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EPA proposes tightening primary ozone standards to range of 65-70 ppb; final rule by October 2015

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Counties where measured ozone is above proposed range of standards, based on 2011-2013 monitoring data. EPA last updated these standards in 2008, setting them at 75 ppb. Local communities, states, and the federal government have made substantial progress in reducing ground-level ozone. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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Hyundai began production of the ix35 Fuel Cell (the Tucson’s counterpart in Europe) at the company’s Ulsan manufacturing plant in Korea in January 2013; the first complete car rolled off the assembly line on 26 February 2013. This also is why Honda is an enthusiastic participant in a federal program, H 2 USA.

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