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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

Green Car Congress

7, 2017, a law in New York State makes it possible for individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses to have up to two convictions sealed. Bus Driver Fired for Refusing ‘Mark of the Devil’ in Background Check Can Sue Employer, 10/31/2017. Feds Clarify: Medical Marijuana Isn’t An Excuse In Drug Testing, 11/10/2017.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Let me tell you about it.

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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

The Truth About Cars

Tesla presented the “new” Roadster back in 2017, but the car isn’t expected to officially launch until next year. Before buying Twitter, he tweeted that the car would be available with a SpaceX package that adds 10 “small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around the car.”

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First Tesla Semi deliveries to PepsiCo are starting this Q4: CEO

Teslarati

This bodes well for the ramp of the all-electric Class 8 truck, which has already seen several delays since its unveiling in late 2017. We’re already starting to buy electric trucks actually from Tesla. We replace our fleet regularly, every ten years more or less. That’s the life of a truck.

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The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

Cars That Think

Players buy, collect, sell, and even breed new felines. Launched on 28 November 2017 after a five-day closed beta, CryptoKitties skyrocketed in popularity on an alluring tagline: the world’s first Ethereum game. “As dozens of new blockchain games based on the cryptocurrency through late 2017 and 2018. Bladon left Dapper in 2018.

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Top Vehicles for Ungrateful Whelps

The Truth About Cars

Several schools of thought exist about buying a set of wheels for a teenager or new driver. The little Kia Soul (specifically 2013, 2017, and 2019 models thanks to survey and other scores) gets a nod, as does the stalwart Toyota Corolla from 2013 onwards. Same goes for a Subaru Legacy from the mid-2010s.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

EV Life

Most car sites are built for gas vehicles, so you have to do countless hours of blog research. To help you save days or weeks of research, here is our guide to using a tool like EV Life to simplify your journey to buy an electric car. Electric car technology has changed dramatically since 2017. Why Finance?