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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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According to evidence submitted by California during the waiver process, an EPA official said, automakers are currently already in compliance with the MY2009 Pavley requirement, and are tracking to compliance for 2010. These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley).

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. Earlier post.).

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). To ensure the program is founded on sound emissions data, mandatory emissions monitoring will commence in January 2010. nationals and legal residents.

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