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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Tesla is recalling over 2 million vehicles in the United States that have been equipped with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system. But none have taken the same actions seen in the United States. Those, and other, marketing assertions have gotten the brand into some separate legal issues.

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

In the United States all models that are new in 2022 come with it, although compliance is voluntary, pending formal rulemaking. Formal requirements came long afterwards—in Europe in 2004 and in the United States in 2012. That’s about 4,000 lives saved each year.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) is suing the California Air Resources Board (ARB), challenging the legality of ARB’s Truck and Bus Regulation. Owners must also replace engines older than the 2010 model year according to a staggered implementation schedule that extends from 2012 to 2022. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 30, 2014

The NSD Assessment builds on a 2012 Energy Department assessment that found more than 12 GW of hydropower potential at the nation’s existing 80,000 non-powered dams. New Stream-reach Development: A Comprehensive Assessment of Hydropower Energy Potential in the United States.

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MARCH 21, 2012

For the US, we also have to recognize the specific legal regulations as well as the different characteristics of the electricity supply: both the reduced 110-volt mains supply and the type of charging plugs. The announcement comes on the heels of an impressive year for Volkswagen TDI® products in the United States where high-mileage, clean.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

standard to protect against visibility impairment, and is not finalizing the separate standard to protect visibility the EPA proposed in June 2012. A federal court required EPA to issue final standard by 14 December, because the agency did not meet its five-year legal deadline for reviewing the standards. standard of 35? Final Rule.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Largest independent transporter of petroleum products in the United States, transporting approximately 1.9 Largest transporter of CO 2 in the United States, transporting 1.3 Largest independent terminal owner/operator in the United States. billion cubic feet per day.

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MARCH 31, 2010

The strategy will guide the current 2007-2012 offshore oil and gas leasing program, which was written by the previous administration but found by the courts last year to be legally flawed, as well as the new 2012-2017 program that this administration will propose.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court") has granted A123 interim approval to use $50 million of Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financing, which is being provided by Wanxiang Group Corporation (Wanxiang). Li-ion maker A123 Systems, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post , earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

EPA will make modifications to the Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) to ensure that Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated in 2012 are valid for demonstrating compliance with the 2013 applicable standards. The industry needs a final rule that is legally appropriate and continues to support our efforts. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the United States since 2008. The alleged violations do not present a safety hazard; the cars remain legal to drive and resell. VW may be liable for civil penalties and injunctive relief for the violations alleged in the NOV. Beetle (Model Years 2009 – 2015).

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JUNE 30, 2009

EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

The formal acknowledgement of the Copenhagen Accord ended a particularly contentious and chaotic set of negotiations, ostensibly capping more than a decade of deliberations towards a framework to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions beyond the terms of the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Automakers were able to earn credits in the three years prior to the implementation of the 2012 regulations, banking 158,298,783 megagrams of credit during this helpful head start period. If Trump’s more lenient Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles standards survive legal challenges, stringency will only increase 1.5%

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Understanding this issue is both important and timely; policymakers are currently developing the CAFE regulations for vehicles produced from 2017 to 2025 and are planning to finalize these regulations by July, 2012. The top twenty automotive firms that sell vehicles in the United States are represented in the.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Among the findings of the report: The current proposals by the EU, the United States and Japan are about 5 to 15% lower than required to meet the 2 °C objective, which was accepted by the G8 in July. The United States have not yet submitted a formal reduction proposal.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Reduce GM’s total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and 33 by 2012. GM will launch the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010, expects to have 14 hybrid models in production by 2012, and will have 65% of vehicles alternative-fuel capable by 2014.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook.

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JULY 21, 2021

People could buy the machines at ComputerLand , a popular retail chain in the United States. But it took more than a year and scores of meetings for IBM's contract and legal teams to authorize the terms. Some 4,000 IBMers already working in China would switch to Lenovo, along with 6,000 in the United States.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

Methane is the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the United States from human activities; nearly 30% of those emissions come from oil production and the production, transmission and distribution of natural gas. EPA required green completions for hydraulically fractured natural gas wells in its 2012 rules.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Some vehicle dealerships in the United States are hesitant to carry or sell electric vehicles (EVs), but they shouldn’t be. Unlike internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, which legally have to be sold via franchised dealerships, exclusive EV manufacturers, like Tesla, don’t have to follow this arrangement. Steady adoption.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This deal has received approval from all relevant regulators including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CIFIUS). Terrafugia will also benefit from the Geely Group’s significant expertise and track record of innovation within the global auto industry. Terrafugia’s vision for the future is the TF-X.

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JULY 5, 2011

The aviation sector is due to start trading CO 2 emission permits as part of its inclusion under the EU emissions trading scheme on 1 January 2012. As stated in ATA’s testimony before the ECJ, “ If the EU ETS regime implemented an international agreement agreed by third countries, as well as by the EU, we would not be here today.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

Utility commissioners and their staffs are now dealing with “rising workloads with limited staff, limited resources, and growing gaps in internal expertise due to the increasingly specialized needs of today’s energy system,” states the Rocky Mountain Institute. Currently, permitting takes up to ten years in the United States.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Bakken and Three Forks formations are among the largest oil accumulations in the United States. In 2008 the US Geological Survey revised its estimate of the Bakken Formation resource, stating that the Bakken may contain up to 4.3 Closing of the transaction is expected by the end of Q1 2012. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 19, 2012

California’s original approach to heavy carbon oils resulted in a legal challenge that is still pending; the EU’s adoption of a similar approach has resulted in protracted discussion and negotiation with Canada that has yet to be resolved, either.). The study was funded by the Energy Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

In 2012, we added a group of mathematicians developing neural networks. After initially experimenting with large heavy-duty trucks, we realized that the agricultural sector doesn't have the major legal and regulatory constraints that road transport has in Russia and elsewhere. Cognitive Pilot.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

This is a major step in promoting zero-emission mobility in the United States. Scott Becker vice president, Legal and General Counsel, Nissan North America. The Nissan LEAF will launch in the United States in late 2010. Nissan introduced the LEAF on 2 August. Other demonstration/trial projects in the award.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

In 2012, we added a group of mathematicians developing neural networks. After initially experimenting with large heavy-duty trucks, we realized that the agricultural sector doesn't have the major legal and regulatory constraints that road transport has in Russia and elsewhere. Cognitive Pilot.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Installation of CCS charging stations has already begun in Europe and the United States. The actual bursting pressure is much higher still and far exceeds the legal requirements. Here Audi and Joule have been running a research plant for producing high-purity e-ethanol and e-diesel since 2012.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

mpg projected requirement in MY 2025 under standards issued in 2012. But the evidence shows that freezing CAFE standards is hard to justify on economic, social, environmental, or legal grounds. Reduction from 56% to 3% in the percentage of hybrid vehicles needed to comply in MY 2030. 176 billion in societal net benefits.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Kelly Blue Book earlier this month reported that the the estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $37,401 in August 2019, up 2% from August 2018. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler. Environmental impact. —Andrew Wheeler.

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. The cap-and-trade program will begin regulating emissions in January 2012.

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