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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

Green Car Congress

The request was subsequently denied in December 2007. EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility. The CAFE program established by the EISA 2007 legislation specified a minimum 35 mpg in 2020.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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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