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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Green Car Congress

California conducted a similar review in 2016 for vehicle standards through the 2025 model year and found the standards achievable, cost-effective and appropriate. In the 2019 budget, the Government of Canada announced rebates of up to $5,000 for consumers on the purchase of zero-emission vehicles.

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

The Truth About Cars

At the time the system cost $2,000 ($4,085 adj.). Each map cartridge installed in the system cost an additional $400 ($817 adj.). 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.& Let me know.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

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The partner states are California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. This will include working with the automobile manufacturers and dealers to ensure that all plug-in electric vehicle models are available for sale and aggressively marketed in all MOU states. Earlier post.)

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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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Could another policy have accomplished the same at less cost with less conflict? LVMs also received extended service credit for allowing consumers to either extend a lease or exercise a purchase option at the end of a lease. What’s certain is that the ZEV program accelerated worldwide investment in electric-drive vehicle technology.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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Increasing the voltage has made it possible to reduce the size of the electric motor and the number of Toyota FC Stack fuel cells, leading to a smaller, higher-performance Toyota Fuel Cell System, thereby reducing system costs. Our dealers were apprehensive but trusted our vision and instincts. The Prius analogy.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

make a low-cost “appliance”-type computer that would be as easy to use as a toaster. For example, it was simple for Mr. Smith to consult a purchasing agent about the price of parts if he needed to, because the purchasing agent worked in the same building.

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