Supplemental ZEV Credits Agreement
Exhibit 10.32B
Confidential Treatment Requested by Tesla Motors, Inc.
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Supplemental XXX Credits Agreement
This Supplemental XXX Credits Agreement (“Supplemental Agreement”) is made as of the 20th day of March 2009, between [***], with its principal offices at [***] (“[***]”) and Tesla Motors, Inc., with its principal offices at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (“Tesla”) ([***] and Tesla are individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”).
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
1. | The Parties have entered into a XXX Credits Agreement, dated 12 February 2009, as well as an Addendum to the XXX Credits Agreement, dated 20 February 2009, (collectively, the “Agreement”) to transfer to [***] certain credits earned, or to be earned, by Tesla for the production and sale of model year 2009 Tesla zero emission vehicles. Unless otherwise specified herein, the terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Supplemental Agreement. |
2. | The Parties have now agreed that Tesla will offer to transfer to [***], on a non-exclusive basis, and [***] may purchase from Tesla, certain credits earned, or to be earned, by Tesla for the production and sale of model year 2008 Tesla zero emission vehicles. |
3. | For the purposes of this Supplemental Agreement, “XXX” means a zero emission vehicle as defined by 13 CCR Section 1962, Zero-Emission Vehicle Standards for 2005 through 2008 Model Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles; and “Xxxxx XXX” means any model year 2008 vehicle produced by Tesla in calendar year 2008 (i.e., with a manufacture date on or before December 31, 2008) that is capable of earning a Type II XXX Credit. |
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, [***] and Tesla agree as follows:
I. | XXX Credit Generation; Offer to Sell and Buy XXX Credits. |
A. | Tesla agrees to offer to sell and transfer to [***], on a non-exclusive basis, certain XXX Credits, including all associated rights and benefits, that Tesla earns from delivering for sale and/or placing into service Tesla ZEVs in California or any XXX State during the period from January 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009, and [***] agrees that if it shall accept any such offer from Tesla, such credits shall be bought, sold, and transferred on the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, except as otherwise set forth in this Supplemental Agreement. |
(i) | The provisions of paragraphs I.A and I.B and subparagraph I.C(2) of the Agreement shall not apply to the sale, purchase, or transfer of XXX Credits under this Supplemental Agreement. |
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(ii) | The [***] XXX Credit trigger set forth in paragraph II.A of Exhibit B to the Agreement shall include any XXX Credits that Tesla offers to [***] and [***] agrees to purchase pursuant to this Supplemental Agreement, and the procedures set forth in the balance of sections II and III of Exhibit B to the Agreement shall also apply to the sale, purchase, and transfer of XXX Credits under this Supplemental Agreement. |
B. | In return for the transfer to [***] under this Supplemental Agreement of XXX Credits Tesla earns and receives associated with the delivery and placement into service of a model year 2008 Xxxxx XXX in California or a XXX State, [***] will pay Tesla $[***] per XXX Credit earned and received by Tesla for each Xxxxx XXX sold or placed into service in California or a XXX State.1 |
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By: | /s/ [***] | Date: | 3/30/09 | |||||
Name: | [***] | |||||||
Title: | [***] | |||||||
Tesla Motors, Inc. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | Date: | March 30, 2009 | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | General Counsel, Secretary |
1 It is the Parties’ understanding that for each model year 2008 Xxxxx XXX delivered for sale and placed into service in California or a XXX State, Tesla will earn [***] XXX Credits per Roadster, and [***] XXX Credits per vehicle for “Advanced Technology Demonstration” Roadsters.
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