BP Makes First Foray Into Israel With Battery Startup Deal
- Technology aims to charge car battery in just five minutes
- Israel emerging as power in autonomous driving, smart mobility
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BP Plc made its first foray into Israel this week with a $20 million investment in quick-charging battery firm StoreDot Ltd., and is on the hunt for more opportunities there, a senior executive at the energy giant’s venture-capital arm said.
With global energy demand surging, the StoreDot move is part of BP’s push into cleaner sources, even as it continues developing its traditional oil and gas businesses, David Gilmour, vice president of BP Ventures Llc, said Wednesday.