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Hyundai, Kia and Gore to co-develop PEM for hydrogen fuel cell systems | Autocar Professional

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Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and US-based W. Gore & Associates (Gore) have today signed an agreement at the Mabuk Eco-Friendly R&D Center, Korea, to collaborate on the development of advanced polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) for hydrogen fuel cell systems.

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

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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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Tesla and GM sign on to use supply chain emissions database

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Vice President Al Gore at the COP28 climate conference this weekend. The database, dubbed Climate TRACE, was created by Gore’s global climate coalition in an attempt to keep close track of supply chain emissions, according to a report from Fortune. billion Tonnes CO2e100. billion Tonnes CO2e100.

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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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Their company has proven visionary in its focus and unique ability to enable long-range sensing and high-speed driving on the highway. Luminar is a leading autonomous vehicle sensor and software company and has rapidly gained 50 industry partners, including 7 of the top 10 global automotive OEMs.

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Polestar electric SUV to debut in October

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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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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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Polestar goes public and is listed on NASDAQ after SPAC merger

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Electric car company Polestar ( NASDAQ: PSNY ) successfully went public after completing a SPAC merger this morning and is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker PSNY, as of June 24. Polestar called the public listing “another significant milestone for the brand that launched in 2017 and has already become a global electric car company.

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