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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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The European Parliament and the Council have reached provisional agreement on a regulation setting, for the first time in the EU, strict CO 2 emission standards for trucks. Under the agreement, emissions from new trucks will have to be 15% lower by 2025 and 30% lower in 2030 compared to 2019 emissions. —Erik Jonnaert.

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Tesla to open sales and service center in Providence, Rhode Island

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Tesla’s first store in Rhode Island opened its doors in July 2019. Tesla’s Supercharger stations can be found at various locations, including a number of Neon Marketplace gas stations in the area. The upcoming Tesla retail location will employ approximately 30 full-time staff once it is fully operational.

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New Emissions Analytics study suggests pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

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Since that study, which was transparently designed to quantify the worst-case tire emissions under legal driving, Emissions Analytics has been testing and analyzing tire wear emissions in more detail across a wider range of driving conditions, and has performed a detailed chemical analysis of hundreds of new tires. mg/km for mass and 6.0

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Poor air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

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The study shows that only about 833 million citizens (about half of India’s estimated population in 2030) would be living in areas that meet India’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in 2030. Failure to implement existing policies and regulations could increase these numbers significantly.

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Compliance credits for EVs undergoing reduction 

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EPA standards meant to incentivize EV production are phasing out By Peter DouglaS: Member, Electric Auto Association. Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role helping automakers keep in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards. Fourteen of the 20 automakers incurred a credit deficit in 2019.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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The state’s per capita GDP has grown more than 41 percent while per capita greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by just over 25 percent since 1990. Since 2000, electricity has been the only economic sector that has seen continuous and significant improvements in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. percent and 0.1

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Tesla acquiring ultracap maker Maxwell Technologies for ~$218M; new 3.0V platform

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These terms, along with additional terms and conditions of the transaction, can be found in Maxwell’s Form 8-K filed on 4 February 2019 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Merger Agreement , which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Tesla as outside legal counsel.

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