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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 The 2016 Sonata PHEV features a 9.8 Earlier post.).

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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The Memorandum of Understanding commits both governments to work together on developing their respective regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty vehicles, such as those currently in effect in Canada, California and the 13 US states that have adopted California’s standards.

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UMD researchers report solution to high interfacial impedance hampering developing of high-performance solid-state Li-ion batteries

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Now, team of researchers at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center and A. This is a revolutionary advancement in the field of solid-state batteries—particularly in light of recent battery fires, from Boeing 787s to hoverboards to Samsung smartphones.

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The Relay That Changed the Power Industry

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Department of Defense at Fort Meade, in Maryland. In 2016 his company released the SEL-T400L , which samples a power system every microsecond to detect the time between traveling waves moving at the speed of light. The idea is to quickly detect and locate transmission line faults.

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NRDC-sponsored Shulock report says California ZEV regulations need a tune-up to meet 2025 goals

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In 2013, the Governors of eight of the ZEV states (including California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to place 3.3 Chuck Shulock. Earlier post.).

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More states follow California’s clean car standards

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The 13 states are: Arizona, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The decision follows President Obama’s landmark agreement to adopt federal emission standards for the model years 2012-2016.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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port that sees the largest number of cars and light trucks annually — at roughly 800,000 passenger vehicles per year. From Reuters : Baltimore port's private and public terminals handled 847,158 autos and light trucks in 2023, the most of any U.S. The Port of Baltimore is responsible for moving all kinds of goods.

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