Fisker Raises $50 Million Funding; Will Be Used For Development Of Ocean Electric SUV - carandbike

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American electric car manufacturer, Fisker Inc., has announced raising a new $50 million Series C funding from Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC, the private investment vehicle of popular hedge fund manager Louis M. Bacon. The company says that the funds will be used to support the next phase of engineering work on the upcoming Fisker Ocean all-electric luxury SUV, which is slated to be launched in 2022. According to reports, Moore Strategic Ventures LLC has valued Fisker at more than $1.6 billion.

Additionally, Fisker Inc has also announced appointing Burkhard Huhnke as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Fisker Inc. Huhnke served as the former Vice President of e-mobility at Volkswagen America and Vice President of Automotive at chip maker, Synopses. He will lead Fisker's R&D activities in Los Angeles as well as the newly established Fisker Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley.

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Fisker Raises $50 Million Funding; Will Be Used For Development Of Ocean Electric SUV - carandbike

View Photos The investment comes from Louis M. Bacon's Moore Strategic Ventures The funds will go into the development of the all-electric Fisker Ocean The Fisker Ocean electric SUV will also come to India American electric car manufacturer, Fisker Inc., has announced raising a new $50 million Series C funding from Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC, the private investment vehicle of popular hedge fund manager Louis M.

Startup Funding Alert: EV startup Earth EnergyEV raises seed funding

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Electric Vehicles startup Earth EnergyEV has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its seed round. The funding round was led by LR Joshi, Managing Director at PRANADA BIOPHARMA PRIVATE LIMITED, along with other equity investors. According to a statement issued by the startup, Earth EnergyEV will be using the freshly raised funds to facilitate the launch of its three vehicle models, hire critical talent, and strengthen its sales network.

Headquartered in Mumbai, Earth EnergyEV was founded in late 2017 by Rushi Shenghani. It operates under the parent company Grushie Energy, a Dubai-based company. Earth Energy develops electric motorcycles, scooters, commercial vehicles and autonomous vehicle drivetrains. The company is involved in the development of electric motorcycles, scooters, commercial vehicles, and autonomous vehicle drivetrains for global consumers.

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[Funding alert] EV startup Earth Energy EV raises seed funding

Electric Vehicles startup Earth Energy EV has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its seed round. The funding round was led by LR Joshi, Managing Director at Pranada Bio-Pharma Pvt Ltd, along with other equity investors.

Startup Technology: Walkcar, a Portable vehicle that looks like a laptop with wheels

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Micro-mobility devices present an environmentally friendly and traffic-free means of commuting in urban centers. Little wonder they are becoming more popular in this age. Unfortunately, portability has been a significant drawback of the standard micro-mobility options.

The people that need them the most also need to get on buses or trains to get to their destination. However, most of the available devices are either impossible to carry along or too bulky to carry conveniently. COCOA MOTORS. Inc. hope to solve this problem with the Walkcar, a commuting device that’s just about the size of your laptop.

Walkcar is currently priced at around $1,800 excluding tax. This price looks pretty steep, especially when you consider the fact that there are more powerful electric scooters or skateboards in the same price range. However, portability is the major selling point of Walkcar, and there’s hardly any as portable. For now, the device is only available in Asia, but COCOA MOTORS. Inc. hope to scale to other continents soon.

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Walkcar: Portable vehicle that looks like a laptop with wheels

Micro-mobility devices present an environmentally friendly and traffic-free means of commuting in urban centers. Little wonder they are becoming more popular in this age. Unfortunately, portability has been a significant drawback of the standard micro-mobility options. The people that need them the most also need to get on buses or trains to get to their destination.

Agriculture: Dwindling bee pollination serious concern for sustainable agriculture and food production

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A large proportion of agricultural yield in crop farming, gardening and fruit production depends on pollination by bees. The crop yield is significantly higher with pollination by bees. This applies to all kinds of fruit such as apples, strawberries and cherries, almost all oilseeds such as rapeseed, linseed and safflower, and all kinds of vegetables such as beans, peas and cucumbers. The seed production of fodder crops and vegetables also benefits from bee pollination.

The flowers that are pollinated by bees form fruit that is much larger, heavier and better shaped. They are also much better quality.

The increase in yield in some of the crops due to bee pollination:-

1. Mustard - 43%

2. Sunflower - 32-48%

3. Cotton - 17-19%

4. Onion - 93%

5. Apple - 44%

With increased use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, bee population has been declining effecting our food production. So, natural organic farming combined with placing bee hives in proper place in the agricultural fields improves yield drastically.

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TNAU Agritech Portal :: Sustainable Agriculture

Bee visits plants for its food, nectar and pollen. This floral fidelity of bees is due to their preference for nectars having sugar contents and pollens with higher nutritive values. Besides getting food for the bees as a result of their visit pollinate a number of crops.