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Rivian Files for IPO

Rivian Automotive Inc., the maker of electric pickups backed by Amazon .com Inc., has filed for an initial public offering and is seeking a roughly $80 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter.

August 27, 2021
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Toyota to Assemble Fuel Cell Modules in US for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Toyota will begin assembling integrated dual fuel cell modules in the United States starting in 2023. They are intended for use in hydrogen-powered, heavy-duty commercial trucks.

August 27, 2021
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Nuro to Build Autonomous EV Factory in Nevada

Nuro Inc., which has unmanned delivery pods scurrying around Southwestern streets, said that it will build a $40 million facility to assemble and test a new generation of autonomous vehicles in Nevada.

August 26, 2021
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Biden Urges CEOs to Improve Cybersecurity

President Joe Biden urged a group of CEOs to help improve cybersecurity across the nation’s critical infrastructure and economy, citing a lack of trained professionals to adequately protect the U.S.

August 26, 2021
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Ontario, Michigan Partner to Explore Transportation Technologies

Government leaders in Ontario and Michigan have partnered to advance transportation and mobility technologies in a cross-border testing setting.

August 26, 2021
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Alphabet’s Wing Nears 100,000th Package Delivery

Alphabet Inc.’s Wing subsidiary is about to reach a milestone in the fledgling drone-delivery business: Any day now it will deliver its 100,000th package to a customer.

August 25, 2021
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Cruise Looks to Solar Panels to Power Self-Driving Cars

Cruise, the San Francisco autonomous car company backed by General Motors, is launching a new initiative to support renewable energy efforts in California’s Central Valley that takes advantage of solar power.

August 25, 2021
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Hyzon Motors, Raven SR Partner on California Hydrogen Production

Fuel cell technology provider Hyzon Motors Inc. and renewable fuels company Raven SR Inc. announced their first waste-to-green hydrogen production hub.

August 25, 2021
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Bollinger Expands Lineup With Classes 4, 5 EVs

Bollinger Motors Inc. said Aug. 25 it will sell Class 4 and Class 5 electric commercial trucks in addition to the Class 3 vehicles it unveiled last year in a move the Oak Park, Mich.-based startup said would offer greater coverage to customers.

August 25, 2021
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EPA Rebuffed Warnings Auto Emissions Plan Was Too Weak

White House and other administration officials told the Environmental Protection Agency that its industry-backed plan for tightening auto emissions limits was too lax, but the agency rebuffed those warnings and released the proposal with provisions that could lessen its bite.

August 25, 2021