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Nevada Governor signs multi-state medium- and heavy-duty ZEV MOU to accelerate transportation electrification in state

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Since 2018, the State has leveraged more than $16.5 After passenger cars and light-duty trucks, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses are the next largest source of transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Other signatories to the memorandum of understanding include: California. Connecticut. Washington, DC. North Carolina.

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Hyundai introduces 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at Chicago Auto Show

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Hyundai unveiled the redesigned 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at the Chicago Auto Show. The 2018 Hybrid and Plug-in will be produced in Asan, Korea, with Hybrid availability in the first quarter of 2018 and Plug-in availability in the second quarter of 2018. The heart of the 2018 Sonata Hybrid is a 2.0-liter

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States With Highest Portion Of Their CO2 Emissions Coming From Transportation: California, Washington, & Hawaii

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Energy Information Administration has created a map showing what portion of the 50 US states’ CO2 emissions come from transportation (as of 2018*). As you can see above, states in the West and Florida (and Vermont) had the highest portions of their […].

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Tesla thief who loopholed payment to obtain over $500k in cars gets four years in prison

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A Tesla thief in Vermont who loopholed payment of the electric vehicles directly from the automaker to obtain over $500,000 in cars has been sentenced to four years in prison. Michael Gonzalez of Shelburne, Vermont, figured out a loophole in Tesla’s payment system that let him obtain five cars worth $560,000.

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Tesla Model X frozen lake mystery gets solved, and the truth is stranger than fiction

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Back in 2019, a picture of a charred Tesla Model X in the middle of a frozen lake in Vermont resulted in a lot of electric vehicle enthusiasts scratching their heads in confusion. According to the US Attorney’s Office in Vermont, the Model X was actually part of a pretty expansive scam executed by 32-year-old Michael A.

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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million (2.2%) since 2018. from 2018-2019 while in the Midwest they aged by just 0.4%. The youngest average age is in Vermont, where the average age of light vehicles is 9.9 From 2018-2019, the average age of passenger cars increased 2.2% growth in 2016. In the West, light vehicles increased 1.5%

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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The current ZEV requirements for MY 2018 and following focus the program on ZEVs (battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles) and transitional ZEVs (TZEV)—typically plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The global revenue test is only available to IVMs for the 2018 through 2020 model years. by about 1.9%.

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