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Genesis is quietly outpacing luxury rivals as EV availability expands into new states

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After launching in the US in late 2016, Hyundai’s luxury division, Genesis, is making its presence known in a big way. Genesis sales have grown from less than 7,000 in 2016 to over 69,000 last year, according to data from CNBC. It will serve as the brand’s tech beacon, featuring “innovation that exceeds conventional standards.”

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Rivian R2 bows March 7: Will it be EV maker’s Model 3 moment?

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Rivian R1T, green, vs. Rivian R1S, silver The current R1 lineup starts at $80,800 for the R1T or $85,800 for the R1S, both including destination, Standard pack versions arrive this year and will lower the starting price by another $6,000—enough to get both versions below the $80,000 mark before options.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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used data collected at three US sampling sites: (1) in Washington State on the taxi and shuttle loop at the Seattle−Tacoma International Airport; (2) a long-term light-duty site in California located on I-10 between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles; and (3) a long-term light-duty site in Illinois located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

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US House members introduce Open Fuel Standard Act

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A bipartisan group of House members led by Congressmen John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) and including Eliot Engel (D, New York-17), Steve Israel (D, New York-2) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland-6) introduced the technology-neutral Open Fuel Standard (OFS) Act (HR 1687).

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Other trials include commercial auto fleets, a set of utility vans in Copenhagen , two electric school buses in Illinois, and five in New York. We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016. It plans to introduce the technology as standard in an upcoming model. In the UK, experiments are. None evolved into a large-scale system.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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Even something as simple as putting in an order at a McDonald’s drive-through in Illinois has raised legal questions about collecting biometric data without consent. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Moreover, any technical limitations are compounded by the lack of standards. In a 1994 ruling , U.S.

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UIC analysis finds GHG impact of EPA’s proposed changes to RFS equivalent to adding nearly 1M more cars to road this year

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billion gallons of ethanol would be blended with gasoline by 2016, 3.75 Mueller served on the Expert Working Group for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard development and is the co-author of the CCLUB land use interface model to the Argonne GREET model.). A total of 17.5 billion fewer gallons than originally mandated by Congress.

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