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California ARB fines Ford $2.96 million for sales of non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic systems in California

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million, $740,000 will go to the California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA), which provides financial assistance to projects aimed at reducing pollution and waste and encouraging the use of renewable energy.

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Arkema boosting Kynar PVDF production to meet Li-ion materials demand; targeting €1B in battery sales by 2030

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Arkema now aims for sales of at least €1 billion in the battery sector by 2030. The company has opened a new Center of Excellence dedicated to batteries for clean mobility that is equipped with state-of-the-art design and analysis equipment, including a dry room and an electrode coating line.

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Volvo Cars raises US$533M via issuance of preference shares to Swedish investors

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The share sale follows two bond issues earlier this year, a €500-million (US$521-million) bond to global institutional investors in May, and a further SEK3 billion (US$320 million) to Swedish institutional investors in November. The latest financing move is another step towards Volvo Cars’ long-expressed ambition to act as a listed company.

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

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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. Multi-state mapping and modeling analyses to inform the design and implementation of efficient corridor charging networks.

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

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But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. Guidestar was never made available in the flagship Aurora, likely because the dash design was finalized long before Guidestar was ready for production. Can you find an Oldsmobile for sale with Guidestar intact? Let me know.

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THE UNOBVIOUS ONES: Serving to Genesis Canada promote ‘anything else that drives benefit’ outdoor untouched automobiles

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That comes with old automobiles, finance-office merchandise and making plans for carrier profitability as extra of the fairly untouched model’s automobiles come off guaranty. “I That features a refreshed collect design for Mazda’s 163 sellers in Canada. From the top employment in Markham, Ont., Mazda divides its sellers into 3 areas.

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ICCT report highlights importance of California ZEV mandate for EV policies worldwide, recommends steps forward

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The ZEV mandate requires that large volume manufacturers produce and offer for sale in California a specified number of ZEVs. The existing ZEV program requirements are primarily expressed in terms of the number of vehicles that must be offered for sale, with adjustments for different types of vehicles.