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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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7, 2017, a law in New York State makes it possible for individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses to have up to two convictions sealed. Bus Driver Fired for Refusing ‘Mark of the Devil’ in Background Check Can Sue Employer, 10/31/2017. Feds Clarify: Medical Marijuana Isn’t An Excuse In Drug Testing, 11/10/2017.

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CMU-led study finds that when Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases

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The researchers analyzed data from major US cities between 2011 to 2017, comparing trends in cities where Uber and Lyft entered with those where they didn’t. So vehicle adoption by Uber and Lyft drivers may outweigh the effect of riders getting rid of their personal vehicles. Ward et al.

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Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years

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I love several things about the Volt that tipped my decision to buy out the lease and keep on driving—mostly on electricity: The Lectron charger has style and speed. Finally, the pleasant surprise at the end of my lease was something I wasn’t expecting—my Volt was worth substantially more than the buy-out.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Let me tell you about it.

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Cumulative PEV sales in California at 8.6% of 5M 2030 goal; BEVs at 4.4%

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In Q2 2018, PEV sales were 35,466 vehicles, up from 22,427 from Q2 2017 and up by 8,255 from Q4 2017. in Q2 2017 to 3.7% Tesla’s sales in California were up 9,815 from Q2 2017, of which 8,951 were Model 3 shipments for orders posted in the prior year. Total market share for PEVs for the quarter was 6.9%, up from 4.3%

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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

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Tesla presented the “new” Roadster back in 2017, but the car isn’t expected to officially launch until next year. Musk made the claims in an interview with former CNN personality Don Lemon, saying that a flying Roadster is “not out of the question.” So, a flying, rocket-powered EV that is somehow street-legal.

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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

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The reports have focused on microtrends in consumer behavior; the fifth anniversary edition report— Looking Further with Ford: 2017 Trends —revisits three that surfaced in earlier reports, and highlights seven that are emerging. earlier post ).

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