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Uber pays USD 178 mn to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers – ET Auto

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Maurice Blackburn principal lawyer Michael Donelly said that drivers and car owners suffered financial losses due to Uber’s aggressive entry into the market in 2012 and that the company consistently attempted to avoid compensating them.

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NHTSA: US traffic fatalities increased 3.3% in 2012

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p> Highway deaths in the US increased to 33,561 in 2012—1,082 more (3.3%) than in 2011, according to the 2012 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Americans drove approximately the same amount of miles in 2012 as in the previous year.

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Indian car and 2W OEMs recall 284,906 vehicles in 2023, 5.35 million since 2012 | Autocar Professional

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A vehicle recall is when a manufacturer or a legal entity determines that a particular model needs to have a repair in order to comply with all the safety standards. million since 2012 | Autocar Professional appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. million units have been recalled in India (see data table below).

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Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

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Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). Earlier post.). The Fuel Cell Black Cab on Westminster Bridge as it passes the Houses of Parliament. Click to enlarge.

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2012 Fisker Karma: 20 MPG On Gasoline, 32-Mi Electric Range

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It's been a long and painful year for Fisker Automotive, with deliveries of its 2012 Karma extended-range electric sport sedan repeatedly delayed from the original target of May.

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Oxford Catalysts sues CompactGTL for patent infringement on small-scale GTL

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Whilst we have sought a business solution in preference to legal action, we will not tolerate our property, intellectual or otherwise, being misappropriated. —Laura Silva, Director of Legal and IP of Oxford Catalysts Group.

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EPA orders rare earth mine in California to correct hazardous waste violations

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The violations were discovered as part of unannounced EPA inspections in October 2012. A majority of the impacted stormwater was treated prior to legal disposal into on-site surface impoundments. The facility suspended operations in 2002 and re-opened in 2012. It is believed to be the only rare earth mine in the United States.

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