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Nevada Governor signs multi-state medium- and heavy-duty ZEV MOU to accelerate transportation electrification in state

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Nevada joins 16 other States, the District of Columbia and Québec in this effort— led by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)—to work toward a goal that 100% of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be zero emission vehicles by 2050 with an interim target of 30% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030.

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Used Car of The Day: 2011 Volvo C30 R-Design

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This one-owner 2011 Volvo C30 R-Design is for sale for $17,000 out of Washington state. The seller says it runs and drives well and it's for sale because the seller owns another C30 and can't keep both. Today we bring you a small, swift Swedish hatch with a six-speed stick.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Jaguar X-Type Estate

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Fans of wagons and British cars, unite -- we have, via Canada, a 2006 Jaguar X-Type Estate for sale today.It Despite its current Canadian provenance, it actually started life as a Yank in Washington. has low miles, a V6 engine, and all-wheel drive. This one also has Alpine audio, heated front seats, XM, Bluetooth, and tints.

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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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Total US sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)—battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric—have increased in recent years, but still represent only about 0.7% of new vehicle sales in 2014 so far, up from 0.6% Washington has exempted EVs from the state''s 6.5% sales and use tax. in 2013 and 0.4%

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USDOT launches online tracking tool for data on automated driving systems on-road testing

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Currently, the tool has data on on-road testing activities in 17 cities across the country, including Austin, Columbus (Ohio), Dallas, Denver, Jacksonville, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Ten companies and nine States have already signed on as participants in the voluntary web pilot.

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Nissan trialing eNV200 in Portland

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This year, Nissan is deploying two e-NV200 prototypes with companies such as PGE and FedEx in top US EV markets including California, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, DC to determine how businesses could use an all-electric cargo van to meet their day-to-day requirements. Oregon has been a top five market for Nissan LEAF sales in the U.S.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8

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We obviously can't verify that, and we're not even sure it matters, but Moss was playing with the Washington NFL franchise during that time and the car is for sale in Virginia. Football fans, take note -- the original Monroney apparently says the car was built for ex-NFL wide receiver Santana Moss. Click here to check it out.

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