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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

Year Four finals began with a week of rigorous safety, technical, drive quality and emissions testing at General Motors Desert Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona. For the second leg of competition, teams headed to southern California for track events, including autocross, acceleration, and consumer appeal at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

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Rivian IPO: What you need to know

Teslarati

It would also overtake longtime players in the auto segment, such as Japanese carmakers Honda Motor Co., Rivian currently employs over 8,000 people across multiple facilities in Arizona, California, Michigan, Illinois, Vancouver, Canada, and the UK. ” Conclusion.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. California offers a $5,000 rebate through the state Air Resources Board, which reduces the price to $20,280. Rollout to select markets, including California, begins in December.

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More states follow California’s clean car standards

Green Cars News

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant California’s request to carry out its own clean car standards not only clears the way for the Schwarzenegger-led state to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions, but it is likely to effect at least 13 additional states too.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

—Clean Air Task Force Take the SunZia transmission line project which was started in 2006 to send enough renewable power via transmission lines 520 miles across federal, state and private lands between New Mexico and central Arizona. For instance, seven years ago, California passed a state law streamlining EV charging-station permitting.

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