Lucid details DreamDrive ADAS platform, with ‘conditional automated driving in coming years’

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Following the start of production of its Air sedan, Lucid Motors has now shared new details of DreamDrive, its Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) with over 30 features. Additionally, the American automaker shared details of a DreamDrive Pro option, which includes LiDAR, and even hinted at a future Highway Pilot upgrade that may deliver conditional hands-free driving capability.

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ELMS announces collaboration with Ample to bring battery swaps to its commercial EVs

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Commercial EV manufacturer Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) has announced plans to offer a bundled commercial EV option that features Ample’s modular battery swap capabilities on ELMS’ commercial EVs. With different service options planned, customers will soon be able to choose the best option to support their fleet efficiency.

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VanMoof unveils 31 mph ‘hyperbike’ electric bicycle with two motors and full suspension

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VanMoof has just announced a new high-speed electric bicycle model known as the VanMoof V, which will reach speeds of up to 31 mph (50 km/h). The company is referring to it as a “hyperbike,” which makes sense considering it is faster than just about any other e-bike available in the US or Europe.

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Tesla supplier CATL announces $5 billion battery recycling facility

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CATL, the leading battery manufacturer in China, has shared new plans to create a $5 billion facility to recycle used batteries for their earth materials such as cobalt and lithium. The facility will be erected as a joint venture at a time when EVs are becoming more and more in demand globally.

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Drones capture spectacular demolition of 300-ft Yorkshire cooling towers [Video]

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A series of minutely prepared explosions brought the four remaining cooling towers at North Yorkshire’s Eggborough power station down over the weekend ­– a visually spectacular demolition captured from multiple angles in video shot by drones and ground cameras.

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EGEB: This floating wind platform with tilted towers earns a European patent

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

Hexicon’s tilted towers floating wind power platform earns a European patent.
The Solar Energy Industries Association launches a new diversity certification program.
The Argonne National Laboratory is offering a free 15-minute webinar about threats to rare earth minerals.
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LG agrees to repay GM $1.9 billion over Chevy Bolt EV battery recall

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GM and LG announced that they came to an agreement over who is going to take on most of the cost of the battery recall over potential fire risk for the Bolt EV.

LG is going to be left with almost the entire cost.

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Tesla (TSLA) breaks record in China, resulting in massive delivery expectation beat

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Tesla has achieved an impressive new delivery record in China, which has greatly contributed to the automaker’s massive delivery expectation beat last quarter.

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The $25,000 Tesla model: Everything we know so far

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There are several game-changing elements the EV world has patiently but attentively kept tabs on in recent years – solid state batteries, fully-autonomous driving, whether some of these SPAC mergers will actually produce a series production vehicle. As one of the largest names in electric vehicles, Tesla has promised several products over the years. – some of which it has delivered, but many it has yet to (ahem, Cybertruck and 2nd Gen. Roadster). Another fabled prospect promised by Tesla is a $25,000 model. While the automaker has only caught a quick whiff of EV pricing within $10K of that figure, it’s apparently still imminent. Here’s everything we know to date.

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California bans gas-powered lawn equipment and other “small off-road engines”

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California will ban “small off-road engines” (SORE) primarily used in gas-powered lawn equipment like leaf blowers and lawnmowers, in a law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom this weekend.

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