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Polestar electric SUV to debut in October

Green Car Congress

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, announced that the world premiere of its next car, the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV, will be in October 2022. Polestar 3 is the company’s first SUV. Polestar intends to list on the Nasdaq in a proposed business combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc.

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Polestar aims for $20B valuation in planned merger with Gores Guggenheim

Teslarati

Swedish electric car startup Polestar is already backed by countrymate Volvo, but the automaker is now planning to merge with SPAC Gores Guggenheim to list shares on Nasdaq and raise around $1 billion to expand manufacturing lines. is acting as a financial advisor and lead capital markets advisor to Gores Guggenheim.

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Polestar announces Single Motor Polestar 2 is coming to the U.S.

Teslarati

Polestar, the Swedish electric vehicle maker backed by Volvo and Geely Motors, is bringing a Single Motor Polestar 2 to the United States. The Single Motor trim of the Polestar 2 will start at $45,900, while the Dual Motor configuration sits at $51,200. appeared first on TESLARATI.

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

Green Car Congress

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 mph to the preset cruise speed of 75 mph.

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Polestar hits 2021 sales target of 29,000 vehicles, up 185% y-o-y

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The Polestar 2 model range includes three variants with a combination of long- and standard-range batteries as large as 78 kWh, and dual- and single-motor powertrains with as much as 300 kW / 408 hp and 660 N·m. Polestar 2 Single Motor.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center , “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117-169 ) amends the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit ( IRC 30D ), now known as the Clean Vehicle Credit, and adds a new requirement for final assembly in North America that takes effect on August 16, 2022 ” .

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. 1) XEL (1) XPV Capital (1) YGE (1) YHOO (1) ZENN Motor Company (1) ZNN.V (1) 1) XEL (1) XPV Capital (1) YGE (1) YHOO (1) ZENN Motor Company (1) ZNN.V (1) A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. SZ (1) 6753.T

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