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Tesla receives permission to trade emission credits in South Korea

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If they exceed the amount, they must pay a fine of 50,000 won per gram/km ($36 per gram/km) or purchase emission credits from other companies. And in 2021, domestic regulations were amended to allow Tesla to legally participate in the emission credit market. Tesla did not meet this metric.

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OPEI files legal challenge to EPA E15 misfueling rule

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The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), along with automakers and marine manufacturers, filed a legal challenge to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Regulation to Mitigate Misfueling” rule which was meant to address concerns about 15% ethanol blends in non-road products and older model-year vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Elon Musk new court filing accuses Twitter of fraud

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According to the CEO’s legal team, Twitter’s alleged decision to conceal flaws in its data security — as highlighted by whistleblower and former Twitter security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko — amounted to fraud and a breach of contract by the social media company. .

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Kinder Morgan to purchase El Paso for approximately $38B to form largest natural gas pipeline network and largest midstream energy enterprise in North America

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The total purchase price, including the assumption of debt outstanding at El Paso Corporation and including the debt outstanding at El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Dry bulk terminals are expected to handle over 100 million tons of materials in 2011, including products like coal. is approximately $38 billion. and Washington state.

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EU Industry Ministers Call for Harmonized EV Charging and Safety Standards by Mid-2011

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In addition, the ministers, in their communication, urged European standardization bodies to develop, as a matter of priority by mid-2011, a harmonized solution for the interoperability between electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure and to address safety risks and electromagnetic compatibility.

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Maersk Line implements policy for sustainable container floors

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Maersk Line has implemented a new policy to refrain from purchasing shipping containers with floors made of uncertified tropical hardwood. As an interim solution applicable only in 2011, tropical hardwood verified as legally compliant will be accepted while other floor types are scaled up in production.

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Daimler takes minority stake in Sila Nanotechnologies; next-generation lithium-ion battery materials

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Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. The company purchases the cells on the world market and is instructing the suppliers to produce based on special specifications. In this way, the company is securing itself the best possible technology.