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Automakers try to wave Colorado off a California-style EV mandate

Green Car Reports

After Colorado jumped on board California's Zero Emissions ship in January, automakers apparently weren't happy. According to a Reuters report, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a lobbying group for the auto industry, met with Colorado Governor Jared Polis last month to lobby him to adopt a voluntary EV program instead.

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Auto Industry's MPG Report Card, Dealer Dilemma, GM Mid-Size Pickups: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The auto industry is making good progress in meeting gas-mileage goals, why dealers are a bottleneck for electric-car sales, and the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks are on their way to showrooms. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Ford CEO Jim Farley responds to recent F-150 Lightning price hikes

Teslarati

First, Ford’s investment into Solid Power , a Colorado-based battery lab working on solid-state batteries, has yielded rumoredly ready-to-ship prototypes to Ford and the other major investor BMW by the end of this year. Consumers should be painfully familiar with supply shortages in the auto industry.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

Teams also spent several days presenting to judges and proving how they have developed into the next generation of engineers and business leaders who are prepared to enter the auto industry and related careers. Industry and government officials judged the presentations.

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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

Green Car Congress

mile route of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race in Colorado in 27 minutes without a human in the car. California has shown time and time again that it is a global technological leader and today marks the beginning of a new era for the auto industry. But the state legislature, led by Sen.

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Obama's cabinet drunk on ethanol?

Plugs and Cars

Vilsack from Iowa at Agriculture, Salazar from Colorado at Interior, Daschle from South Dakota at HHS and likely Transportation nominee Ray LaHood are all big ethanol boosters. Will "flex-fuel" once again subvert the necessary transformation of the American auto industry?

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

In September, it held a press drive in Colorado to show off the pickup to automotive and lifestyle reporters, who largely gave the truck favorable reviews for its performance, off-road capability, and clever design features. Targeting luxury truck buyers. That’s not bad for a decade-old company with no notable revenue to date. Stay tuned.

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