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Elon Musk’s Tesla-SolarCity deal lawsuit win upheld by Delaware Supreme Court

Teslarati

The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not push the electric car maker to overpay when it acquired rooftop solar provider SolarCity in 2016. As per the Delaware Supreme Court, however, the presentation of Slights’ ruling could probably have been done better.

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Tesla uses its new social platform to try to help Delaware open up to electric cars

Electrek

Tesla is using its new social platform, “Engage Tesla,” to help influence Delaware to support electric vehicles and direct car sales. more… The post Tesla uses its new social platform to try to help Delaware open up to electric cars appeared first on Electrek.

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Proterra Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Electric Cars Report

The decision to file for bankruptcy was made on a voluntary basis within the jurisdiction of the District of Delaware, where the company is legally incorporated. Proterra intends […] The post Proterra Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars: Yes We Will

Revenge of the Electric Car

The buzz is everywhere and completely electric in Washington DC this week. And some of that energy is headed directly to plug-in cars. We’ve heard electric cars mentioned time and again in our two days here, and we haven’t even been to Live Earth’s Green Gala yet. Dateline: Washington, DC.

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Fisker Lays Off Workers, Seeks New Government-Loan Terms

Green Car Reports

The bad news just keeps on coming from electric-car startup Fisker Automotive. The company said today that it has laid off employees and contractors at both its new Anaheim, California, headquarters and its assembly facility in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Nissan LEAF electric car arrives in seven new states

Green Cars News

Do you live in Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Delaware, Rhode Island or Pennsylvania? If so then you can now place your order for a 2012 Nissan LEAF electric car. Nissan has expanded the availability of its flagship zero emission vehicle into these seven states.

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Biden takes the wheel of the electric Ford F-150 Lightning: “This sucker’s quick!”

Teslarati

“We need automakers and other companies to keep investing here in America and not take the benefits of our public investments and expand electric vehicles and battery manufacturing abroad,” the POTUS said at the Dearborn plant. Being at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center today brought me home.

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