#Tesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500

#Tesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500

“#Tesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500” Tesla’s stock price lost some charge in its S&P 500 debut — but Elon Musk’s electric-car colossus is nowhere near out of juice, analysts say. Shares in the trailblazing automaker slid as much as 6.3 percent to $651.20 on Monday, dragging down the benchmark index amid…

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#Unplugged Cadillac dealers ditch brand

#Unplugged Cadillac dealers ditch brand

“#Unplugged Cadillac dealers ditch brand” About 150 General Motor Co. dealers are parting ways with Cadillac instead of investing in costly upgrades required to sell electric cars, according to FOX Business. GM recently gave the dealers the choice: accept a buyout ranging from $300,000 to more than $1 million to exit the brand or spend about…

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#Nikola stock plummets after CEO dodges questions on GM deal

#Nikola stock plummets after CEO dodges questions on GM deal

“#Nikola stock plummets after CEO dodges questions on GM deal” Nikola’s stock price plunged Wednesday after CEO Mark Russell refused to offer assurances that the electric-truck maker’s partnership with General Motors had not fallen apart. Shares in the Arizona-based startup sank about 15.4 percent to $29.20 in premarket trading as of 8:53 a.m. after Russell…

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#Hybrid cars emitting much more CO2 than advertised

#Hybrid cars emitting much more CO2 than advertised

“#Hybrid cars emitting much more CO2 than advertised” Top auto brands are getting smoked by environmental analysts who have found that their carbon emissions are much higher than what carmakers had reported. The European group Transport and Environment (T&E), which campaigns for renewable energy in transportation, found three top-selling plug-in hybrid SUVs — BMW’s X5,…

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#Dutch students build electric car from recycled material

#Dutch students build electric car from recycled material

“#Dutch students build electric car from recycled material” EINDHOVEN – Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled PET bottles and household garbage. The bright yellow, sporty two-seater which the students named ‘Luca’, can reach a top speed of 56 miles…

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#Nikola discloses subpoenas from DOJ, SEC and New York DA

#Nikola discloses subpoenas from DOJ, SEC and New York DA

“#Nikola discloses subpoenas from DOJ, SEC and New York DA” Electric-truck maker Nikola revealed late Monday that it was hit with a grand jury subpoena from the Justice Department in September amid accusations that the company has lied about its technology. The embattled startup’s former CEO Trevor Milton — who left the company following a slew of…

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