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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? It appears that this engine was not legal for sale in high-altitude areas. Just $66 with gas priced at $1.16 per gallon.

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Ford advises dealerships to not apply markups to F-150 Lightning customers

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Ford has sent out an internal memo to all dealerships in the United States and Canada, advising sales staff to not apply dealership markups to customers ordering the new, all-electric F-150 Lightning. ” The internal memo was shared by Peter P. on the F150Gen14 forums. I’d love to hear from you!

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Avis Budget group to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar in cash deal for approximately $500 million

Green Car Congress

Zipcar now has more than 760,000 members (“Zipsters”), with a market-leading presence in 20 major metropolitan areas in the United States, Canada and Europe, and fleet positioned at more than 300 college and university campuses. Morgan Stanley is acting as financial advisor, and Latham & Watkins LLP is acting as legal counsel, to Zipcar.

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Sinopec buying Canadian oil and natural gas producer for C$2.2B; Duvernay shale play

Green Car Congress

China’s Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation will purchase of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Daylight Energy Ltd., a Canadian intermediate oil and liquids-rich natural gas producing company with a suite of resource assets in Western Canada, for approximately C$2.2

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

Cars That Think

Xu's latest comments came as the US dropped its extradition battle over Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and daughter of the company's founder, who had been trapped in Canada for three years. What's at stake is control of international 5G networks, which are expected to transform global communications.

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Study concludes that automakers tweak vehicle fuel economy to qualify for more favorable treatment; focus on car notches

Green Car Congress

Slemrod and Sallee studied the behavioral responses to the US Gas Guzzler Tax of 1978, which penalizes cars with low fuel economy, and the Canadian “feebate” program of 2007, a set of taxes and rebates that together act to encourage the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles. All of this behavior is perfectly legal, they add.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

Utility commissioners and their staffs are now dealing with “rising workloads with limited staff, limited resources, and growing gaps in internal expertise due to the increasingly specialized needs of today’s energy system,” states the Rocky Mountain Institute. Currently, permitting takes up to ten years in the United States.

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