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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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With the support of the Attorney General's Office, New York received $127.7 million as part of this legal settlement. In addition to working with state agencies and authorities, these outreach efforts included six public events throughout the state to seek comments. More than 150 people attended the public events.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. Earlier post.).

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How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

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After the horrific events of the next day, the Federal Bureau of Investigation swung into action. The FBI did not use anything new. Department of Justice and the Program on Extremism at George Washington University have made available thousands of legal documents about those charged in connection with the 6 January riot.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. 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. Well be providing more information about this in the coming months.

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