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California Air Resources Board settles with COSCO Container Lines for $965,000; >2,600 air quality violations from 2014-2017

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The violations were discovered during routine audits of the Shanghai-based company’s 2014-2017 fleet visits to the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach and the Port of Oakland. CARB’s investigation revealed that from 2014-2016, COSCO’s visits to these ports did not meet operational time limits for at least half of the visits.

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Neste launches Neste MY Renewable Diesel made 100% from waste and residues in Finland; initial customers

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The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel. The fuel ensures a clean combustion as well as reduces noise and local emissions. At Porvoo Refinery, Neste turns the ham fat into renewable diesel.

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ICCT analysis of California top EV cities finds link between EV uptake and many underlying factors

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The Zero-Emission Vehicle program has increased model availability (the cities tended to have about 20 EV models locally available over 2015) and provided relative certainty about vehicle deployment that local stakeholders can bank on. —Searle et al.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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Liter Partial Consent Decree entered by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 As required by Appendix C to the 2.0-Liter —Supplement to the California ZEV Investment Plan Cycle 1. 10-year vision. The supplement adds a sixth: Fresno.

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