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Waymo could face new legal barriers in its expansion to Los Angeles

Teslarati

Driverless ride-hailing company Waymo is looking to expand its testing to Los Angeles, but a new bill introduced just weeks ago may threaten the company’s ability to operate in the Southern California city if it’s passed. We must ensure this innovative technology rolls out safely.”

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

Clean Fleet Report

Most of the vehicles debuting at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show were powered by some sort of electricity. We reviewed the last year of this small but fun EV, noting its limitations, not the least of which was an 84-mile driving range. Electrified Debuts Dominate the Scene. 2024 Fiat 500e EV. Back and better in the USA.

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CARB preliminarily awards Port of Los Angeles $41M to launch zero-emissions hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric freight project; total cost $83M

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has preliminarily awarded $41 million to the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) for the Zero-Emission and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) project. The total project cost for this initial phase is $82,568,872, with partners providing 50.2%, or $41,446,612 in match funding.

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Port of Los Angeles surpasses 2023 pollution reduction targets five years ahead of schedule; NOx down 60% from 2005

Green Car Congress

Emissions of NO x , a key component of smog, at the Port of Los Angeles are down 60% compared to 2005 emissions levels. —Chris Cannon, Director of Environmental Management for the Port of Los Angeles. million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Source: 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions. —Chris Cannon.

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Hyundai Motor Group launches new mobility service venture in LA: MoceanLab

Green Car Congress

MoceanLab will provide mobility services in the City of Los Angeles, and expand its services to autonomous ridesharing, shuttling, multimodal transportation, and personal mobility. After a comprehensive thorough review, Hyundai Motor Group identified Los Angeles as the city to launch the MoceanLab.

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Review: Spoiler alert! Backfire Hammer all-terrain electric skateboard is a beast

Electrek

I’m admittedly only a couple years into the world of electric skateboards , immersing myself in the technology after seeing people zoom by me on the strand in the South Bay of Los Angeles. more… The post Review: Spoiler alert! You’re going to want to check the Backfire Hammer out ASAP, because this thing cooks.

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California JETSI to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks

Green Car Congress

Connecting the San Pedro Bay Port complex to inland distribution centers and warehouses, the I-710 sees more than twice the average Los Angeles freeway truck traffic and accounts for 20% of all PM emissions in Southern California.