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California gas vehicle ban faces pushback from 17 states

Teslarati

.” At the same time, 14 states, including Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia, follow CARB standards as well, meaning that regulation regarding ICE sales would be far-reaching.

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California expected to move forward with diesel trucks ban

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California has led the nation in limiting the use of ICE vehicles, even going as far as banning the sale of new gas-powered vehicles past 2035. According to a report from the Washington Post , the EPA will likely grant California a waiver to implement the regulations in the coming weeks. What do you think of the article?

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California’s ICE vehicle ban faces more criticism

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Washington and Massachusettes have already accepted the ban, while New York, Vermont, and Oregon are expected to choose similarly. At the same time, 17 states have sued the state of California over the ban via federal court, and more legal challenges are expected. What do you think of the article?

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

Cars That Think

Pedott test-marketed the Great American Turn-On at People’s Drug in Washington, D.C. patent for the new and improved device. In the 1990s, he became known for his long-running legal battle against Universal Manufacturing Corp. Then they approached Pedott to help market a gadget based on the switch.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Washington’s drive to make the United States a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China’s control of the critical minerals sector. Nevada, which has the only commercial U.S. While the 1972 U.S.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

Kim Carstensen of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) protested that “ it’s just too early to lower the ambition ”, [ 5 ] while European news agency Euractiv ran the headline “Asian leaders kill hopes for Copenhagen deal” [ 6 ]. “ Internationally, we reject legally binding emissions.

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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

Cars That Think

“There wasn’t a single tap-free telephone on the east side of New York,” professional wiretapper. News of the discovery made the front page of the New York Times a week later. Squibb, were at the time locked in a nasty legal battle over the commercial rights to the antibiotic tetracycline.