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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. This is not a technical assessment, it is a move to demolish the nation’s clean car program.

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What V2G Tells Us About EVs and the Grid

Cars That Think

He documents how engineers Wally Rippel , Alan Cocconi, and Paul Carosa founded AC Propulsion in the early 1990s and produced a two-seater sports car called the Tzero, which featured bidirectional charging capability. Eisler’s piece charts the history of V2G and tells the story of the California company AC Propulsion.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

In this article, we will document some important facts that debunk this narrative with facts and sources. The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. No EV owner denies this.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Catalytic converters, along with so-called leak-proof emissions systems, are the primary reason why today’s cars are so much cleaner than those of several decades ago. According to agency documents, the tests likely will cost about $20,000 to $25,000 per vehicle. But they say they still can’t afford the expensive testing.

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