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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. Canada is currently completing a mid-term review of its light duty vehicle regulations.

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Used Car of the Day: 2003 Shell Valley Cobra

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This 2003 Shell Valley Cobra is titled as a 1967 Cobra in Maryland, where the seller resides. There's more, including a Ford Performance air cleaner, and the interior includes VDO gauges, a four-point harness, bucket seats, and a fire extinguisher. Today's UCOTD is a unique one. The seller also has some spare parts available.

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Colorado approves goal to make 82% of car sales electric by 2032

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The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission adopted the Colorado Clean Cars standard on Friday, directing manufacturers to make 82 percent of all light-duty vehicles sold electric by 2032, as detailed in a press release. states, it does represent the latest development in the state’s efforts to boost low- and zero-emission vehicle sales.

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Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

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In addition to California, the ZEV states are Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. Maryland: $2.6 A separate analysis using the social cost of carbon estimated the annual climate benefits from the transition to cleaner vehicles through 2050. New Jersey: $4.6

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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University of Maryland. Helping America’s Rural Counties Transition to Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles. University of Delaware. Devising mechanically compliant and chemically stable synthetic solid-electrolyte interphases on silicon using for long cycling Si anodes. Transportation Energy Partnership. 1,085,682.

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Air Force Office of Scientific Research Awards $3M for Research into Graphene Additives for Novel Aviation and Diesel Fuels

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The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research ( AFOSR ) has awarded an interdisciplinary team of scientists led by Princeton engineers a two-year, $3-million grant to develop nanoscale graphene additives for novel fuels to help supersonic jets fly faster and diesel engines cleaner and more efficient.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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MTCO 2 e per person in 2017—the third-lowest among the 50 states, behind New York and Maryland. Although gains have been made in heavy-duty, emissions from off-road vehicles and light-duty vehicles remain a significant challenge. This is the result of policies promoting cleaner vehicle fuels and advanced clean vehicle standards.