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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

Green Car Congress

Autonomous driving has potential for improving road safety, traffic flow and fuel economy. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. To make this happen it is important to avoid a patchwork of various state regulations.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

He’s tried the sugar and honey approach for ten years but instead of catching flies he’s caught hassles and obstructions from local Southern California city officials who haven’t kept up with modern technology and remain both ignorant and adversarial when it comes to helping their citizens go solar. “ Idiots !

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. Hybrid Center at the University of California-Davis : under Prof. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

Waxman of California and Edward J. The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, β€œ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” Representatives Henry A. John Kerry (D-Mass.)

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

.& If those claims sound familiar, it’s effectively what the Trump administration said when it attempted to roll back Obama-era emission requirements and revoke the California fueling waiver that basically allowed the state to position itself as the de facto federal standard β€” something we’ve covered several times in the past.

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