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California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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California ARB fines Ford $2.96 million for sales of non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic systems in California

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ford Motor Company has agreed to fines totaling $2,960,000 for violations of air quality laws related to the sale of vehicles with non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems in California. In addition to the $740,000 for the CPCFA, $2.22

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Tesla agrees to pay fine, install solar project in air quality case with Bay Area Air District

Teslarati

Tesla has agreed to pay a $1 million fine and install a solar roof project on top of its Fremont Factory in Northern California as part of a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). Lowering electricity costs and providing cleaner air to the community are also listed as the project’s main goals.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Demographic Informing and educating the public about EVs is no longer the main obstacle to overcome. As of May 2023, there were 138,100 charging outlets nationwide, of which just under a third are in California. Tesla, for example, is now one of the world’s most high-profile brands. older) drivers away from gas.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) held a rally in Sacramento Thursday outside the lobbying offices of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers to protest their continuing lawsuit against California's greenhouse gas legislation. Plugging into the California electric grid today would lower the carbon emission of cars tremendously.

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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

Cars That Think

Such apps can’t legally claim to treat or diagnose disease, at least in the United States. These apps are “providing a service that doesn’t exist,” says Colin Depp , a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California, San Diego. Who participates in the studies matters too.

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US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the US, amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists over the threat they say it poses to an endangered Nevada wildflower. 22 email. .

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