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Velodyne Lidar acquires AI software company Bluecity

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Velodyne Lidar has acquired Bluecity, a Montreal-based artificial intelligence (AI) software company, in an all-stock transaction. Bluecity’s executive, software development and sales teams will join Velodyne. The addition of Bluecity is expected to be immaterial to operating expenses and cash usage.

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Volvo Sets All-Time Sales Record Thanks To EV Sales Surge

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Volvo sold more cars last month than ever before in company history, thanks in large part to big demand for the new EX 30. The post Volvo Sets All-Time Sales Record Thanks To EV Sales Surge appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Mercedes-Benz AG exploring sale of Hambach smart EV plant as part of global realignment

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Against this backdrop, the company intends to start talks on the sale of its car plant in Hambach, France. We continue to drive the transformation of our company and our products forward with all due speed. This affects all areas of the company worldwide. The Hambach plant launched operations on October 27, 1997.

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Honda Aircraft Company introdues first Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program for HondaJet

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Honda Aircraft Company announced its first Certified Pre-Owned program (CPO), providing an exclusive and alternative pathway to owning a HondaJet with a guarantee of quality and support. The new CPO program is now available to customers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia through the company’s authorized sales network.

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Toshiba splitting into three companies; first such spin-off scheme for a Japanese company of this size

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Toshiba Corporation intends to split itself into three standalone companies: Infrastructure Service Co. The separation will create two distinctive companies with unique business characteristics leading their respective industries in realizing carbon neutrality and infrastructure resilience (Infrastructure Service Co.),

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The Metals Company and Low Carbon Royalties form strategic partnership

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Deepsea mining company TMC The Metals Company ( earlier post ) announced a strategic partnership with Low Carbon Royalties Inc. TMC and LCR have agreed to a purchase and sale agreementwhereby LCR has acquired a 2.0% to finance the development and production of low-carbon fuels and energy transition metals.

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Geely Auto forms new premium electric car company Zeekr; SEA EV architecture

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Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. Both parties have also agreed to inject 2 billion RMB (US$307 million) in capital into the company.

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