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Tesla exec Tom Zhu triggers promotion speculation after China names new legal rep

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Tesla global vice president and CEO of the Greater China region Tom Zhu has triggered speculations of a potential promotion after the electric vehicle maker’s operating entity in China changed its legal representative. The legal entity of Tesla (Shanghai) Co., has changed from Zhu Xiaotong to Wang Hao.

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Tesla boosts its legal team by hiring top securities lawyer

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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. As per Windham’s LinkedIn page , he joined the Texas-based electric vehicle maker last month. HP) for seven years.

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BASF completes carve-out of mobile emissions catalysts and precious metals services businesses: ECMS

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BASF has completed the carve-out of its mobile emissions catalysts and precious metal services businesses and named the separate legal entity BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS). ECMS has global operations in 15 countries with more than 4,500 employees and 20 production sites. Earlier post.)

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Ford unveils all-electric F-100 Eluminator concept with new EV crate motor customers can now buy

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Our F-100 Eluminator concept is a preview of how we’re supporting customers as they go all-electric and embrace zero-tailpipe emissions performance, even for our heritage vehicles. —,Eric Cin, global director, Vehicle Personalization, Accessories and Licensing.

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Volkswagen joins “Cobalt for Development” initiative

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Cobalt is an important raw material for the production of electric vehicle batteries. The pilot project intends to strengthen legal compliance and improve health and safety conditions as well as social well-being in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 70% of the world’s cobalt resources are located.

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Tesla seeking government affairs specialist in Sweden amid union protest

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It appears that Tesla is looking to strengthen its legal team in Sweden, with the company posting a job opening for a government affairs specialist for the Nordic region. Interestingly enough, the electric vehicle maker highlighted that the selected candidate must have significant experience with Nordic legislative and regulatory advocacy.

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone.

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