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Walmart reaches settlement with Tesla over solar panel fires, drops lawsuit – TechCrunch
A settlement has been reached and stipulation of dismissal has been filed with the court, a Walmart spokesperson said in an email. It is unclear what the settlement entails. TechCrunch has requested more information and will update the article if new details emerge.
The two companies issued a joint release Tuesday announcing that the issues raised by Walmart have been resolved.
“Safety is a top priority for each company and with the concerns being addressed, we both look forward to a safe re-energization of our sustainable energy systems,” the emailed statement reads.
The resolution comes just three months after Walmart filed the lawsuit in New York state court. The lawsuit was aimed at Tesla Energy Operations, a division within the clean energy and electric vehicle automaker that was formerly known as SolarCity.
Days after the lawsuit was filed, the two companies announced efforts were underway to try to reach an agreement that would keep the solar installations in place and put them back in service, according to a joint statement issued at the time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 07 2019, @06:11PM
where i live, solar modules (2m x 1 m) are considered GENERATORS and when imported, are taxed accordingly.
however, if the solar modules are "missing" the plus+ and minus- cables that come out of the "junction box" on the underside of the modules they are taxed differently.
now it is not easy to connect these cables into these "long round holes" reliably without having the correct sized "middle" pipe that should clamp down on the cable and then snap into the hole in the junction box ... provide a reliable/good connection for up to 1000VDC AND be water tight.
now i swear to god, when they do these free-trade agreements and write these import and export telephonebook sized encyclopedias they have day and week long sessions on how best to fuck over end-users!
you can import whatever you want, tax free, but that tiny special screw that makes the whole thing tick is taxed to the wazzo; afterall plane tickets to paris cost money!