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The New York Times and FX announce “expose” on Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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The documentary, which is titled “Elon Musk’s Crash Course,” was made from a collaboration between FX and The New York Times. The film would feature reporting from Cade Metz and Neal Boudette of The New York Times , the latter being a known critic of the EV maker on social media platforms such as Twitter.

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Tesla says SEC is withholding a $40M shareholder payout from 2018 ‘Funding Secured’ settlement

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The payout was part of the 2018 settlement Tesla agreed on with the SEC after a Musk tweet regarding taking Tesla stock public. District Court for the Southern District of New York by Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro. The settlement in question is related to the 2018 Tweet that Musk sent out around 12:48 PM on August 7th.

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Cummins Westport announces MY 2018 natural gas engine line-up; near zero NOx

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Cummins Westport (CWI) announced its model year 2018 dedicated natural gas engines for regional haul truck / tractor, vocational and transit, school bus, and refuse applications at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. Earlier post.) —Rob Neitzke, President of Cummins Westport. The L9N and the B6.7N

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

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According to the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand, the number of companies that are part of Thailand’s electric vehicle industry has risen significantly since 2015, from 76 to 420 in 2019. million units in 2018. —Vorawan Norasucha, Director of the New York office of the Thailand Board of Investment.

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Cornell energy center receives $12.6M in renewed funding for alkaline fuel cell work

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The center, part of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program supported by the US Department of Energy, was created in 2018 with an initial $10.75-million CABES was one of 42 centers awarded funding in 2018; this year, more than $540 million was given out to 65 universities and national labs.

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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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The latest annual data from the Federal Highway Administration show that in 2018 the maximum (348,796 million miles in California) was 94.5 Because total VMT depends, in part, on the size of the population, of interest in this study was the variation among the states in vehicle miles traveled per person (VMT per person). Census Bureau.

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Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

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School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation has seen a surge in demand for their 100% electric school buses since their introduction in 2018. Electric buses also have fewer parts to maintain, which helps the district see immediate savings on maintenance costs. — Mark Terry, chief commercial officer for Blue Bird.