article thumbnail

Tesla is building a new in-house, full-scale legal team

Teslarati

Tesla is taking an interesting approach with its Legal Department by building a “full-scale internal litigation and trial team,” according to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the automaker, Brandon Ehrhart. It is an interesting approach to the legal side of things.

Legal 122
article thumbnail

Twitter pursues legal action to ensure Elon Musk seals $44B deal

Teslarati

Twitter Board Chairman Bret Taylor announced that the social media company would pursue legal action to ensure Elon Musk seals his $44 billion deal. The social media company intends to force Musk to complete the merger through legal action. Currently, Tesla is in the midst of building a “hardcore litigation department.”.

Legal 98
article thumbnail

E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

Cars That Think

2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. See updated pricing above. –Ed. Identifying cars as legal for travel in high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Update 14 Oct. That’s so last year.

Legal 77
article thumbnail

Nikola executes reverse merger with VectoIQ; now to be listed on NASDAQ; BEV and FCEV trucks

Green Car Congress

Nikola’s business model supplies both the truck and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, solving the fleets’ concerns of where to refuel with green hydrogen at competitive pricing to diesel. Mark Russell, who has more than 20 years of experience building and managing companies in the manufacturing industry, will serve as the CEO of Nikola.

Hydrogen 397
article thumbnail

China is Unhappy with the Inflation Reduction Act and Has Complained to the WTO

The Truth About Cars

With an eye on reducing America’s dependence on Chinese batteries and materials, the Act incentivizes automakers to source materials from free-trade-compliant countries and build EVs in North America. Legal experts say this case might not be so airtight for China, noting that the U.S. At the same time, the U.S.

China 84
article thumbnail

Tesla can rebound with these 10 turnaround ideas: Wedbush

Teslarati

One of the more notable things to recognize on the list is the price cut narrative, which investors continue to focus on. While they are great for consumers, they put pressure on Tesla’s profits, which is why it has continued to be so strong for years. I’d love to hear from you!

IDEA 129
article thumbnail

Tesla secures hard-fought win for owners in CT, but battle for sales continues

Teslarati

As per recent reports, Tesla’s plans to set up a service center for electric car owners in the state gained traction on August 11 when officials from East Hartford unanimously approved the company’s application to build the facility. Unfortunately, Tesla’s approval from the commission promptly faced some legal scrutiny.

For Sale 142