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Fatal Tesla Crashes Under Federal Investigation Over ‘Autopiloting’ Feature

January 3, 2020 3:18 pm

Three fatal crashes involving Teslas that possibly used the ‘autopilot’ feature are now under federal investigation. Three deaths in less than a month The crashes in December, which happened in Southern California, Indiana, and Connecticut, caused the deaths of 3...

Per-Minute Electric Car Billing to be Banned in California

December 26, 2019 2:50 pmDecember 27, 2019 10:56 am

After years of complaints of electric car charging stations billing by the minute and running up costs, California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has announced that new rules prohibiting the practice will commence on January 1st. Per minute charging and...

Tesla Found Guilty In Labor Law Case Over Treatment Of Staff At Fremont Plant

September 30, 2019 3:34 pmOctober 1, 2019 12:22 pm

Electric car maker Tesla, the only car manufacturer in California, has been found guilty of mistreatment of staff and suppressing labor unions by a California state administrative law judge. Judge Amita Tracy found that Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk, and...

What the GM Strike Means For the Fremont Tesla Factory

September 19, 2019 6:27 amSeptember 19, 2019 4:48 pm

For the first time since the early 20th century, a General Motors strike has not had a striking factory in California. After the closure of the Fremont Factory in 2009, GM hasn’t come come back. Yet, as the 2019 GM...

With Planned Power Outages This Summer, Is California Experimenting in ‘Green New Deal’

May 21, 2019 2:05 amMay 22, 2019 6:03 am

Following the devastating California wildfires of 2018, Pacific Gas and Electric recently announced it will cut power this summer to electricity customers on high-wind days to avoid future wildfires. While PG&E’s transmission lines ignited fires, others say many years with...