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MARCH 13, 2019

In a coordinated effort to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for the transportation of goods while also reducing its impact on society, Volvo Group collaborated closely with several key California stakeholders to demonstrate Eco-Drive technology as part of its involvement in the Zero Emission Drayage Truck Demonstration Project.

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MAY 29, 2024

Tesla CEO Elon Musk roasted a shareholder group that is opposing his $56 billion pay package yet multiplied their investment due to his leadership. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, otherwise known as CalPERS, owned 183,343 shares of Tesla stock in 2018, according to filings.

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JUNE 19, 2020

The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the Volvo Trucks North America TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. —Aravind Kailas, advanced technology policy director for Volvo Group North America. million from CARB as part of California Climate Investments (CCI).

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MAY 26, 2022

Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The Working Group consists of members undertaking research and development in the field of hydrogen combustion in an opposed-piston engine. Mahle Powertrain, Plymouth, MI.

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MAY 10, 2022

The California Air Resources Board’s California Clean Fuel Reward program provides an instant price reduction of up to $750 at the point of sale or lease for eligible new plug-in electric vehicles at participating retailers.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

of California new car sales in the second quarter of 2023, reports electric vehicle advocacy group Veloz. The actual number of vehicles with charge ports sold was 125,939, representing a new quarterly record for California, which typically leads the U.S. EVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for 25.4% in plug-in car sales.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Volkswagen Group of America opened a large electric vehicle charge park at the Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC) – Silicon Valley Campus. All Volkswagen Group of America employees have free access to the stations and open stations are accessible to the public at a cost.

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JUNE 15, 2016

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. million Pacific Northwest Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Rocklin, California. The newly expanded facility in Rocklin completes a US network of seven Volkswagen Group parts distribution facilities across the United States. VWGoA) announced the grand opening of its new $6.8-million

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APRIL 8, 2020

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission drivetrains, announced an order from the California Department of State Hospitals for 12 zero-emission, all-electric Ford Transit 350HD models. The Lightning Electric models are being provided to the hospital system by Wondries Fleet Group, a leading fleet dealer in California.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). In the future, PG&E and the BMW Group believe that vehicles can play a larger role in supporting the grid as new vehicle technologies are developed.

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MARCH 10, 2022

The grant supports the demonstration of Hino’s Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in real world operations in California ports. Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, manufactures, sells, and services a lineup of Class 4-8 commercial trucks in the United States. Mitsui E&S Machinery Co. and PACECO CORP, along with Hino.

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MAY 17, 2023

Results show that a vehicle-to-home connected EV is capable of providing roughly double the amount of renewable energy that a typical California household would be able to use on an average day, significantly increasing customers’ ability to use more green energy on a daily basis. In California 1.4

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APRIL 9, 2024

appeals court has sided with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after the agency moved to offer California a waiver that would let it create its own electric vehicle (EV) adoption and tailpipe emissions rules. Later in 2022, California also became the first U.S. congressman urges Pres. with Tesla being the dominant BEV seller.

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JUNE 8, 2017

California Governor Edmund G. and California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary D. At the close of the meeting, Governor Brown and Chair Nichols agreed to establish a new working group through the China-US ZEV Policy Lab at UC Davis to expand cooperation with Chinese zero-emission vehicle and battery technology companies.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will delay enforcing some of the registration and reporting provisions of its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which had been scheduled to take effect at the end of 2023. The Western States Trucking Association, another trade group, has filed two lawsuits challenging both rules.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

California drivers have now bought a cumulative one million plug-in vehicles, according to data recently posted by the California Energy Commission.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A group of automakers stands by California and its EV mandate in court. Nine million EVs and hybrids are potentially under scrutiny because of one petition questioning their safety. And New Jersey is the latest state to sign on to these tighter rules. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group has revealed TIGER (Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot), the company’s second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) ( earlier post ) and the first designed to be uncrewed. TIGER is being developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s New Horizons Studio, headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Waymo, the self-driving startup owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has been approved by a California agency to expand operations to Los Angeles, after previously only serving the city of San Francisco within the state. The post Waymo approved to expand operations in California, with some backlash appeared first on TESLARATI.

