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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9 This is the second enforcement action against Honda in the past two years. Honda failed these tests demonstrating evaporative emissions of gasoline above the legal limit.

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Coast to Coast in a Tesla Model Y

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By David Andrews On November 1, 2021, my wife and I, both 76, left our Connecticut home in a Tesla Model Y headed for San Diego where we spend the winter each year. In June, the Long Range Y had replaced a Honda CRV that had made the cross-country trip three times before with no […].

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Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

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American Honda Motor Co., will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. model home in San Marcos, Calif., Honda Smart Home US.

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

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Amato's Auto Body is still in the same location in San Diego shown on this sticker; the seven-digit telephone number suggests that the sticker is of 1990s or earlier vintage. Ordinary upholstery would have been nuked into powder by four decades in the climate of San Diego and Phoenix. market 300 D.

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True Zero fuels 1M hydrogen fuel cell vehicle miles in California

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The achievement of a million miles comes as a result of automakers, including Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz expanding their fuel-cell-vehicle programs. Honda will begin selling its Honda Clarity in California this fall, after beginning retail sales earlier this year in Japan.

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Air Liquide to build $150M liquid hydrogen plant in US; long-term agreement with, investment in FirstElement Fuel

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In addition to the long-term supply agreement, Air Liquide and FEF have entered into an agreement outlining Air Liquide’s intent to make an equity investment in FEF, following previous assistance to the company by Toyota and Honda. Currently FirstElement operates 19 of its True Zero retail hydrogen stations with 12 more under development.

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FirstElement Fuel’s California hydrogen network receives $24M from Mitsui and Air Liquide; quadrupling its retail capacity

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Leading up to this round of funding, FirstElement Fuel has grown its True Zero Network in California, today the largest retail hydrogen network in the world, with financial assistance from the California Energy Commission, Toyota, Honda, the South Coast AQMD, and the Bay Area AQMD.

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