OAKLAND, California : Silicon Valley automotive ethernet chip startup Ethernovia Inc said on Monday it had raised $64 million in a Series A funding round including Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Qualcomm Ventures, VentureTech Alliance and others. As automakers pivot to electric vehicles with more driver assistance functions, they are revamping the electronics to eliminate dozens […]
Apple Hires Ex-BMW Exec Kranz For Its Electric Car Project
Apple has roped in a former BMW executive and the recently departed CEO and co-founder of EV startup Canoo, Ulrich Kranz, for its electric car project. San Francisco, Apple has roped in a former BMW executive and the recently departed CEO and co-founder of EV startup Canoo, Ulrich Kranz, for its electric car project. Kranz […]
Tandem PV Secures a Rare Fund Raise for Perovskite Solar
A Silicon Valley startup wants to pair newfangled materials with silicon cells to create a higher-efficiency module. Silicon Valley-based Tandem PV closed a $2.4 million seed round in February to commercialize an exotic new solar technology. The startup is developing perovskite solar materials, which it will layer on top of conventional silicon cells to make […]
Meet the Newest Class of Electric Vehicles, From SF Motors
SF Motors debuted not one, but two new electric vehicles. SF Motors, a Chinese-based electric-only auto manufacturer, unveiled two new EVs at a launch event in Silicon Valley Wednesday. One model, the SF5, could be available as soon as 2019. The announcement realizes a dream that founder and CEO John Zhang has harbored since his […]
