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Tesla must face lawsuit alleging it replaced laid-off US workers with H-1B visa holders

1 month ago

A federal judge has ruled that Tesla must face a class-action lawsuit alleging the automaker systematically discriminated against American workers by preferring H-1B visa holders for engineering positions, even as it laid off more than 6,000 US employees in 2024.

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said the plaintiff had offered “just enough facts” for the case to proceed, though he expressed skepticism about the strength of the claims.

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Fred Lambert

Tesla launches legal war over ‘Cybercab’ name against seltzer company

1 month ago

Tesla has escalated its fight over the “Cybercab” name, filing a 167-page, 5-count formal opposition at the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against UNIBEV, a French beverage wholesaler that has been squatting on the trademark. The filing, obtained by Electrek, accuses UNIBEV of fraud, bad faith, and trademark dilution, just weeks before Tesla plans to ramp Cybercab production at Gigafactory Texas.

The move comes less than two weeks after Tesla secured a 30-day extension to oppose UNIBEV’s trademark application, signaling it wasn’t ready to walk away from the name. Now, Tesla has made clear it intends to fight for it.

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Fred Lambert

Lightning deal takes BLUETTI 300W power station to $129, GoTrax XR Elite e-scooter $320, more

1 month ago

Tuesday’s list of deals is on the more affordable side of things with an Amazon Lightning deal striking BLUETTI’s 6-outlet 300W power station down to $129. If that’s not powerful enough, you can still find Segway’s Cube 2000 for $539. And with spring around the corner, now is a good time to start thinking about e-bikes and e-scooters with some discounted GoTrax and Navee models at the bottom of this post.

You can find everything below and be sure to check out, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, scope out the Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Simon Walsh