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US reaches $1.5B settlement with Daimler AG over emissions cheating in Mercedes-Benz diesels; civil penalty of $875M

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Under the proposed settlement, lodged with the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Daimler will recall and repair the emissions systems in Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles sold in the United States between 2009 and 2016 and pay $875 million in civil penalties and roughly $70.3 million in other penalties.

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SEPTA, Constellation, and Viridity Energy to deploy 8.75MW energy storage system to capture and reuse subway train braking energy

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Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, will fund, own, and operate the 8.75MW battery storage network, deployed at seven SEPTA substations. Construction activities are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2016 with estimated commercial operation in late 2016.

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Hyundai & Kia to pay record $100M penalty for GHG conformity violations & lose $200M+ in emission credits

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The consent decree embodying the settlement was filed today jointly by the United States and the California Air Resources Board in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. It alleges that the car companies sold close to 1.2 EPA discovered these violations in 2012 during audit testing.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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The Road Map, a collaborative effort among industry, government, and academia, concluded that a total of 68 hydrogen stations with a cumulative capacity to serve 20,000 vehicles must be operational in California by the beginning of 2016. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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