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Lucid Motors pushes back first Air deliveries to second half of 2021

February 26, 2021
Following its massive merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp IV ($CCIV), Lucid Motors’ CEO revealed that deliveries of its first EV have been delayed. The Lucid Motors Air, Dream Edition was originally scheduled to begin deliveries this spring. It now appears it will debut sometime in the second half of 2021. Bloomberg‘s Ed Ludlow tweeted that Lucid’s Air, Dream Edition, the first EV to…
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Consumer Reports launches a Green Choice car rating system

February 26, 2021
Consumer Reports has launched a new Green Choice program for cars. It will use a green leaf icon to identify the new cars, SUVs, and minivans with the best fuel efficiency and lowest contributions to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and smog formation. Consumer Reports Green Choice program Here’s how Consumer Reports describes its Green Choice program: Our new Green Choice designation…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 25, 2021

February 26, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Postmaster General commits to only 10% of new USPS fleet going fully-electric

February 26, 2021
The Postmaster General for the United States Postal Service (USPS) recently committed to 10% of its new fleet going full-electric. The upgrade was announced this past week and will replace 50,000-165,000 vehicles over the next 10 years. The USPS’ current ICE lineup of LLV’s (long-life vehicles) is near 30 years old. As Electrek previously covered, the USPS’ initial contract was awarded to…
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Armorblox has raised $30 million to protect against phishing attacks with AI

February 26, 2021
Armorblox, a cybersecurity startup using natural language understanding to protect enterprise communications, today announced that it raised $30 million in series B venture capital funding. The company plans to use the funds to scale operations as it grows the size of its global workforce. Email messages and files have become top attack vectors for stealing data, particularly as the pandemic…
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