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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York will utilize the $127.7 Covered vehicles include new buses, trucks, locomotives, ferries, tug boats, and cargo handling equipment, as well as the availability of electric vehicle charging equipment statewide. million as part of this legal settlement.

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I test-drove the only street-legal electric microcar in the US, and it’s wild

Electrek

Now after recently test-driving one myself from the New York-based startup Wink Motors , now I definitely know it. There are a few different street-legal microcar-style EVs in the US, but most take the form of golf cart-style buggies.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. This new policy does not apply to departments that deal with public safety and it also does not apply to private-sector jobs. The post Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. California. Effective Oct.

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New York trial lawyer joins Tesla’s hardcore litigation team

Teslarati

New York trial lawyer, Adam Mehes, joined Tesla’s hardcore litigation team that Elon Musk said the company was building. He’s registered with the New York State Unified Court System. The post New York trial lawyer joins Tesla’s hardcore litigation team appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Trevor Milton’s legal team releases statement after Nikola founder indicted for fraud

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Trevor Milton’s legal team has put out a statement regarding his indictment on two counts of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud. Milton’s legal team, headed by Lead Counsel Brad Bondi, released a statement following the charges , which the legal team says are false. Department of Justice press release.

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NYC’s curbside EV chargers see 72% utilization rate – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

New York City began installing public curbside EV charging stations in 2021 as part of a pilot that was originally expected to end in July of this year. According to the New York City DOT, Con Edison’s 100 chargers have seen an average utilization rate of 72%. Operator FLO claims that they achieved a 99.9%

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Hyliion and Tortoise Acquisition to merge, combined company to remain listed on NYSE

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and remain on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the new ticker symbol “HYLN.”. Marathon Capital is serving as exclusive strategic and financial advisor, and Cooley LLP and Wick Phillips LLP are serving as legal advisors to Hyliion. is serving as legal advisor to Tortoise Acquisition Corp.

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