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California Legislature Considering Bill Requiring Smog Testing for Motorcycles

Green Car Congress

A bill under consideration in the California state legislature would require California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) to include Class III (280 cc or greater) model-year 2000 and newer motorcycles in the state’s smog check program beginning 1 January 2012. Background. g/km HC+NO x. g/km HC+NO x —i.e.,

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iMiEV Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The steering is light but precise. Mitsubishi plans on building around 2000 of them in 2009 for use in fleet applications in Japan. Word has it that Mitsubishi UK has also requested a portion of these vehicles, all of which will be right hand drive, for sale in the UK. The regenerative braking on the car is an absolute joy.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. Of all the frauds that have come to light, none can match the brazen theatricality of the scam allegedly pulled off by superlawyer Marc Dreier. After that, their management skills and backgrounds diverge. More More brazen than Madoff?

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