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DOE proposes revising procedures for calculating petroleum-equivalent fuel economy of EVs for use in CAFE calculations

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The change, petitioned for by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club in 2021, would decrease the EV fuel economy values used in calculating CAFE compliance, thereby forcing automakers to either sell more EVs or to improve their other models to remain in regulatory compliance. DOE published a final rule on 12 June 2000.

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GM-Isuzu JV DMAX invests $60 million in Ohio diesel engine plant

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million engines since opening in 2000. has invested $760 million in the DMAX facility since 2000. Turbo Diesel engine used in the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Established in 1998, DMAX has produced almost 1.6 GM owns 60% and Isuzu owns 40% of the venture that makes the Duramax diesel for heavy-duty trucks.

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2-millionth Duramax Diesel engine rolls off the line in Ohio

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plant began in 1998, with the first engine rolling off the line July 17, 2000. DMAX makes the Duramax diesel engines for heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks. Groundbreaking for the DMAX, Ltd. was established in 1998. GM owns 60 percent and Isuzu owns 40 percent of the joint venture.

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The Race for the Next-Gen Space Station

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Since November 2000, there has always have been a select few people living apart from the rest of us—the astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station. Blue Origin/Sierra Nevada SpaceX’s “Station”? On any list of humanity’s greatest engineering achievements, the ISS almost always ranks near the top.

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52% of GM facilities worldwide are landfill-free

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Plastic caps and shipping aids from the Fort Wayne facility are converted into radiator shrouds for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups built at the plant. The company has reduced total non-recycled waste 75% between 2000 and 2010 at manufacturing sites around the world.

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Canadian district bans electric cars

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Dean Murdoch, former Sierra Club Victoria Group president told the website. . “There are number of issues of putting these vehicles that will be travelling at 40 km/h onto our major arterial roads that, I think frankly, put citizens at risk,&# Coun. Sadly just three members of the district council voted in favour of the electric cars.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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In a worst case scenario, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra Nevada snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a natural storage system for water vital to agriculture as well as cities. ºC in 2050, as compared to 2000 temperatures. ºC in 2020, and 2.3 Given that the previous 100 years saw warming of 0.5

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