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California ARB considering regulations for alternative diesel fuels; focus on biodiesel

Green Car Congress

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes. —“Draft Regulation Concepts”.

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CARB Executive Order certifies Toyota’s heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit as a Zero-Emission Powertrain (ZEP)

Green Car Congress

Toyota was earlier granted a Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order (A-014-1170) from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its new heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit. Earlier post.) The hydrogen-fueled powertrain kit includes a 200 kWh Li-ion battery; hydrogen fuel storage tanks (58.8

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

& The first Guidestar test models in late 1994 were implemented in the San Jose, California area, distributed once again through Avis rental outlets. Can you find an Oldsmobile for sale with Guidestar intact? Information was presented to the driver via a four-inch color LCD screen, with seven different LCD keys used for inputs.

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

The “Revolutionary Technology” (RT) concept fire truck first became a reality last year, when the LAFD purchased the truck for $1.2 However, as automakers shift to producing electric cars, trucks and SUVs, electric vehicles could account for 25 percent of new sales by 2035 by some estimates. Making History.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. BMW – the Ultimate Electric Driving Machine?

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

Cars That Think

The first node of the ARPANET was installed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1969. Vendors were able to demonstrate OSI standards for network management and electronic mail, but instead of products for sale, the 10,000 or so attendees saw mostly demonstrations of prototypes—a marginal improvement on Autofact ’85.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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