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Tesla CEO Elon Musk walks away from Twitter’s board, opening the door to hostile takeover

Tesla CEO Elon Musk changed his mind and decided to walk away from his recently accepted seat on Twitter’s board. It creates a lot of confusion and opens the door to a hostile takeover. If you have been living under a rock last week, you might have missed the whole saga about Musk investing in Twitter. On Monday, an SEC filing reveals that Musk has been buying shares of Twitter and that his…
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GM Cruise autonomous taxi pulled over by police in San Francisco without humans, ‘bolts’ off (U: Cruise responds)

Last week, a GM Cruise-converted Chevy Bolt without a driver was pulled over by San Francisco Police. In an unexpected turn, the car “bolted” …to a safe spot. Cruise responded below. The original Instagram poster noted that this occurred in the Richmond District of San Francisco last week. b.rad916: Confused SFPD pulling over an #autonomousvehicle in the Richmond District!! Then it…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 9, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: A $500 self-balancing one-wheeled dorkmobile

I love electric vehicles as much as the next guy, and I’m particularly enthralled with personal electric vehicles. You know, the kind built for just one person: electric bikes, electric scooters, electric rideables, and such. I like to think I’ve embraced some of the more oddball designs out there, though I’m not sure I’ve faced anything as nutty as this self-balancing seated electric…
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New York State commits to 100% electric school buses by 2035 [Update]

In January, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said she would propose legislation to shift to 100% electric school buses by 2035. She also said she would propose legislation to require that all new school bus purchases will be zero-emissions by 2027. That legislation is now about to become law. April 8, 2022, update: Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) yesterday agreed a $220 billion state budget with…
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