Cleantech & EV’s

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Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors announced a SPAC deal to go public with over $4 billion in cash injection to accelerate its plan. Over the last few months, Lucid had been rumored to be in discussions with Churchill Capital Corp IV, a special purpose company created to make a reserve merger SPAC deal. Today, they have confirmed the deal, which will be bringing $4.4 billion in cash to Lucid…

Someone managed to get a first look inside a new Tesla Model S refresh, showing the first unpolished look inside the new electric vehicle. Last month, Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh.  The unveiling of the new vehicle was somewhat strangely on the sidelines of the release of its Q4 and full-year 2020 earnings. Tesla didn’t do an official release of the updated…

Washington state’s House Transportation Committee has voted 17-12 to advance a bill requiring all light-duty vehicles of model year 2030 and later registered in the state to be electric. The bill now moves on to the House Rules committee to be considered for a potential floor vote. Washington’s proposal – nicknamed “Clean Cars 2030” and labeled HB 1204 in the House and SB 5256 in the…