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Tesla now spends ad money to influence shareholders approval of Elon Musk’s $55B payday

Baua Electric

Instead, Tesla claimed that the plan was negotiated by “independent board members” when it was found that some board directors had personal financial dealings with Musk outside of Tesla, amongst other things. The Delaware court found that this invalidated the vote, and therefore, Tesla had to rescind the compensation plan.

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Update: Elon Musk’s letter to Twitter

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According to a Bloomberg report , Elon Musk proposed going through the original deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Although we reported on that earlier , at the time all we had was a report from Bloomberg citing “people familiar with the matter.” ” This is an update to that article.

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Elon Musk’s legal team: Twitter ordered whistleblower to destroy evidence

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In his whistleblower complaint , Zatko accused Twitter of several shortcomings in the handling of user’s personal data, among others. McCormick of the Delaware Chancery Court put Musk and Twitter’s case on hold last week. Judge Kathaleen St. She also gave Musk and Twitter until October 28 to complete their deal.

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Major pension fund tells Tesla investors: vote against Musk’s $55B pay package

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It also points out that the reimplementation of the package was decided on in a rushed manner by a single director, which it calls “recklessly fast,” echoing the Delaware Court’s prior decision. Electrek’s Take Personally, I think the letter makes good points. The board has not stepped in to stop any of these moves.

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The US’ EV incentives are being updated: Here’s some useful tips

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Many states determine eligibility by fuel type, class of vehicle, whether the vehicle is new or used, and how the vehicle will be used (commercially or personally). Some of the most significant incentives exist or will exist, in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, and Maryland. What do you think of the article?

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. tonnes of CO 2 per person), followed by North Dakota (80.4 tonnes/person) and Alaska (54.6 tonnes/person). The greatest percentage decrease in carbon dioxide emissions occurred in Delaware (27.9%, 4.5 Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. mt CO 2 ); and Pennsylvania (256.6

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Stellantis Limiting Availability of Gasoline Models by State Emission Rules

The Truth About Cars

Dealers in the CARB states worry they'll be at a disadvantage if consumers start crossing state lines to buy gasoline vehicles from another store's inventory rather than wait for a factory order. Voters don’t typically have a say in these sorts of regulations beyond electing the person that signs off.