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

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The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) approved new low emission vehicle (LEV) standards for new light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in Colorado beginning in the 2022 model year. The new standards are estimated to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 2 million tons annually by 2030. Earlier post.)

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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Over two dozen states have joined forces to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over proposed vehicle emissions regulations put forward by the Biden administration in March. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week.

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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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Georgia offers a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) tax credit of 20% of the cost, up to $5,000. The District of Columbia has a tax credit of 50% of the incremental cost of an EV, up to $19,000. While PHEV ownership is higher than that of EVs for the United States, the reverse is true in Washington.

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Republican surrounding AGs, business teams problem U.S. kindness of California truck regulations

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The Environmental Coverage Company in March licensed a couple of waivers below the Blank Breeze Occupation sought via California to eager heavy-duty automobile and engine emission requirements. Court docket of Appeals for the District of Columbia difficult the selections. Ultimate generation, the U.S.

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CARB Approves THINK City as Type II ZEV

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The California Air Resources Board has approved the THINK City as a zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV). The approval paves the way for THINK to sell the all-electric THINK City in California, 12 other states and the District of Columbia that have adopted California’s ZEV requirements. —THINK spokesperson Brendan Prebo.

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Engine products group files legal challenge to EPAs partial waiver for E15

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The newly formed Engine Products Group (EPG)—comprising the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The statute passed by Congress in 2007 states that fuels can’t be approved for the market that could cause any failures.

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California Congressional Delegation Backing Quallions Bid for DOE Li-ion Funding

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Quallion’s proposed lithium ion battery facility will produce lithium-ion batteries for automobiles as well as batteries that replace engine idling as a stationary power source for heavy duty trucks. The state of California has some of the most rigorous laws, which have a minimum fine of $300 for idling, up to $10,000.

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