Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.    In August, a company called Lithium Americas logged what it expects could be a discovery of one of the world’s largest lithium repositories on the Nevada-Oregon border.

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Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

Also, while money has poured in across the climate tech sector and across stages, the figures tend to be distorted by the mammoth late stage funding, especially those going to electric vehicle companies (much as it was a couple years ago with funding to scooter/ micromobility companies).

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Hopes of charging electric vehicles (EVs) as quickly as it take to fill up conventional fossil fuel cars may have moved one step closer to reality, after an Israeli start-up today claimed it has produced the first commercially-viable batteries capable of charging up within just five minutes.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

Sales of all cars set for bumpy road in 2020, but as costs fall electric vehicles sales expected to continue growing after Covid-19. Sales of electric passenger vehicles are set to fall 18 per cent in 2020 to a total of 1.7

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GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. . Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Electric vehicles such as cars and buses cover longer distances with little-to-no carbon emissions. This transportation option runs solely on electric power stored on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. And speaking of financial matters, you should also know that electric vehicles are high maintenance.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

   ⚒️ Adionics , a Thiais, France-based direct lithium extraction technology platform, raised $27M in Series B funding from Bpifrance, SQM, Supernova Invest, Céleste Management, and Ovive.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 5, 2022

Orlandi is proud of being an Italian company with Italy having a phenomenal number of motorcycle and scooter riders. GPR offers exhaust systems for more than 1200 models of scooters and motorcycles. Motorcycles and sustainability According to Orlandi, electric vehicles are not a better environmental solution than motorcycles. “We

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. 2 is to get the stock price moving.".

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2022

million battery-electric vehicle (EV) sales by the start of 2021—a prediction seen by many as overly optimistic. In fact, Bloomberg Green expects this growth to continue with more than 10 million plug-in vehicle sales this year—up from 6.6 Just over a decade ago, a report by IDTechEx predicted 1.5 million in 2021 and 3.2

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 21, 2021

There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

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Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 9, 2020

May Cleantech Roundup: COVID & EVs | Enormous Storage Investments | Scooter Consolidation | Insanely Cheap Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. The other points out that fuel prices aren’t why people buy electric vehicles?—?they

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. 2 is to get the stock price moving.”

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 8, 2021

That reconciliation bill is yet to be drafted, but one can assume it will expand incentives for renewables (which enjoy broad support) and carbon capture (which is likely to be a priority for West Virginia Senator Manchin, a pivotal vote); larger and more flexible electric vehicle tax credits are likely as well.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 15, 2024

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work.

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CleanTechnica

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A new, eye-catching EV battery swapping station from the firm Spiro levels up rider services and sets the table for rapid global expansion. The post EV Battery Swapping Takes Over Africa, Is US Next? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The company, which vastly simplifies the charging experience for the rapidly growing two-wheeled scooter market, now […]

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Electric 2-wheelers have been part of the last-mile transportation in the Philippines since 2006 when the first electric bicycles and scooters came in from China. These vehicles were however, low mileage, and high maintenance using heavy lead acid batteries for power.

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CleanTechnica

MAY 17, 2022

There’s electric vehicle news galore. So, here’s another roundup of electric vehicle updates from around the EV market. Electric Car News 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ drives closer to delivery Polestar reduces greenhouse gas-emissions by 6% per car Ford joins appeal to the EU […].

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CleanTechnica

MAY 11, 2022

Zero-Emissions Marine Vehicles DB Schenker plans to operate a zero-emission autonomous coastal container feeder for Ekornes ASA in Norway “The vessel will […]. Not enough EV stories here on CleanTechnica every day?

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CleanTechnica

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

From tiny one wheel skate boards to giant ferry boats and all kinds of aircraft and everything in between, everything is going electric. There you have it: By land, by sea and in the air.

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CleanTechnica

JULY 23, 2021

Li-Cycle, which is focused on providing customer-centric, end-of-life solutions for lithium-ion batteries while also creating a secondary supply of critical battery materials, has announced a partnership with Helbiz.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 25, 2021

These batteries come from EVs, phones, scooters, laptops, and other electronic devices. In a new video, CNBC details how Tesla’s battery mastermind is solving the largest problem that EVs have. The video starts out with thousands of plastic bags filled with batteries.

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CleanTechnica

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Motorcycle taxis are the most preferred mode of last-mile connectivity in East Africa. Unfortunately, motorcycle taxis in Africa's urban cities are one of the main sources of pollution and chaos on the roads.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rwanda-based Ampersand wants to help all these motorcycle riders switch to electric and help them save money and the environment at the same time. Ampersand’s CEO Josh Whale gives us an update on Ampersand's progress in Rwanda.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 16, 2020

CleanTechnica and the transportation nonprofit Forth are co-hosting a webinar on Wednesday, August 19, dedicated to riding the lightning on electric motorcycles.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 13, 2020

Electric motorcycles have come a long way in the last 10 years and exciting things are on the horizon. New models are coming out from big players and sales of e-motos are skyrocketing.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 12, 2020

The Electric Scooter Championship (eSC) is delighted to announce that Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) will develop and supply the series’ first eSkootr model.

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CleanTechnica

JULY 11, 2020

Vanderbijlpark-based Electronia is selling Energica electric superbikes in South Africa. The Modena- (Italy) based Energica is also the sole manufacturer in the Moto E Championship. Electronia is bringing the 21.5

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CleanTechnica

JUNE 5, 2020

Liquidstar wants to revolutionize the off-grid electricity market with its Decentralized Autonomous Utility (DAU) platform. By taking out the expensive bits (the powerlines and power reticulation systems), Liquidstar’s ‘wireless’ battery-powered sustainable ecosystems aim to solve energy access challenges for some of the powerless 1.1

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CleanTechnica

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

According to the Motorcycle Assemblers Association of Kenya, there are currently about 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycle taxis, known as Boda Bodas, are extremely popular, as commuters use them to whiz through Nairobi’s infamous traffic.

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CleanTechnica

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Siemens Stiftung Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Powering Agriculture, and Wetu recently organized an electric mobility conference in Kisumu, Kenya.

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This may be the perfect solo getaway vehicles. Are you an adventurer who loves it all? Busy urban streets and. winding, hidden country roads. The Daymak Beast 2.0 is great for quiet cruises through the wilderness, or for city commutes.

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Californians love to be outside. But even on a clear, sunny day, we know that the air we are breathing isn’t as clean and clear as it looks, especially in our increasingly congested and crowded cities. Air quality is a complex topic that is affected by the weather, the time of day, and events like wildfires.

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