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Foretellix closes $32m Series B funding
Foretellix, platform provider automating the testing, verification and validation for automated driving systems, has secured $32m in its latest Series B funding round, bringing its total raised capital to over $50m. The round was led by MoreTech Ventures, with participation from several strategic investors, including Volvo Group Venture Capital, Nationwide, NI and Japan-Israel High Tech Ventures. In addition, all series A investors, including 83N...
2021 EV Summit - Leading the future of decarbonised emobility
With an increase in EV demand, comes developments, disruption and a drive for collaboration. At the 2021 EV Summit (1st-2nd September 2021), the UK’s event for electric vehicles, manufacturers, infrastructure providers, government and local authorities and other stakeholders gathered to further the EV movement.
World Electric Vehicle Day: are EVs taking over?
World Electric Vehicle Day is here, presenting a great occasion to take a retrospective look at the past decade of innovation and disruption.
Volvo selects BlackBerry QNX dynamic software platform
BlackBerry has announced that Volvo Group has selectedBlackBerryQNX as the foundational software for its main domain controller ECUs in more than 300,000 heavy vehicles Volvo Group manufactures every year.
Power skiving for electric vehicles
Tesla’s automobiles are frequently cited as examples that electric vehicles (EVs) don’t need multiple gears or dual transmission. That is, except for all the models that do. As the multi-gear EV trend begins to pick up speed Mats Wennmo, Global Automotive Transmission Manager at Sandvik Coromant, theglobal leader in metal cutting, has explained how a process known as power skiving can help EV manufacturers keep-up, but with greatly-re...
Electric bus market to record growth with government support
In January 2021, Proterra Inc., a major player in the global electric bus market, agreed to go public by means of a merger with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp, joining numerous electric vehicle makers in a transaction that was valued at $1.6bn, comprising debt.
Battery management system ICs power all electric XC40 SUV
Analog Devices and Volvo Cars has announced that Volvo Cars’ first pure electric SUV, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, will feature ADI’s integrated circuits (ICs) that support the battery management system (BMS) and Automotive Audio Bus (A2B).
Electrical transport: the sustainable alternative
Technology is changing every aspect of our lives, and transport is pushing the trend of sustainability with greener alternatives. Between commuting, sport, and public infrastructure, electrical enabled devices and vehicles are changing our expectations for the future. Here, we look at the technology which is changing transport.
Biden's EV revolution: A boon for electric trucks
The electric truck market in the US is primed for huge growth. Having largely lagged behind China and Europe in electric commercial vehicle deployment, the transition to zero-emission vehicles in this sector now seems set to begin in earnest. The IDTechEx report, 'Electric Truck Markets 2021-2041'contains twenty-year regional forecasts for the battery electric and fuel cell truck markets.
5 significant Electric Vehicle opportunities in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused 2020 to become the pivotal year as the automotive industry goes through a once in a hundred-year transformation. Overall, we expect global car sales in 2020 to crash by roughly 20%, yet plug-in electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) to grow by north of 21%, showing the remarkable resiliency of electric vehicles against the backdrop of economic downturn.