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FCA recalls 850,000+ gasoline vehicles due to problem with catalytic converters

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The recall was announced after an investigation by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are about 50,000 of these vehicles in California. But in California, drivers who fail to get the necessary repairs will not be able to register their vehicles. 2012: Q2 2019.

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CARB settles with FCA for $5.6M for violations of air quality regulations on certain gasoline engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC (FCA) of Auburn Hills, Mich. The FCA vehicles and model years (MY) involved in the settlement include MY 2012 through 2018 Ram 1500, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles, equipped with 5.7L gasoline engines. gasoline engines.

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County of Alameda Selects ElectroDrive for Conversion of Dodge Dakota to EREV

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The County of Alameda recently entered into a partnership with ElectraDrive for a pilot conversion of one of its fleet Dodge Dakotas to extended-range electric drive. The project is funded in part by a grant from the Greenlight Initiative of the California State Automobile Association.

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Clean Energy signs deals for more than 20M gallons of renewable natural gas in past 45 days

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Alpha Lion, which carries mail for the US Postal Service between the Northwest United States and Southern California, is adding 16 new natural gas trucks to its fleet through Clean Energy’s Zero Now program and is expected to use more than 700,000 gallons of Redeem annually. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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FEV Showcased Partner and Internal Advanced Hybrid Development Projects at SAE World Congress; Demonstrations of Capability

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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped by the FEV booth to see the H3 ReEV after his remarks at the SAE 2009 World Congress opening ceremony. FEV’s internal development project converting a Dodge Caliber to a full ReEV was designed to demonstrate its full spectrum of capabilities in hybrid engineering. Vehicle build.

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Chrysler Group May US sales up 11%, best May sales in 6 years

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In addition, the Dodge Avenger and Dodge Challenger, the Fiat 500, the Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan, and the Ram pickup truck were among the Chrysler Group vehicles that registered their best sales for the month of May. Also coming this summer to the state of California is the all-new 2013 Fiat 500e electric vehicle.

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CARB investigation leads to nationwide recall of 500,000+ Cummins heavy-duty trucks due to defective SCR catalysts

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that 500,000 heavy-duty trucks manufactured by Cummins Inc. This number includes about 232,000 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 vehicles with Cummins engines that had the same SCR defect. will be recalled due to excess emissions caused by defective catalysts.

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