Hello and welcome to another issue of Shifting Gears, Business Insider’s weekly wrap-up of all things planes, trains, and automobiles (and other stuff). Coronavirus is still top of mind and has dominated the news cycle once again as transportation-related in…
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Month: March 2020
The judge in Tesla’s shareholder lawsuit is reportedly postponing the trial because of the coronavirus (TSLA)
The trial involving Tesla and shareholders who allege the company improperly acquired a solar panel company at an inflated price in 2016 will reportedly be delayed because of the coronavirus. The judge, Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights of the Delaware Court o…
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Tesla chief Elon Musk’s trial postponed due to coronavirus
WILMINGTON, Del. Elon Musk’s expected defense of a $2.2 billion deal in court was postponed on Friday from its expected Monday start, due to the coronavirus outbreak. A new trial date has not be set. The case relates to Tesla’spurchase of SolarCity in 2016,…
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Elon Musk reportedly told SpaceX employees they have a much higher chance of dying in a car crash than from the coronavirus
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly downplayed the coronavirus outbreak’s severity. Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told employees in an email that they’re more likely to be killed in a car accident than by the coronavirus, Buz…
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Coronavirus Pandemic Shuts Down Lamborghini Factory
The global pandemic finally takes out Lamborghini, it looks like it may be about to take at least a chunk out of Fiat Chrysler, and Volkswagens got some technology. All that and more in the Morning Shift for March 13, 2020. 1st Gear: The Lamborghini Shutdown…
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