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The Boring Company provides Burnt Hair perfume shipping update

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As is the case with several other quirky products from Elon Musk’s companies, deliveries of The Boring Company’s Burnt Hair perfume ended up being late. pic.twitter.com/WEQFkKovQS — Sofiaan Fraval (@Sofiaan) May 22, 2023 The Boring Company’s Burnt Hair perfume is the latest gag merchandise from Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk, Twitter reach agreement for sale of social media platform

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Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to complete a buyout of social media platform Twitter, the company’s board has decided to accept the offer of $54.20 Twitter confirmed the sale to Musk in a statement on Monday. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company.

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Hertz continues to feel EV losses, plans to dump more from its fleet

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Hertz said it had increased the number of EVs it will let go of by 10,000 units, now planning to sell 30,000 of its purchased electric cars this year. Hertz said it incurred a $195 million charge to vehicle depreciation to write down the EVs held for sale. 119 of the $339 was related to EVs held for sale.

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Hertz now selling former Tesla rentals at bargain prices

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As part of the Rent2Buy vehicle sales program on its website , Hertz has listed hundreds of its early Tesla rentals for sale at fairly low prices. Hertz will also waive the rental fee for anyone who purchases a vehicle after renting it. You can watch a short video detailing the Hertz Rent2Buy program below.

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Hertz announces ‘strategic decision’ to slash EV fleet

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. “These vehicle dispositions, which were initiated in December 2023 and are expected to take place in an orderly fashion over the course of 2024, will cover multiple makes and models,” the company said in the filing. The EVs that Hertz has put up for sale will “remain eligible for rental” until they ultimately sell.

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Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model is better for companies and consumers

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Of those who paid above MSRP, 34% paid fees that they had never heard of, 31% purchased a model that wasn’t their first choice, 30% compromised on features they wanted, and 30% bought from dealers who weren’t their first choice. Ford dealer emailed me today with a brand new @Ford Lightning they have for immediate sale.

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Used Car of the Day: 1967 Scout International 800 Harvester

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Again, we're not here to sell these cars -- we're not Bring a Trailer -- but to simply highlight cool cars we see for sale in our parent company's forums. Whether or not you have any intent to purchase this Scout, you can at least kill five minutes of your boss's time and gawk at it. And for me, Scouts are cool as hell.