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Tritium Opens Its First Global EV Fast Charger Manufacturing Facility in the US

Electric Cars Report

Tritium DCFC Limited, a Brisbane-based manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles, has opened its new EV fast charger manufacturing facility, and its first US-based EV fast charger manufacturing facility, located in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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Carlos Ghosn's Superyacht To Be Seized As Part of Legal Ruling

The Truth About Cars

Several years after the disgraced auto exec fled to Lebanon, the British Virgin Islands High Court ruled that he must surrender a superyacht allegedly purchased using funds he siphoned away from the automaker. Carlos Ghosn The Carlos Ghosn saga kicked off several years ago now, but the case is far from being settled.

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Amazon Autos Now Selling New Cars, Hope You Like Hyundai

The Truth About Cars

Those interested in purchasing a new vehicle can now pursue, order, finance, and schedule pickup of their car via Amazon. The relationship isnt new, Hyundai has been fitting Alexa to its cars and been making use of Amazon Web Services for years now. Amazon Autos could theoretically drive up sales for participating stores.

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Honda Positioning Itself To Take Over Nissan

The Truth About Cars

He fled Japan while under house arrest in December 2019, escaping to Lebanon, where he now resides. Lebanon does not have an extradition treaty with Japan, allowing Ghosn to avoid prosecution. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter.

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Carlos Ghosn Isn't So Sure About the Honda-Nissan Merger

The Truth About Cars

Carlos Ghosn Nissans former CEO Carlos Ghosn is still living in Lebanon with a Japanese arrest warrant, but that hasnt stopped him from speaking out against the automakers desire to merge with Honda. He said the Patrol (Armada in global markets) is a great car but noted that you can have a great product without having a great company.

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Biden: U.S. electric car charging pile factory will have a “ripple effect”

Setec Powerr

The factory, located in Lebanon, east of Nashville, Tennessee, is expected to produce as many as 30,000 electric vehicle chargers a year and create 500 jobs, the White House said. Biden said charging electric cars in the U.S. electric car charging pile factory will have a “ripple effect” appeared first on SETEC POWER.

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How Tesla stock and a PPP loan landed a man four years in jail

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The Lebanon, Oregon resident Lloyd’s gains from the surging stock disappeared after federal investigators put two and two together, realizing his investments were funded by illegally-obtained PPP loans, which were used to keep small businesses alive as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) act.

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