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Volvo LIGHTS team helps facilitate authorization for public MDHD EV charging stations in California

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Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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2024 Volkswagen Atlas SEL Premium R-Line Review – Ready for the Road Trip

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The more I review crossovers and utility vehicles, the more I evaluate them by how well they just simply work for commuting duty. The exterior changes include an available grille-width light bar, new LED headlights, rear LED lighting with a body-wide light strip, and adaptive headlights are now standard. It’s also quiet.

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2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Review – Beast Mode

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Instead, I struggled to make this beast fit into urban parking spaces and alleyways while seemingly watching the fuel gauge march from full to empty just during the amount of time it takes to be stopped at a red light. The climate is changing, after all. I mean, 700 horsepower and 640 lb-ft of torque cures a lot of ills.

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2024 Subaru Crosstrek Sport Review – Pumping It Up

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I recently reviewed the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium and my biggest critique, at least from a driving dynamics standpoint, was a lack of guts. You get 18-inch wheels, more sound insulation compared to Premium, LED accent lighting, and yellow interior and exterior accents. Want a Crosstrek that’s a bit more fun?

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2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium Review – Competent Utility

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Speed, handling, luxurious creature comforts – those are nice but safety, ease of use, cargo friendliness, and the ability to do some very light off-roading take priority here. The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium fits that bill. Oh, and the price is right – with options, my test vehicle cost a tick under $30K.

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels. In 2015, the U.S.

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Achates near-zero heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel enters fleet service; compliant with 2027 NOx levels

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The cleaner engine is able to deliver ultra-low NO x by managing exhaust gas temperatures to ensure rapid catalyst light-off and by maintaining aftertreatment temperatures at optimum operating conditions in all driving conditions. CALSTART leads the extensive demonstration project team.

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