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Tesla investors to vote on Texas incorporation, ratification of Musk’s 2018 comp plan at 2024 annual meeting

Teslarati

We are asking for your vote to approve Tesla’s move from Delaware, our current state of incorporation, to a new legal home in Texas. Musk (which can be found as Annex I to this Proxy Statement) struck down one of your votes and rescinded the pay package that an overwhelming majority of you voted to grant to our CEO, Elon Musk, in 2018.

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Tesla confronted by U.S. Senators regarding ‘forced arbitration’

Teslarati

In essence, forced arbitration is added to a contract to prevent the signatory from suing the contract issuer, instead forcing them to use a private arbitration system outside the public legal system. In the case of Tesla, this is used in employment and consumer contracts.

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This Chinese electric bus is adorably shaped like a koala bear

Baua Electric

Granted, the interior doesn’t look quite as magical as the exterior, but sometimes that’s just life. Ignoring the whole host of issues such as street legality and safety, don’t forget that you’d have a super desirable vehicle on your hands and no locking doors. In this case, what it is is a 14-seater electric bus, including the driver.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

Green Car Congress

1” is replaced by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted/extended/refused/withdrawn approval. The first two digits of the approval number (01) indicate that the approval was granted in accordance with the requirements of Regulation No. The list of Contracting Parties that apply UNECE Regulation No.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Thanks to a. Neurotech includes. Staff attorney.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

Here is DriveElectric’s definitive list of why you should be driving an electric vehicle. Since 1st July 2019, it has been a legal requirement for new EVs to be fitted with noise-making devices behind the bumpers. Compared to traditional cars, electric vehicles (EVs) have only really been widely available since the late-noughties.

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Green Car Congress

The draft amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to include nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities among public institutions eligible for grants and loans for energy efficiency. The draft adds HFCs to the list of similar substances that EPA currently regulates because they deplete the ozone layer.

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