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Driving Dystopia: Judge Dismisses Automotive Privacy Lawsuit

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Last week, a federal judge refused to have the courts reexamine a gaggle of class action lawsuits claiming automotive manufacturers had violated Washington State's privacy laws after allegations that on-board infotainment systems were recording customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs.

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Lobbyists Give Static to Government About AM Radio

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Readers may recall a recent news post in which we mentioned Jim Farley took to Twitter and announced that Ford was heeding requests from policy leaders and rural Americans, electing not to yank AM radio from Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Congress is skeptical of that reasoning and this author, for once, agrees.

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Stellantis Limiting Availability of Gasoline Models by State Emission Rules

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According to Automotive News , Stellantis has already stopped delivering internal combustion models to dealerships located in CARB states unless customers have ordered them special. From Automotive News : Stellantis began changing allocations for the two groups of states about two months ago. What’s to be gained here? .&

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

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It found that, while EV adoption rates were increasing nationwide, there are plenty of places in America that now appear to be shunning electrified automobiles.& Power’s vice president for electric vehicle practice, told Automotive News that cost incentives and local policies can likewise play a massive role.

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A Dozen More States Virtue Signaling Over Vehicle Bans

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Having noticed that Washington got a bit of publicity for vowing to ban all vehicles reliant on internal combustion after 2030, a dozen other American states decided it would be a good idea to reaffirm their own religious-like commitment to the environment by saying they too will be restricting your choice of automobiles by 2035. […].

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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E-mail This Print Share Close Linkedin Digg Facebook Mixx My Space Permalink Automobiles , Efficiency , Energy Business , Energy Politics , General Business , The Environment , Transportation , chevy , electric cars , General Motors , obama , volt Related Posts From Green Inc. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

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Study: Johns Hopkins Says Shrinking Streets Could Improve Safety

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p][cuttext][/cuttext][p][br][/p][p]Researchers examined 7,670 sections of pavement in Dallas, New York City, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Miami, Denver, and Washington D.C. crash rates actually seem to increase rather dramatically around the same time touch screens became ubiquitous in automobiles and smartphone proliferation peaked.