7Gen simplifies the deployment of electric medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, and vans with a solution that integrates everything needed for the transition to electric. The B.C. cleantech’s toolkit features custom charging infrastructure, intelligent fleet management, and even financing options. This month, the Vancouver innovator revealed a partnership with London’s Zenobē, an electric vehicle fleet […]
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7Gen Acquires San Francisco Startup to Enhance E.V. Fleet Toolkit with AI Tech
7Gen recently acquired EnergizedAI, a startup based out of San Francisco. EnergizedAI developed a proprietary algorithm that treats each EV charger like a patient, continuously monitoring vitals and environment to assess health and predict failures before they happen. Through the acquisition, Adam Mandel, founder of EnergizedAI, joined 7Gen as senior product advisor. “7Gen’s complete end-to-end solution […]
Half of Canada’s Most Investable Cleantech Ventures Call B.C. Home in 2024 Foresight 50
At a time when climate concerns are at an all-time high in the province, a new list of Canada’s most investable cleantech companies reveals that one half of them are based in British Columbia. Should we be surprised? Vancouver is regarded as a top 10 Cleantech cluster worldwide. Foresight Canada, the nation’s largest cleantech accelerator, […]
BC Tech’s TIAs Gala Honors Top Innovators in British Columbia’s Thriving Tech Sector
The BC Tech Association hosted its highly anticipated Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) gala this evening at the Parq Vancouver. The event gathered the province’s most innovative companies, industry leaders, and technology enthusiasts to celebrate the remarkable achievements in British Columbia’s tech sector. Now in its 31st year, the TIAs serve as an annual event that […]
EV Innovator 7Gen Vies for ‘Climate Leader’ Title at This Year’s Technology Impact Awards
7Gen simplifies the deployment of electric medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, and vans with a solution that integrates everything needed for the transition to clean-tech. Given the wide array of organizations entering this transition, 7Gen’s clients span a broad spectrum. The list includes IKEA, that iconic brand established in Älmhult, Småland in July of 1943 […]
BC Tech Unveils Finalists For 2024 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association has announced the finalists for the 2024 Technology Impact Awards. 38 finalists across 9 Technology Impact Award (TIAs) categories who achieved exceptional success in the past year. “The Technology Impact Awards recognize the very best companies in BC and the accomplishments of the leaders and teams in the BC economy’s fastest growing […]
In Vancouver, IKEA Balances Brick-and-Mortar Legacy with Demands of Digital Era
A downtown Vancouver condo unit, 30 floors up with a patio overlooking historical Yaletown and lush False Creek. Sounds pretty nice, doesn’t it? But at 300 square feet—including the patio—living in the big city tends to come with compromises. When this was my precise situation as a fledgling journalist in my 20’s—a small space and […]
Connecting The Dots: May 2023
Each month, the team at Switchboard (an Earnscliffe Strategies company) connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For May’s Connecting The Dots, the Switchboard team discusses recent announcement from Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s visit to B.C., breaks down the recent Conversations Live with Stuart McNish panel on the topic […]
7Gen Deploys First All-Electric Class 7 Box Truck on Canadian Roads
Today marks an important milestone in 7Gen’s mission to make electric truck and bus integration easier in fleets. 7Gen is deploying the first all-electric class 7 Peterbilt 220EV box truck in Canada to meet the needs of their last mile delivery client GoBolt. The truck is fitted with a 24ft box and is great for […]
Connecting the Dots: July 2022
Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For July’s Connecting The Dots, the team breaks down some multimillion-dollar M&A action, explores the new wave of Green Energy, and discusses B.C.’s Centre for Agritech Innovation. The latest deal makers in B.C. […]