At our recent TechCrunch Mobility event, we spoke with Amy Gu, the founder and managing partner of Hemi Ventures, Olaf Sakkers, a founding partner at Maniv Mobility and Reilly Brennan, the founding general partner at Trucks VC. We discussed a wide range of things, from frayed U.S.-China relations, to the mobility industry’s eager embrace of… Continue reading Top mobility VCs on the risks and rewards in partnering with giants like Amazon
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Polestar CEO defends the Polestar 2’s recall and 233-mile EPA rating
Polestar is a young automaker spun out of Volvo and Geely. Now, just four years old, it has two cars on the market with more launching soon. Like many startups, the company is weathering early storms coming from government regulators and early recalls. Earlier this week, the EPA released its findings on the Polestar 2’s… Continue reading Polestar CEO defends the Polestar 2’s recall and 233-mile EPA rating
Tesla batteries to power a passenger boat
Two Swedish companies announced that they are using Tesla batteries to convert a passenger boat to electric propulsion for some eco-friendly sight-seeing. Eco Sightseeing, a company offering electric boat tours in Sweden, and El & Marinteknik, a specialist in electric maritime technology, announced this week that they have partnered on the electric conversion of a… Continue reading Tesla batteries to power a passenger boat
Tesla and Fastned open Germany’s largest fast-charging hub
Tesla and Fastned worked together to open Germany’s largest fast-charging hub and it even has a little coffee shop. Fastned is a Netherland-based company that expanded across other European markets over the last few years. While Tesla owners often stick to Tesla’s own charging stations, Fastned tried to appeal to Tesla drivers early on by… Continue reading Tesla and Fastned open Germany’s largest fast-charging hub
Inobat Auto unveils world’s first intelligent EV battery
The world’s first ‘intelligent’ electric vehicle battery was today launched by European EV battery producer, InoBat Auto. Speaking at the GLOBSEC Tatra Summit 2020, InoBat Auto’s co-founder and CEO, Marian Bocek. announced that after only a year of R&D, InoBat can now unveil the world’s first battery developed through a combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and… Continue reading Inobat Auto unveils world’s first intelligent EV battery
Pope Francis gifted a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai
His Holiness Pope Francis has received a gift from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) – a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai adapted for his mobility needs. Present at the delivery ceremony near the Pope’s residence in the Vatican City were Rev. Father Domenico Makoto Wada, representing the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and His Excellency Seiji… Continue reading Pope Francis gifted a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai
Ampere Electric partners Bounce to supply 3,000 e-scooters
Ampere Electric, a wholly-owned electric mobility subsidiary of Greaves Cotton has partnered with Bangalore-headquartered Bounce, a leading bike rental platform as part of Ampere’s focus on shared and rental electric mobility solutions. Ampere says with new normal post-Covid, both businesses and customers are looking for a safe shared mobility infrastructure as well as environmentally friendly… Continue reading Ampere Electric partners Bounce to supply 3,000 e-scooters
Nissan bets on EV supremacy for growth, CEO says
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan President and CEO Makoto Uchida says the automaker will “take advantage of the scale of the alliance” with Renault and Mitsubishi Motors in electrification technology, which he sees as a source of future revenue. He also says electrification may drive a restructuring in the auto industry and didn’t deny the possibility of expanding the… Continue reading Nissan bets on EV supremacy for growth, CEO says
Porsche is researching synthetic fuels to make gas-powered cars sustainable
The road to sustainable vehicles likely ends at electric cars, yet the route to this goal isn’t clear. There are multiple ways to get there, and Porsche is looking at synthetic fuels as a potential path. These so-called eFuels are produced from CO2 and hydrogen. If produced using renewable energy, they can help vehicles powered… Continue reading Porsche is researching synthetic fuels to make gas-powered cars sustainable
Ampere Electric partners Bounce to supply 3,000 e-scooter
Ampere Electric, a wholly-owned electric mobility subsidiary of Greaves Cotton has partnered with Bangalore-headquartered Bounce, a leading bike rental platform as part of Ampere’s focus on shared and rental electric mobility solutions. Ampere says with new normal post-Covid, both businesses and customers are looking for a safe shared mobility infrastructure as well as environmentally friendly… Continue reading Ampere Electric partners Bounce to supply 3,000 e-scooter