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Latest SPAC News: Polestar 2 vehicle now available in US and Joby resumes flight testing of eVTOL aircraft
Polestar 2 Single Motor Electric Vehicle Now Available in United States
Polestar, the premium electric performance car maker, today announced inbound availability of the all-electric Polestar 2 Long range Single motor fastback in the United States. Available to order online at Polestar.com, the single-motor Polestar 2 features an accessible starting price of $45,900, or as low as $33,400 after qualified federal and state incentives.
In September 2021, the company announced its intention to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a business combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc. (Nasdaq: GGPI, GGPIW and GGPIU).
READJoby Resumes Flight Testing of eVTOL Aircraft
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a California-based company developing an all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced its second pre-production prototype aircraft has resumed flight testing at the Company’s pilot production facility in Marina, CA.
The aircraft first flew in January, having received approval to fly from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Air Force. To date, it has made 38 flights, reaching speeds of more than 90 miles per hour, in support of the Company’s aircraft type certification program.
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Blue Ocean (NASDAQ:BOCN) provided significantly more texture today in the presentation for its $275 million combination with Asian digital media group TNL Mediagene, which it expects to hit profitability in the second half of the year despite a slight shakeup in financing for the transaction. The first big update in the first investor deck is...
At the SPAC of Dawn A brand new market may have just opened up for space de-SPACs as NASA administrator Bill Nelson announced a shift in the agency’s $11 billion program for a mission to return samples from Mars. Rather than rely on the agency’s internal technologies that would be predicted to get a sample...
Overall deal flow between SPACs and biotech firms has slowed over the last year, but some pending FDA changes could breathe new life into particular business models within the space. In particular, the FDA has asked Congress as part of its 2025 Legislative Proposals to eliminate the interchangeability designation for biosimilar medications, claiming the existing...
At the SPAC of Dawn Ever since Digital World announced its combination with Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) back in October 2021, it was clear that SPACworld and the Trump show were set to be intertwined for quite some time. And, although not every headline has a bearing on the wider SPAC world, Trump Media’s post-close rise...
AltC (NYSE:ALCC) has reportedly been taking the pitch deck for its combination with nuclear fission firm Oklo on the road in recent weeks, which has generated the rare result of a SPAC trading significantly above its trust value still well before completing its deal. The SPAC has an estimated $10.59 per share in its trust...