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Moscow aiming for all-electric bus fleet by 2032

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Starting this year we are going to buy the e-buses only—we seek to make our city as clean and harmless for its citizens as we can. —Denis Endachev, CEO for information and intelligent systems in FSUE NAMI (Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute), PhD in Technical Sciences.

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California, 6 automakers finalize bilateral Clean Car Framework agreements

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The auto companies party to the voluntary agreements will stay on course to make cleaner cars consistent with their individual production plans substantially to electrify their respective fleets and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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How China beat everybody to be international chief in electrical automobiles

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Together with plug-in hybrids, China’s clean-car gross sales clash 5.67 Tax Breaks: An ordinary 10% tax levy has been waived for clean-car purchases below 300,000 yuan till 2025, and can go back at 5% for 2026 and 2027. Automobiles from manufacturers with unfavourable rankings could also be taken off the marketplace.

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Colorado Air Quality Control Commission approves low emission vehicle standards beginning in 2022 model year

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Hickenlooper’s 19 June Executive Order , “Maintaining Progress on Clean Vehicles,” which directed the department to develop a rule to establish a Colorado LEV program incorporating the requirements of the California LEV program. These states now make up nearly 40% of the new automobile market. Separate standards for cars and trucks.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. Committee Secretariat. Wellington.

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Ballard in $10M deal to provide fuel cell technology for 33 Clean Energy Buses in China

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Ballard and Synergy are collaborating with electric bus manufacturer Foshan Feichi Automobile Manufacturing Co. The municipal governments in the cities of Yunfu and Rugao plan to have fuel cell bus fleets operating in revenue service in 2016. in the city of Rugao in Jiangsu province. in the city of Yunfu in Guangdong province.

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