Cleantech & EV’s

Siemens has officially opened its newest EV charger factory, outside of Dallas, to make EV chargers for the US market. It’s Siemens’ second US EV charging factory, and it’s part of the company’s plan to make 1 million EV chargers for the US market. Siemens’ new factory in Carrollton, Texas, is making VersiCharge Blues, which are level 2 AC EV chargers. The Buy American-compliant…

Today, smart electrical panel maker SPAN announced a Series B2 fundraise of $96 million – here’s what it’s going to do next. This follows a $90 million Series B fundraising round in March, and today’s announcement brings the company’s total funding to $231 million. This latest round was led by Wellington Management. SPAN, whose CEO, Arch Rao, is the former head of products at Tesla…

Gogoro continues its international expansion by adding the Philippines to its growing base of operations. The battery-swapping leader and its local partners just announced the impending rollout of its smart electric scooters and battery-swapping network in the island nation. Gogoro is a Taiwan-based company founded in 2011 that primarily focuses on the development and distribution of smart…

Box trucks are convenient for when you have to move a large amount of cargo around. But what if only you need to lug around a small amount of cargo, yet don’t want to give up your U-Haul vibes? That’s when you’ll want to call on the world’s smallest box truck, which just happens to be perfect for this week’s edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Sure, an…