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Foremost Group CEO’s blood alcohol content nearly 3x the legal limit during fatal Tesla accident: report

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legal limit to drive in public roads in Texas. Initial reports of the incident from The Wall Street Journal , however, featured references to a 2020 Tesla Model X, which would still have a physical gear stalk. The report revealed that Chao had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.233, almost three times the 0.08

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Tesla’s new legal head revealed as Twitter prepares to depose Elon Musk

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Tesla has a new head for its legal department, according to recent filings for the Elon Musk versus Twitter case. The new head of Tesla legal is Donna Eskin. She takes on the role of Senior Director of Legal at the company. . The new head comes just as Twitter prepares to depose the Tesla CEO. Twitter to Depose Elon Musk.

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VanMoof’s dual-motor 31 MPH electric bicycle has over 10,000 reservations, and it’s not even legal

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Late last year, VanMoof unveiled the VanMoof V as a high-performance electric bicycle that the Dutch brand referred to as a “hyperbike.” ” Now the company claims to have surpassed 10,000 reservations, despite the bike reaching a top speed that isn’t legal in most countries.

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UN delegates reach agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

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Already being referred to as the “High Seas Treaty”, the legal framework would place 30% of the world’s oceans into protected areas, put more money into marine conservation, and covers access to and use of marine genetic resources.

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New Joint Research Centre Reference Report sets out options for reducing emissions from shipping

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This new JRC Reference Report contributes to raising awareness of the environmental impacts, including on health, of world-wide shipping. —JRC Reference Report. JRC Reference Reports represent a JRC view on a subject for which the JRC has recognized expertise. The legal position on shipping emissions.

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Tesla Giga Berlin expansion objections rejected by Environmental Agency

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Ganschow referred to Tesla’s application documents, which were partially blacked out. He stated that Tesla’s updates to its documents are legal. The Green League Brandenburg and the Association for Nature and Landscape did not attend the meeting. Of course, we cannot check how significant the changes are.”

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Tesla wins Autopilot, FSD “misleading” marketing lawsuit in Germany: report

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The group also accused Tesla of selling its cars with the promise that they are capable of “automatic driving in town,” an apparent reference to City Streets driving, a feature of the company’s Full Self-Driving suite. . Tesla had to alter some language on its official website in Germany when referring to its vehicles’ future features.

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