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By: Tesla Founder Drops Lawsuit Against Tesla & CEO

Tesla Founder Drops Lawsuit Against Tesla & CEO — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:27:51 +0000

[...] centered on the question of who should get credit for founding the startup that has by now survived several lawsuits, a series of delays and serious financial troubles — and emerged with a major investment from [...]

By: Tesla CEO on Brush With Death Due to Transmission Troubles « Energy Portfolio Managers Blog

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:42:29 +0000

[...] troubles. BorgWarner came on board after an earlier deal with auto parts giant Magna Powertrain ended in a lawsuit. And before that the transmission had caused major production delays and required the company to [...]

By: Tesla CEO on Brush With Death Due to Transmission Troubles

Tesla CEO on Brush With Death Due to Transmission Troubles — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:01:41 +0000

By: Tesla Founder Eberhard Files Lawsuit Against Tesla, Elon Musk

Tesla Founder Eberhard Files Lawsuit Against Tesla, Elon Musk — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:05:46 +0000

[...] No Comments Posted June 11th, 2009 at 8:05 am in Automotive Electric car maker Tesla Motors is no stranger to lawsuits, and now it’s been hit with an ugly one. In a 146-page complaint filed May 26 in San Mateo [...]

By: Ford, Magna Can Look to Startups for Electric Focus Roadmap

Ford, Magna Can Look to Startups for Electric Focus Roadmap — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:28:03 +0000

[...] required the company to retrofit early models with a new and simpler single-speed transmission, and landed the company in court with the second company hired for the job — none other than Magna Powertrain, a subsidiary of [...]

By: Despite Opel Sale, GM Remains Committed to Euro Volt

Despite Opel Sale, GM Remains Committed to Euro Volt — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:43:18 +0000

[...] the Canadian company whose supply contract with electric sportscar startup Tesla Motors ended in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit last year — are vying this week to take a piece. At least one high-profile model is not on [...]

By: 10 Memorable Cleantech Lawsuits From 2008 « Earth2Tech

10 Memorable Cleantech Lawsuits From 2008 « Earth2Tech — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:31 +0000

[...] of lawsuits in 2008. First of all Magna Powertrain, which designs, tests and makes powertrains, filed one against the electric-sports-car startup in February, alleging that Tesla owed it $5.6 million for [...]

By: Tesla’s Former PR Director Files Lawsuit « Earth2Tech

Tesla’s Former PR Director Files Lawsuit « Earth2Tech — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:58:14 +0000

[...] with the electric car startup Tesla. First the suit Tesla filed against competitorFisker, then Magna’s suit against Tesla for an alleged breach of contract — now CNET reports that the [...]

By: Tesla Going for IPO in 2008 « Earth2Tech

Tesla Going for IPO in 2008 « Earth2Tech — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:36:17 +0000

[...] the litigious learning experience of making the Roadster will help Tesla steer clear of the same hurdles with its [...]

By: Greentech Media: Green Light » Blog Archive » Tesla Hires Gun, Will Shoot Its Way Out

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:52:50 +0000

[...] is involved in a handful of legal actions involving IP theft and broken contracts. In February, Magna Powertrain sued Tesla for breach of contract, alleging the EV company failed to pay it for design and engineering work it [...]

By: Tesla Update: Permanent Transmission Not Til September « Earth2Tech

Tesla Update: Permanent Transmission Not Til September « Earth2Tech — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:17:35 +0000

[...] A relationship with powertrain supplier Magna Powertrain has now resulted in a lawsuit that we reported about here. Magna is seeking $5.6 million from Tesla, or about 56 new [...]

By: Auto Clerks » Tesla now on the receiving end of a lawsuit, Magna sues for breach of contract

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:33:52 +0000

[...] Earth2Tech.com, thanks to Craig for the [...]

By: IKARUS ITIS CORP - TECH BLOG » Blog Archive » Transmission supplier sues Tesla

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:05:43 +0000

[...] Earth2Tech has dug up a lawsuit filed by Magna on February 22, 2008 that alleges that the car company failed to pay Magna for transmission work it accomplished. The suit, filed in the Superior … [...]

By: Earth2Tech Week in Review « Earth2Tech

Earth2Tech Week in Review « Earth2Tech — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:32:16 +0000

[...] Tesla’s Other Lawsuit: Transmission Troubles: The story started off that Tesla Motors has filed a lawsuit against Fisker Automotive alleging Fisker stole design idea for his own range-extended electric car. Digging around in the San Mateo Super Court database we found another lawsuit involving Tesla, but this time they were being sued by their original transmission engineers. [...]

By: Tuesday Roundup: Intel reports good quarter, Codexis files for IPO, cell phone companies rally around LTE » VentureBeat

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:32:36 +0000

[...] car and then announced they planned to create their own vehicle. On top of that, Tesla is also being sued for failing to pay a transmission supplier. Magna Powertrain sued Tesla for failing to pay Magna for its work to design a two-speed transmission [...]

By: Steve’s Auto Blog » Transmission supplier sues Tesla

Steve’s Auto Blog » Transmission supplier sues Tesla — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:51:56 +0000