Sodium-Ion Battery Startup UNIGRID Battery Gets $12mn Funding Updated On Fri, Jun 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy UNIGRID Battery, a San Diego-based startup developing advanced sodium-ion batteries, has announced a successful close of an oversubscribed $12 Million Series A funding round. The financing was Co-led by Transition VC and Ritz Venture Capital and joined by new investor Union Square Ventures and existing investor Foothill Ventures. The investment will accelerate and scale-up UNIGRID’s […] Read more
Thailand, India Can Pose Challenge To China’s EV Market: Report Updated On Thu, Jun 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Bloomberg’s recent report indicated a general trend where, electric vehicles (EVs) are displacing 1.7 million barrels per day of oil usage, which is equivalent to about 3% of total road fuel demand. Currently. there are 722 million passenger EVs that are expected to be on the road in 2040 in the Economic Transition Scenario. The Bloomberg […] Read more
Swift Solar Announces $27 Million Series A Funding Round Updated On Thu, Jun 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Swift Solar, an American solar technology company has announced the close of its $27 million Series A financing round. This milestone is a major step forward for U.S. manufacturing of advanced perovskite solar technology. The round was co-led by Eni Next and Fontinalis Partners. Eni Next, the corporate venture capital arm of Eni, invests in […] Read more
Clean Motion Secures $1 Mn From Finvolve, India Accelerator Updated On Tue, Jun 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Indian arm of Swedish electric vehicle (EV) maker Clean Motion has raised $1 million in seed funding from India Accelerator-backed micro-enterprise firm Finvolve. In a statement, Clean Mobility Solution India representative Deb Mukherji said the company’s India arm also plans to raise a pre-series round of $3 million to $5 million early next year. […] Read more
Volkswagen’s Charging Brand Elli Partners PV Provider Otovo For Home Charging Solutions Updated On Tue, Jun 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy German auto major Volkswagen Group continues to pivot towards an electric vehicle future. Elli, its home grown brand for charging and energy, and Otovo, the leading European solar platform have announced their strategic partnership. Their joint goal is to offer a holistic solution that combines clean solar energy with electric mobility. Together, Elli and Otovo […] Read more
Tracxn Environment Tech Report 2024- Funding Drops, But Share Improves Updated On Mon, Jun 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Startup Research firm Tracxn released a special Environment funding report on World Environment Day last week. A Key Finding was the rise of Equity funding for Environment Tech companies in proportion to global tech funding. In 2024, close to 10% of all equity funding has gone into startups in the environment tech sector. A significant […] Read more
Hero MotoCorp Invests Rs. 124 Crore In Ather Energy Updated On Fri, Jun 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Delhi-based Hero MotoCorp invested, up to Rs. 124 Crore in Ather Energy an electric two-wheeler company in Bengaluru. Ather Energy is engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling, and servicing electric two-wheelers. It has business spread out in charging infrastructure, storage, distribution, and management of electric power. This included energy investment in batteries and other ancillary services. […] Read more
Mobility Firm Marelli To Supply Battery Thermal Plate To Carmakers Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Marelli has been awarded a contract from a major global carmaker to supply the Battery Thermal Plate (BTP) for future Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). The solution, a key technology for thermal energy management in electric vehicles, has been developed and will be produced in-house by Marelli. The supply will begin in 2024, reaching approximately 5 […] Read more
Uno Minda Signs Deal With Chinese Firm For Making EV Parts Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Uno Minda, a major supplier of seating, lighting, switching, and acoustics solutions to international automakers, announced that it had signed a deal with Suzhou Innovance Automotive to manufacture and market a limited number of high-voltage category electric vehicle products for Indian passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The next-generation 3-in-1 electric drive systems (e-Axle), EV motors, […] Read more
