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Elon Musk’s Tesla-SolarCity deal lawsuit win upheld by Delaware Supreme Court

Teslarati

The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not push the electric car maker to overpay when it acquired rooftop solar provider SolarCity in 2016. As per the Delaware Supreme Court, however, the presentation of Slights’ ruling could probably have been done better.

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Elon Musk SolarCity trial: Lawyer loses his lunch, Kimbal takes the stand

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Elon Musk’s trial regarding Tesla’s 2018 acquisition of SolarCity in Wilmington, Delaware, took an interesting turn today. After a routine cleanup by janitorial staff at the Delaware courtroom, the trial finally resumed, and Wednesday brought Kimbal Musk to the stand.

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Elon Musk makes opening remarks in SolarCity trial, defends Tesla’s $2.6B acquisition

Teslarati

Elon Musk has made his opening remarks in a Wilmington, Delaware, courthouse on Monday morning, defending Tesla’s $2.6 billion acquisition of solar energy company SolarCity. Musk owned a 22% stake in SolarCity at the time of Tesla’s acquisition.

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Tesla’s Chief Accounting Officer sells over 4,450 shares for nearly $3M

Teslarati

Previously, he was the Vice President and Corporate Controller for SolarCity, the solar panel manufacturer that Tesla absorbed in 2016 for $2.6 Taneja has been with Tesla for 4 years and 6 months, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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Elon Musk’s SolarCity trial day 1: Arguments, quotes, and testy exchanges

Teslarati

As he faced a lawsuit from Tesla shareholders about the SolarCity acquisition in 2016, Elon Musk was firm in the notion that he didn’t have any sway over the company’s board when it approved the deal. After this, the pandemic shut down government permitting offices, which was a challenge to the US residential solar market.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

It’s been 25 years since University of Delaware energy and environmental expert Willett Kempton and Green Mountain College energy economist Steve Letendre outlined what they saw as a “dawning interaction between electric-drive vehicles and the electric supply system.” We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Delaware Transit Corporation. Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funding to purchase Proterra 35' Catalyst E2 battery electric Buses, serving Wilmington and Sussex County. Because the charging stations will utilize Jacksonville Electric Authority's Solar Smart Power program, the buses will truly have zero emissions.

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