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First production Tesla Model S donated to the Petersen Auto Museum

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The first-ever Tesla Model S to roll off the production line has been donated to an automotive museum in Los Angeles by its owner. Entrepreneur and early Tesla investor Steve Jurvetson has donated his Tesla Model S P85 to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, as shared on X on Wednesday.

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Elon Musk confirms major Tesla Santa Monica Supercharger: 50’s-style diner, drive-in movie clips

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For several years, Musk has joked about the possibility of a retro Supercharger facility in Los Angeles. The project started to move forward after documents revealed a building permit for the site. That is until recently when documents revealed that Tesla was applying for a new V3 Supercharger facility in Santa Monic a.

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Tesla settles hazardous waste lawsuit in California for $1.5 million

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Tesla is one step away from incorporating its business to Texas While Tesla did not admit to doing anything wrong in response to the suit, the company agreed to the settlement amount and said it will take steps to better handle waste in the future, along with hiring a third-party auditor to monitor its waste handling over a five-year period.

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Ports of LA, Long Beach approve 2017 Clean Air Action Plan; targeted GHG reductions; zero-emissions on-road drayage by 2035

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The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex. The group’s meetings will be open to all who wish to attend.

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San Pedro Bay Ports release draft of 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update; $7-$14 billion price tag

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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the draft of their proposed 2017 C lean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update. The updated CAAP captures projects underway as well as future projects, including those that will require further study to determine how and when to demonstrate new technology.

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SpaceX closes in on West Coast Starlink launches with lease for drone ship dock space

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Via port authority documents, it sounds like SpaceX is mostly just relocating its West Coast Falcon recovery operations from one half of Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro) to the other (Long Beach). In other words, Pier 16 is a perfect fit for SpaceX’s needs.

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Mitsubishi Motors teams with USC on Smart Grid Living Laboratory Project; 12 i-MiEVs

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The Mitsubishi Motors/USC Electric Vehicle Smart Grid Demonstration Project will work to further develop and improve virtually all phases of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure to accommodate widespread EV usage in the future.

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