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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

Green Car Congress

Metz and Janelle London finds that state vehicle electrification mandates can withstand legal challenges based on federal preemption if they are based solely on reasons for transitioning to electric vehicles that are within the state's authority. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v.

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California gas vehicle ban faces pushback from 17 states

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Louis Post-Dispatch , the Missouri State Attorney General, along with Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia have sued to prevent CARB from banning new ICE vehicles after 2035. What do you think of the article?

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California’s ICE vehicle ban faces more criticism

Teslarati

” Perhaps the most extreme reaction to the new regulation has come from Virginia. At the same time, 17 states have sued the state of California over the ban via federal court, and more legal challenges are expected. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

In addition, the lack of relevant legal or industry expertise is increasingly worrisome. This may become a major operational and legal problem at the federal level as thousands of new employees are hired across multiple federal departments and agencies to carry out the Biden Administration’s environmental policies.

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First Twitter Files of 2023 shows how intelligence community gained influence over the platform

Teslarati

Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, wasn’t too happy with Twitter. However, Twitter’s leaders weren’t worried because they were sure there wasn’t a Russia problem. He held a press conference to denounce Twitter’s report as “frankly inadequate on every level.”

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