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Guest Blog: How Massachusetts cities & towns are leading our transition to clean energy

Green Energy Consumers

As mayors representing a diverse group of communities across Massachusetts, we are in a unique position to be on the front lines of how the big global issues manifest from block to block in our neighborhoods. One of the many ways we see this is in how our residents want to power their homes and businesses.

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Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Set Ablaze By Crowd In San Francisco

The Truth About Cars

The Alphabet-owned company said a crowd used fireworks to set the Jaguar I-Pace on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood. General Motors’ Cruise is taking a hiatus testing its vehicles after a high-profile crash and recall, and most recently , a Waymo vehicle was set on fire in San Francisco.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

The Truth About Cars

Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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Land Rover to Introduce twin-turbo V8 Defender

The Truth About Cars

Specs are scarce at the moment but it’s worth noting that max attack V8 models currently make 518 horsepower; something in the neighborhood of 600 isn’t out of the question. Part of that effort apparently includes this new OCTA trim, promised to be the most powerful Defender ever to roll off an assembly line. This will be a mild hybrid mill.

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Wayne Powell, Duddly Do Right For All The Right Reasons

Creative Greenius

Your Friendly Neighborhood Greenius (white shirt) talks to Manhattan Beach Councilman Wayne Powell (center) and Councilman Mark Burton at the 2014 Manhattan Beach Earth Day Celebration. One of the biggest mistakes your friendly neighborhood Greenius made was back in the day when I first met Wayne Powell in 2009. Right on, Wayne!

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2025 Toyota 4Runner Officially Teased

The Truth About Cars

liter four-cylinder engine (offering somewhere in the neighborhood of 250 horsepower) will be the base powertrain. Platform sharing with the current Tacoma pickup also appears to be a given, though that’s based more on assumptions and leaks coming from within the company. All-wheel drive is assured.

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Lobbyists Estimate Billions in Fines If New Fuel Economy Rules Adopted

The Truth About Cars

billion under the new rules, while the bill at Stellantis would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.0 Without delving into too much of their math, the American Automotive Policy Council is suggesting GM could be on the hook for $6.5 Companies like Ford and VW could also get dinged for about a billion bucks, apparently.