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Polestar electric SUV to debut in October

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Polestar intends to list on the Nasdaq in a proposed business combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc. This supports Polestar’s plans to grow ten-fold from global sales of approximately 29,000 in 2021 to approximately 290,000 by the end of 2025. Nasdaq: GGPI, GGPIW, and GGPIU), which is expected to close in the first half of 2022.

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Daimler Trucks and Torc partner with Luminar to enable automated trucking; Daimler Trucks acquires minority stake in Luminar

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In August 2020, Luminar announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Gores Metropoulos, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, LLC. Founded in 2012, Luminar is a 350-person team with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and Munich.

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Hertz and Polestar partner to accelerate EV adoption; Hertz to purchase up to 65,000 EVs over five years

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Polestar previously announced its intention to list on Nasdaq New York in a proposed business combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc., Polestar expects volumes to reach 290,000 vehicles per year by the end of 2025. which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.

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NTSB issues preliminary report on fatal Tesla crash in Mountain View

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As the vehicle approached the paved gore area dividing the main travel lane of the 101 from the state Highway 85 exit ramp, it moved to the left and entered the gore area at approximately 71 mph, striking a previously damaged, SCI smart cushion crash attenuator system. Photo courtesy of S. Click to enlarge.

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NTSB issues 9 safety recommendations after Tesla crash investigation; says no vehicle in US is self-driving

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The 38-year-old driver of the 2017 Tesla Model X P100D electric-powered sport utility vehicle died from multiple blunt-force injuries after his SUV entered the gore area of the US-101 and State Route 85 exit ramp and struck a damaged and nonoperational crash attenuator at a speed of 70.8 seconds and about 560 feet from the crash attenuator.

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DOE: nearly 1,200 fuel cells have been deployed through the Recovery Act

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Over the last decade, DOE has invested in research and development projects to advance key fuel cell components such as catalysts and membranes at several companies including 3M, Dupont, Gore, Johnson Matthey, and BASF.

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Climate Change #Liar-Deniers Are The New Racists

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And that title is a fitting one for at least half the elected representatives in Congress who make the Vichy French look like courageous patriots compared to their feckless impotence in the face of the biggest threat our civilization has ever faced.