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

Teslarati

The purchase price represents a 38% premium to Twitter’s closing stock price on April 1, 2022 , which was the last trading day before Mr. Musk disclosed his approximately 9% stake in Twitter.” There are no financing conditions to the closing of the transaction. Musk has secured $25.5 Morgan, and Allen & Co.,

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LG Energy Solution cuts investments after weak earnings

Teslarati

LG Energy Solution (LGES) is cutting some investments after reporting weak earnings, mostly attributed to slow electric vehicle (EV) sales growth. “W W e will have to cut capital expenditure considering sluggish EV market conditions and client demand, ” commented Lee Chang-sil, LGES’ Chief Finance Officer. billion won (US$114 million).

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Data show California BEVs at 6.7% new vehicle marketshare in Q3

Green Car Congress

The need for workers to secure alternative means to get to their jobs has seen an upsurge in prices for used vehicles both in California and the US. Applying the same weighting formula used by Department of Finance to calculate the California consumer price index to the individual components, prices for used cars and trucks increased only 0.4%

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Plug’n Drive launches online tool to help Canadian drivers find their electric vehicle match

Plug N Drive

By moving away from provincial and national averages, “Find Your EV Match” personalizes the EV buying process by providing total cost of ownership information, alongside greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction insights, that are based on regional electricity pricing, gasoline pricing and electricity generation.

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Faraday Future forced to delay deliveries, scrambles for cash

Teslarati

Highlighted in Faraday Future’s most recent announcement, the delivery of its first vehicle is contingent on a couple of factors outside of corporate financing. Foremost, the vehicle has yet to complete crash testing in the United States, making it ineligible for sale. What do you think of the article?

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Tesla bull details Elon Musk’s moves that forced Twitter board to strike a deal

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Musk, who put an offer in for Twitter on Thursday, April 14, finally came to terms with the Twitter board after pushback, including the use of a “poison pill” that offered current shareholders the opportunity to buy more at a discounted price. Elon Musk, Twitter reach agreement for sale of social media platform.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. Unfortunately, the way Guidestar was launched, implemented, marketed, and priced assured it remained a novelty for the wealthy. Can you find an Oldsmobile for sale with Guidestar intact? Of those, 1,000 were the units purchased by Avis. Let me know.

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