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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

Green Car Congress

West Virginia University, $349,952. The ISU report, Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation, shows that “the history of biobased automobile parts begins early in the development of automobiles themselves. During the 1930s, automobile pioneer Henry Ford began developing soy-based automobile parts.”

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

Green Car Congress

The automobile industry deploys low-cost MPE sensors today to measure tailpipe emissions. This application has demonstrated that MPE sensors are robust under harsh environments, are accurate, and have rapid response times to measuring mixed gas compositions. DOE Funding: $954,856; Non-DOE Funding: $238,714; Total Value: $1,193,570.

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Biden Admin Withdraws Nomination for NHTSA Leadership

The Truth About Cars

Such an EV mandate would appear to violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine as articulated in West Virginia v. However, under the Trump administration, an emphasis was made to keep automobiles affordable by not over-regulating the industry. The backlash seems to have worked.

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Volkswagen of America temporarily withdraws application for US certification of MY 2016 vehicles; AECDs

Green Car Congress

In the prepared testimony, Horn says that in the spring of 2014 when the West Virginia University study that brought the emissions issue to the fore was published, he was told that there was a possible emissions non-compliance issue that could be remedied. Volkswagen Group has a deep commitment to preserving our environment.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. For instance, an in-depth study by Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment assessed different U.S. One million.”. Neither does the U.S. could decrease anywhere from 131,000 to 210,000 positions.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. Let’s meet the candidates.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. Let’s meet the candidates.