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Transportation accounted for 8.8% of all US Gross Domestic Product in 2017

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gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017. The total GDP for 2017 was 19.5 US Gross Domestic Product by Category from 1991 to 2017. US Gross Domestic Product by Category from 1991 to 2017. Adjusted by the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator. in the late 1990s to a low of 8.8%

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Washington governor signs clean fuels bill into law; 20% reduction in GHG by 2038 from 2017 levels

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The overall goal is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to each unit of the fuels to 20% below 2017 levels by 2038 based on the following schedule: No more than 0.5 percent each year in 2023 and 2024; No more than an additional one percent each year beginning in 2025 through 2027; No more than an additional 1.5

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Karma Automotive debuts first Club Car Current EVs produced under agreement with AYRO

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Beginning operations in 2017 and re-named in 2019, the Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) is California-based Karma Automotive’s production hub. The KICC facility in Moreno Valley, CA houses production of the company’s current model, the 2022 Karma GS-6 luxury electric vehicle. Texas-based AYRO, Inc.,

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Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years

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It’s now what’s know as an orphan car—no longer in production as GM moves to full electrics. More Volt Stories from the Archives: Personal: Chevrolet Volt & Accell Charger. Road Test: 2017 Chevrolet Volt. Decision time came last month for me. Road Test: 2019 Chevrolet Volt. News: Say Farewell to the Chevy Volt.

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Schaeffler startup to present near-production Bio-Hybrid at CES 2019; cargo and passenger versions

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Bio-Hybrid GmbH , a company belonging to the Schaeffler Group, will present the near-production Bio-Hybrid ( earlier post )—a new, modern form of personal urban mobility and means of transportation—at CES 2019. At the end of 2017, we established Schaeffler Bio-Hybrid GmbH. This vision is now turning into reality.

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2017 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid on sale in April; 3-motor sport hybrid system

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Acura’s first hybrid SUV, the 2017 MDX Sport Hybrid ( earlier post ), will arrive at showrooms in early April with more than 30 additional horsepower and a 45 percent higher EPA city fuel economy rating as compared to the conventionally-powered MDX SH-AWD. The 2017 MDX was designed by the Acura Design Studio in Torrance, Calif.

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Latest GHG Inventory shows California remains below 2020 emissions target; much steeper rate of GHG reductions required

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The California Air Resources Board released GHG emissions data for 2018 showing that emissions remain below 1990 levels but are effectively flat compared to 2017, while the economy grew by 4.3%. million metric tons in 2017. million metric tons between 2017 and 2018, the first such decline since 2013. tons per person to 10.7

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