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MAY 12, 2017

Approved in 2009 and first implemented in 2011, the LCFS requires California fuel providers to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels at least 10% by 2020, by phasing in less carbon-intensive fuel technologies. In five years—2011 to 2016—the LCFS helped encourage a 57% uptick in the use of clean fuels in California.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

In a letter to Commissioner Patty Monahan, the bipartisan group of lawmakers said the CEC did not allocate the funds in its recent updated “Clean Transportation Plan.”

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JULY 7, 2023

Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, July 7th at 12:29 p.m. The 48 Starlink satellites will launch on a 43-degree orbital inclination and are a part of Group 5-13. B1063 will launch to the South, parallelling the coast of California.

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APRIL 9, 2024

appeals court agreed to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to re-grant a waiver that allows California the ability to set its own tailpipe emissions limits and electric vehicle mandates. California and allied Democratic territories launched numerous lawsuits in a bid to avoid having its waiver revoked.

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APRIL 15, 2022

The California Energy Commission (CEC) selected Symbio, Michelin, and Faurecia along with GTI and other industry partners, to develop and demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled, regional-haul Class 8 truck, as major contributors to a state-supported hydrogen mobility project.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group has launched MoceanLab, a mobility service venture, as part of the Group’s larger initiative to create a sustainable, connected future. After a comprehensive thorough review, Hyundai Motor Group identified Los Angeles as the city to launch the MoceanLab. Left: Hyundai Motor Company, EVP KyoungLim Yun.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

California Proposition 30 will allow residents to vote on a tax increase on those who make over $2 million annually to fund EV incentives and charging infrastructure. According to the most recent polling by the Public Policy Institute of California , in July, 63% of respondents supported the Proposition, while 35% opposed it.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Flock Freight , a technology company based in Solana Beach, California, that pools shipments to fill unused trailer space. —Martin Witt, Vice President and Head of Volvo Group Venture Capital. The organization has a global scope, but focuses on Europe and North America.

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MARCH 21, 2019

California air quality regulators released a report recommending actions to improve emergency and routine air monitoring at California’s major oil refineries and in the communities that surround them. Improve state and local coordination through an interagency refinery monitoring working group.

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JUNE 2, 2021

In January, the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a competitive solicitation ( GFO-20-308 ) to fund applied research and development (ARD) projects that improve, scale-up, and increase the technology readiness of high-value direct recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries. e00152 (open access).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $95-million plan for critical clean transportation investments to expedite the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and help the state reach its climate, air quality and other goals. million ZEVs on the road by 2025.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Connecticut and Maine have delayed adoption of California’s EV sales mandate, leaving EV advocates to retrench, reports Energy News Network. And neither state has considered California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rules for commercial vehicles. Volkswagen ID.7 The two New England states haven’t exactly been hostile to EVs.

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APRIL 15, 2021

In response to strong demand for electric vehicles, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) expects rebate funds for the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) to be exhausted within 30 days. Electric vehicles (EVs) account for nearly 8% of all light-duty vehicles sold in California. —CARB Executive Officer Richard W.

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JULY 28, 2020

The Volkswagen Group Test Center California has finished an expansion project that furthers the state-of-the-art development center’s capabilities and encompasses additional entities within the company under a new name—the Oxnard Engineering Campus. —Johan de Nysschen, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen Group of America.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

California lawmakers passed Senate Bill 846 , which authorizes the extension of operating the Diablo Canyon Nuclear power plant (DCPP) beyond the current expiration dates (of 2024 for Unit 1 and 2025 for Unit 2), to up to five additional years (no later than 2029 and 2030, respectively), under specified conditions.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Fiat, recently announced layoffs that it blamed on the selective application of California Air Resource Board (CARB) rules. The announcement comes after a long drama between the automaker and the state of California.

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APRIL 5, 2022

ZeroAvia, a developer of hydrogen-electric aviation, signed an MoU and announced a new partnership with the hydrogen fueling firm ZEV Station to develop green hydrogen refueling infrastructure for airports in California. ZeroAvia’s partnership with ZEV Station is going to be a significant part of that journey.

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