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Huawei exec who called Tesla “killing” machines fired after China legal team’s complaint

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If there is one thing that is evident with Tesla China, it is the fact that its legal team does not hold back. Whether it is a media outlet or a social media influencer, anyone or anything that spreads inaccuracies and false information about Tesla would be called out. Now he is fired for the remark.

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Dominion Energy & Duke Energy cancel $8B Atlantic Coast Pipeline due to delays and cost uncertainty

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Despite last month’s 7-2 decision at the United States Supreme Court, which vindicated the project and decisions made by permitting agencies, recent developments have created an unacceptable layer of uncertainty and anticipated delays for ACP, the companies said.

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Volkwagen recalls 100% of ID.4 EVs in the U.S. due to flammable interior materials

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4 electric vehicles in the United States due to the flammability of interior materials, according to NHTSA documents. 4 vehicles, also noted as “100% of estimated percentage with defect,” the documents state that the material of the roller sunshades may not consistently meet the FMVSS 302 performance requirements.

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Daimler reaches agreements in principle to settle regulatory ($1.5B) and civil ($700M) proceedings in the US regarding diesel emissions

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Daimler AG and its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA LLC (MBUSA) have reached an agreement in principle with US authorities to settle civil and environmental claims regarding emission control systems of approximately 250,000 diesel passenger cars and vans in the United States.

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Tesla Giga Shanghai is on a hiring spree with focus on communication

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Tesla China seems to be ramping its communication efforts, taking a somewhat opposite approach compared to Tesla’s operations in the United States. A photo of Tesla’s hiring campaign lists that Tesla China is beefing up its PR and legal affairs team. The positions for the legal affairs team and human resources are very telling.

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Tesla faces class action privacy lawsuit, following startling revelations

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In a startling report earlier this week, Reuters released information given to it by a previous Tesla employee, alleging that a group of workers at the automaker were privately sharing pictures and videos captured by customer vehicles between 2019 and 2022. ” The Tesla legal team has yet to respond to the allegations.

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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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The settlements are now lodged with the San Francisco division of the United States District Court, North District of California, where they await judicial approval. The affected vehicles will also qualify for an extended warranty in connection with the software update. These exceedances were detected in a joint effort by U.S.

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