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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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The electric vehicle community in the United States took a collective gasp earlier this month when a proposed House Bill in Oklahoma unanimously passed a committee vote. The bill in question, HB 3994, aims to update and change parts of existing Oklahoma statutes related to the state’s auto industry. Senator Mary B.

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State Governors Ask For Natural-Gas Cars, Industry Listens

Green Car Reports

Last week, governors of more than 20 states joined together to ask the auto industry for a specific kind of car: a mid-size sedan powered by natural gas, rather than gasoline.

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Third Panasonic EV battery plant in the US is still possible 

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Panasonic seeks to expand business in the auto industry Swan said that Panasonic Energy would probably wait to announce the location of its third EV battery plant. In December 2023, Panasonic released a public statement saying it would not “move forward with developing” a site EV battery plant in Oklahoma.

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Auto Lobby Deals a New Card

Plugs and Cars

As Steven Clemons points out in his report, McCurdy and Clinton's CIA chief Jim Woolsey , two guys from Oklahoma, go way back. See his presentation at the Santa Monica AltFuel Auto Show below this post. No reason to believe that stance will change. But with change in personnel comes change in personal networks.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

.& They’ve been joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming in the suit.& We just aren't buying it," Coleman said.

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