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Rivian echoes Elon Musk, pushes engineers to return to in-person work

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Rivian is reportedly asking its manufacturing engineering team to work in person either in Irvine, California, or Normal, Illinois. As the COVID pandemic increasingly becomes a fleeting memory in the United States, more and more businesses are asking workers to return to work in person.

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Illinois Car Dealer Forced to Refund Employees' Retirement Accounts

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Charles owner Fred Vargason was forced to pay more than $13,000 out of his personal accounts toward his employees' retirement funds. Today's shady dealership story comes to us from the Chicago suburb of St. This is where Nissan of St.

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Solazyme announces successful commissioning of integrated renewable oil production biorefinery in Peoria, Illinois

Green Car Congress

announced the successful commissioning of its first fully integrated biorefinery (IBR) in Peoria, Illinois, to produce algal oil. Initially, Solazyme is focused on commercializing its products into three target markets: (1) fuels and chemicals, (2) nutrition and (3) skin and personal care. Solazyme, Inc. Solazyme, Inc.

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Covered Rivian R1T refresh spotted driving in California

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The R1T in the image includes a camouflage wrap, and many users in the thread noted that it was Scaringe’s personal truck, with one person even saying they saw him standing outside the pickup earlier that day. You can see the photo of the R1T refresh below.

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Judge rules against Tesla insurance over ‘inflated’ premiums

Teslarati

Seligman also dismissed a breach of contract claim from plaintiff Ricky Stephens, an Illinois resident, offering him a chance to make changes before moving forward. Stephens said the false warnings were due to “Tesla vehicles’ still-in-development sensor technology.”

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EGEB: Minnesota’s largest utility files to replace coal plants with huge solar

Electrek

A Clean Cars Illinois program would create jobs and save money. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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John Bardeen’s Terrific Transistorized Music Box

Cars That Think

The Spurlock Museum/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bell Labs used one of the boxes to demonstrate the transistor’s portability. Bardeen brought his box to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, when he joined the faculty in 1951. Dallesasse’s mentor at Illinois was Holoynak , whose mentor was Bardeen.

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