VC Private Financings for Fuel Efficient Cars

Enerpulse raises $5,000,000

Enerpulse Inc., an Albuquerque based developer of energy-efficient automobile spark plugs, has raised $5 million in additional Series B funding.  Pulstar was launched into the $12 billion automotive aftermarket in June of 2007 after four years of development. Spurred on by rising gasoline prices and concerns over global warming consumers have responded emphatically to it […]

Transonic Combustion raises capital

Transonic Combustion, a firm which is developing an advanced fuel injection system for automobiles, said Thursday that it has received an additional investment from Khosla Ventures. The firm said the third round of funding makes Khosla the largest shareholder in the firm. Vinod Khosla has joined the firm’s board as part of the funding. Transonic […]

Transonic Combustion raises capital

Transonic Combustion, Inc. received a second round of venture funding to continue its research of developing more efficient vehicle engines. “We brought in the second round on a highly accelerated basis to allow us to proceed rapidly from our current single cylinder test engines to automotive size four cylinder engines in preparation for presenting […]

Hy-Drive Technologies raises $22,100,000

Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. today announced financing to raise up to Cdn$22.1 million Hy-Drive is an energy technology firm that has developed a proprietary, patented hydrogen generating system. The Hy-Drive system generates and injects hydrogen gas into a regular internal combustion engine, enhancing the combustion process by allowing fuel to burn more efficiently and […]

Hilite International raises capital

Hilite: W. P. Carey International LLC, an affiliate of investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) , announced today the completion of a sale-leaseback transaction with Hilite Europe GmbH and Hilite Germany GmbH (”Hilite”), both subsidiaries of Hilite International, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered valve based systems used in […]