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The best street-legal electric micro-cars, NEVs, and LSVs you can buy in the US

Electrek

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series on LSVs and electric micro-cars, we discussed the definitions, use cases, and street-legal rules regarding this important class of tiny vehicles. Now in Part 3, the final installment of the series, we’ll look at which street-legal vehicles are actually available in the US.

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Tesla faces class action privacy lawsuit, following startling revelations

Teslarati

Tesla faces a new class action lawsuit after a former employee released a report detailing alleged customer privacy violations. In his suit, Yeh states he is suing on behalf of “himself and similarly-situated class members, and the general public.” ” The Tesla legal team has yet to respond to the allegations.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

Green Car Congress

Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. million class action settlement to resolve Fair Credit Reporting Act claims related to its background screening practices. The post Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. California. In Angela Fuller v.

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Tesla beefs up ‘Hardcore’ Legal team with new General Counsel hire

Teslarati

Tesla has beefed up its “hardcore” legal team with a new General Counsel hire in Brandon Ehrhart, who spent over two decades with Dish Network. Excited to have Brandon Ehrhart join the Tesla team as our General Counsel & to have Dinna Eskin continue in a leadership role in Tesla Legal, as we build a world class team!

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Tesla threatened by class action lawsuit regarding OTA updates

Teslarati

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in California against Tesla regarding the automaker’s over-the-air (OTA) updates and how they affect battery health. As the first major automaker to institute OTA updates to its vehicles, Tesla has faced numerous legal challenges regarding the technology since its launch.

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Tesla boosts its legal team by hiring top securities lawyer

Teslarati

Tesla’s legal team received a boost last month, with the company hiring Derek Windham, a top securities lawyer, as its senior director and deputy general counsel for corporate and securities. He would be reporting to the head of Tesla’s in-house legal team, who, in turn, reports directly to CEO Elon Musk. .

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Uber pays USD 178 mn to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers – ET Auto

Baua Electric

A class action against Uber had been expected to go to trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday, but Maurice Blackburn Lawyers – representing 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers – said the case will be dropped because Uber agreed to the financial settlement. .

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