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Tesla secures hard-fought win for owners in CT, but battle for sales continues

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Tesla has secured a hard-fought win in Connecticut for its planned service center, but its battle for direct sales in the state continues. Thomas Rechen, a lawyer with McCarter and English representing Tesla, ensured that the upcoming facility would not sell vehicles, parts, or other products. .

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

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It would also mean a visit and payment to your local Oldsmobile dealer if you wanted to use guidance in a part of the country not covered by your car’s current set of maps.& Can you find an Oldsmobile for sale with Guidestar intact? By the latter half of 1996, only 2,000 Guidestar systems had been installed in Oldsmobiles.

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Used Car of the Day: 1979 Alfetta Sedan

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This Connecticut-based 1979 Alfetta sedan is for sale for $9,999. The engine has 88K miles on the clock, and the owner has replaced key parts and claims it runs and drives well. Two Alfas in a row! That might not happen again for a long, long time. The seats need stitching -- that's clear in the photos.

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DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

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2015 also saw the world’s first fuel cell vehicles for sale. To further support hydrogen and fuel cell innovation, the DOE’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) is partnering with the Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) to develop training modules, including safety and outreach modules, as part of FEMP’s training program.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E passes Michigan State Police standards, fleet inclusion to be determined

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To demonstrate that a vehicle with an electric powertrain can deliver strong performance and stand up to demanding police duty cycles, the company is submitting an all-electric police pilot vehicle based on the 2021 Mustang Mach-E SUV for testing as part of the Michigan State Police 2022 Model Year Police Evaluation on Sept. Credit: Ford).

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Governors of 8 states sign MoU to put 3.3M zero-emission vehicles on roads by 2025; 15% of new vehicle sales

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The governors of 8 states—California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—have signed a memorandum of understanding ( MoU ) to take specific actions to put 3.3 We are a big market, a big state, but also part of a whole. We can’t force people to buy cars.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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In other words, the automakers still have to meet the fleet-based emissions requirements through their sales mix. In 1990, California adopted a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirement, mandating that the seven largest automotive companies in California “make available for sale” an increasing number of vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions.

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