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Polestar to open first US stores in the second half of 2020

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retail stores will open in Los Angeles, New York City and two locations in San Francisco later this year — the latest milestone for the automaker as it gets closer to bringing its all-electric vehicle to market. The stores are expected to open in the second half of 2020. Polestar’s first U.S. and Florida.

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Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game

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Los Angeles-based Just says it uses telematics “to reward safe drivers and reduce insurer bias” by looking at factors such as how, when and where customers drive, rather than factors such as ZIP code or marital status as most traditional insurers do. For its part, MetroMile charges customers a base rate plus a per mile rate.

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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working

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One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. Demand for ChargerHelp’s service has attracted customers and investors. This round values the startup, which was founded in January 2020, at $11 million post-money. Powering up.

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Hollar No More, As Five Below Rebrands Site

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Los Angeles-based, low-cost e-commerce products site Hollar is no more, and will be swallowed up by new owner Five Below , six months after the acquisition of Hollar by Five Below. Five Below--which runs a chain of "dollar store" style retail stores--acquired select assets of Hollar back in January of 2020. READ MORE>>.

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Tesla Model Y orders are now open

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Customers can already place an order for the Tesla Model Y, a mid-sized crossover SUV that won’t go into production until 2020. ” Under that timeline, deliveries wouldn’t begin until late 2020 or possibly early 2021. .” To get the 7-seater configuration, customers have to pay an additional $3,000.

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Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional

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Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, and Motional, an autonomous vehicle technology company. ” Serve Robotics is partnering with Uber Eats on an autonomous delivery pilot in Los Angeles. .

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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

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In numerous interviews throughout the past two years, Weiss and other executives have emphasized the company’s focus on its direct-to-consumer online shipping model and obsession with iterating the customer experience based on feedback. billion valuation from Lone Pine Capital, Sequoia, Forerunner Ventures and others.

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