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Tesla exec Tom Zhu triggers promotion speculation after China names new legal rep

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Tesla global vice president and CEO of the Greater China region Tom Zhu has triggered speculations of a potential promotion after the electric vehicle maker’s operating entity in China changed its legal representative. The legal entity of Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Wang Hao, the general manager of Tesla China, now fills the position.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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Alcoa splitting into two companies; expecting 2.4x increase in automotive revenues to $1.8B in 2018

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The Upstream Company’s asset base will include the world’s largest bauxite mining portfolio, with 46 million bone dry metric tons of production in 2014. Alcoa has grown total value-add product shipments from its smelters from 57% in 2010 to 65% in 2014, delivering $1.3 billion between 2009 and 2014. times from 2014 to $1.8

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Berkeley Law’s CLEE report provides policy options for phasing out oil and gas production in California

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Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) released a new report “ Legal Grounds: Law and Policy Options to Facilitate a Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Production in California.”. —“Legal Grounds”. California is the seventh-largest oil-producing state in the US.

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

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billion, in line with financial charge taken for this purpose in third-quarter, 2018. FCA US will conduct an emissions recall to update emission control software in an estimated 100,000 model-year 2014-2016 Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs equipped with 3.0-liter The estimated total cost of settlements is $0.8

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Tesla sets up new-energy firm in Shanghai with registered capital of $2 million

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The company's registered address is at Lingang area in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, and its legal representative is Wang Hao, with Tom Zhu, who was named senior vice president of Tesla's automotive business earlier this month, as chairman.

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WLTP and RDE tests for measuring emissions come into force in EU tomorrow

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A Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on WLTP was developed and finally adopted by UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations in March 2014, at the request of policy makers, the automobile industry and consumers. However, GTRs require incorporation into national or regional legal frameworks before they can be applied.

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