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

Teslarati

Elon Musk’s legal team threw some allegations against Twitter in a recent filing, with the Tesla CEO’s camp alleging that the social media company had ordered whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, its former head of security, to destroy evidence as part of his severance package. Judge Kathaleen St.

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Failed SONDORS Metacycle motorcycle was never street legal, reveals employee

Baua Electric

A former SONDORS employee has revealed new details regarding the Metacycle electric motorcycle sold by the now-defunct SONDORS e-bike company, describing the project as “a freight train wreck turned into a dumpster fire.” On the business side, the company had a tendency to skirt importation tariffs through improper classifications.

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Juiced drops prices on its most powerful e-bikes as legal battles sunset the models

Electrek

After a costly and time-consuming legal battle to secure the trademarks for its most powerful HyperScorpion and HyperScrambler 2 e-bikes, Juiced Bikes has decided to discontinue the current model lines. As part of that closeout, the company has put its existing inventory on closeout sale.

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Monster Profits For Fossil Fuel Companies Spur New Legal Challenges From Activists

CleanTechnica EVs

2022 was the most profitable year for fossil fuel companies in history, thanks in large part to the disruption of supplies from Russia.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

Green Car Congress

Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, the car rental company Avis will resolve its $2.7 The change is part of a final rule to take effect on Jan. The post Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. California.

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Tesla takes legal action against China driver who alleged “brake failure” incident

Teslarati

Tesla China’s assertive stance against inaccurate reporting and false news continues, with the company recently taking legal action against a Model 3 owner who previously alleged that his vehicle experienced a “brake failure” incident. Such admissions have already been released in recent months.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system triggers legal complaint in Illinois

Teslarati

Last year, Tesla activated its camera-based driver monitoring system in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, allowing the company to provide an extra layer of checks to determine if drivers were paying attention to the road while using Autopilot and FSD features. Tesla’s legal team, for its part, is yet to issue a response to the complaint. .

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