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Toyota GR86 Blew Engine During Track Day and Was Denied a Warranty Replacement

The Truth About Cars

When you buy a new car, the warranty is one of those things that is just a given, but a Toyota GR86 owner recently found the limits of his coverage, despite appearing to use his car in a way sanctioned by Toyota. His engine failed during warmup laps at the track, and his run ended with some violent noises and plenty of smoke.

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Elon Musk’s deposition by Twitter postponed until October

Teslarati

Twitter plans to interview Elon Musk ten days before the two parties go to trial over the Tesla CEO’s decision to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Tesla’s new legal head revealed as Twitter prepares to depose Elon Musk. The trial will last five days.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Cars That Think

One consultant recommended Battery Engineering, a tiny firm based in a converted truck garage in the Hyde Park area of Boston. Nikola Marincic, working at Battery Engineering in Boston, transformed Asahi Chemical’s crude prototype [below] into preproduction cells. The company was run by a small band of Ph.D.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. spokesman Greg Martin said. “Right now, we’re just trying to make it through the current situation.&#.

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Tesla Power Play: Why running a contested Elon Musk narrative is playing with fire

Teslarati

According to the book, Tim Cook then had an idea: Perhaps it would be a good idea to buy Tesla. Smith of Lando & Anastasi, LLP, Boston, MA, added more insights to the potential risks involved when an author runs with a contested story. Musk reportedly proved interested, but on one condition: he stays on as CEO.

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