicle, light commercial vehicle, and e-bus sectors, expanding from its initial markets in the 2-wheeler and 3-wheeler segments.

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India Commercial Motoring Motors 259

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in 2013 will continue to outpace the first years of hybrid vehicle sales as more than 210,000 PEVs will be sold globally and more than three dozen PEV models will debut, according to a year-end free whitepaper published by Pike Research, that makes 10 specific predictions about electric vehicles in 2013.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Israel-based RFISee , a developer of affordable imaging radars for the automotive industry, is unveiling the first Phased Array 4D imaging radar on a chip. million from Clear Future, Drive, NextGear and the Israel Innovation Authority. The market that RFISee is targeting is expected to grow rapidly in the years to come.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Conventional wastewater treatment uses 2% of global power capacity (80,000 megawatts and 57,000,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide), costing $40 billion per year. The primary initial applications are for wastewater treatment in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, with total market potential of US$10 billion annually.

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Israel Energy Companies Water 186

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APRIL 23, 2009

Nissan will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States in 2010 and will mass market them globally two years later. The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland and China.

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JULY 13, 2020

Mobileye, an Intel Company, and WILLER, one of the largest transportation operators in Japan, Taiwan and the Southeast Asian region, have formed a strategic collaboration to launch an autonomous robotaxi service in Japan and markets across Southeast Asia, including Taiwan.

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JANUARY 2, 2012

million investment round led by Vodafone Ventures, the global venture capital arm of Vodafone Group, together with top-tier Israeli VC firm Carmel Ventures. CellEra is targeting it introductory product at the US$3-billion telecommunications supplemental-power market, offering an alternative to lead-acid batteries and diesel generators.

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Fuel Companies Polymer Lead Acid 207

Electric Vehicles India

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Electric bus market and trends . As electric vehicles are growing rapidly especially the electric scooters, bikes, cars and three-wheelers segment and simultaneously the electric bus market is also growing rapidly in India and worldwide. Read further to know more about the Electric bus market and trends. . through 2026.

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Market Israel BYD Electrical 98

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JULY 1, 2023

General Motors has acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. ALGOLiON employees, including the company’s founders, will remain based in Israel and join more than 850 employees at the GM Technical Center in Herzliya, Israel. for an undisclosed sum.

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General Motors Motoring Motors Motor 150

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Following further trials and examination, Daimler and UBQ will decide whether the material will be incorporated in vehicles to go to market. UBQ operates a test plant in southern Israel which already supplies UBQ to the plastic industry with a capacity of 5,000 tons per year. Initial results have proven positive.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Siemens is investing US$15 million in Arava Power Company, the Israeli market leader in developing photovoltaic power plants. MW at Kibbutz Ketura, in the southern desert of Israel. The company, with some 20 employees, is a subsidiary of Global Sun Power Ltd. The investment gives Siemens a 40% stake in the company.

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Solar Companies Powered Power 225

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JANUARY 19, 2013

—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. In addition, GAC Group has joint ventures with global automakers such as Toyota, Honda, Fiat-Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Hino for vehicle production.

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Detroit Chinese Plug-in Hybrid 261

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MAY 3, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company premiered its new XCIENT Fuel Cell tractor, the commercialized class 8 6x4 fuel cell electric model, for the North American commercial vehicle (CV) market at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. Hyundai is uniquely positioned to cover all aspects and deliver a seamless solution across the value chain.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Israel-based Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. LTD (Chery), a global Chinese vehicle manufacturer and Xuanyuan Idrive Technology Co. By signing this cooperation MOU with a leading automotive OEM, we continue our strategy to expand our presence in the Chinese automotive market. XY), a subsidiary of Wuhan Guide Infrared Co.

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Chery Vehicles Israel Chinese 186

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OCTOBER 27, 2013

The study is a part of of a larger report that will further take into account the changing dynamics of the regional and global gas markets, giving a comprehensive view of the implications for the long-term development of natural gas in Cyprus and other like nations. Global gas use in 2012 was 117 Tcf.). —Sergey Paltsev.

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Cyprus MIT Gas Gas-Electric 261

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

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. —VinFast deputy CEO, Pham Thuy Linh.

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South Korea Vietnam Israel Financing 186

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AUGUST 23, 2021

To reinforce its electrification strategy, VinFast has been fostering collaborations with a number of partners around the world, including those from Israel, Taiwan, the US, etc., VinFast also has plans to build production facilities for battery and charging equipment in the US and Europe, as part of its global expansion strategy.

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Vietnam Batteries Battery Taiwan 210

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Israel-based Driivz announced that Shell has selected the Driivz EV charging and smart energy management platform to help accelerate the build out of new charging locations in more than 10 European countries, supporting Shell’s ambition to operate more than 500,000 charge points globally by 2025 and 2,500,000 by 2030.

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