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Lucid Motors, fresh off $LCID listing, opens first southwest U.S. retail store

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The Scottsdale location officially opened its doors on Saturday, August 7th, offering a retail store in the same state as its assembly facility in Casa Grande, which is just 50 miles away. The store is positioned in Scottsdale Fashion Square and is the company’s ninth location, adding to the growing network of Lucid Studios.

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Volkswagen presents compact crossover electric concept: ID.LIFE

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We believe that, even more so than today, the car of the future will be about lifestyle and personal expression. seconds, while its 57 kWh high-voltage battery enables a range of some 400 kilometers (249 miles) (WLTP). Personal devices—whether smartphones or tablets—can be used to operate the navigation system, for example.

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Arity partners with Ford to enable more efficient usage-based insurance (UBI) offerings

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Usage-based insurance programs give drivers access to personalized driving data directly from the vehicle while allowing insurers to price more accurately in return for safer driving on the roads, all without having to download an additional app or plug in an OBD (onboard diagnostic) device.

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Pedego Moto puts the ‘fun’ in functional transportation

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This brawny, two-person, class 2/3 beast leaves its competitors in the dust in so many ways. With their excellent brick-and-mortar stores, many, if not most, Americans’ first e-bike experience is renting or trying an e-bike at a Pedego store. No other bike company is doing more to get Americans onto e-bikes. It is $3995.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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FedEx unveils autonomous electric delivery robot

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unveiled the FedEx SameDay Bot—an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. On average, more than 60% of merchants’ customers live within three miles of a store location, demonstrating the opportunity for on-demand, hyper-local delivery. FedEx Corp.

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Walmart is rolling out its ‘coast-to-coast’ network of DC fast chargers

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Photo: Walmart Walmart is kicking off plans to build and remodel hundreds of stores in the US – and those plans include installing DC fast chargers. Electrek’s Take Here’s a bonkers statistic for you: 90% of the US population is located within 10 miles of a Walmart. DC fast charger installation is included in that plan.

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