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California Air Resources Board settles with COSCO Container Lines for $965,000; >2,600 air quality violations from 2014-2017

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The violations were discovered during routine audits of the Shanghai-based company’s 2014-2017 fleet visits to the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach and the Port of Oakland. The California Air Resources Board announced that COSCO Container Lines Co., has paid $965,000 in penalties for violating the Ocean-Going At-Berth Regulation.

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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With the addition of Xcelsior CHARGE buses to its fleet, LTD joins other West Coast cities leading the transition to zero-emission mobility with New Flyer, including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Coachella Valley, Oakland, San Francisco, Orange County, and Victor Valley.

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Judge rules against Tesla insurance over ‘inflated’ premiums

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In a consumer protection lawsuit against the company’s insurance unit, Oakland’s Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman rejected Tesla’s request to dismiss the suit, adding that the company must face a prospective class-action suit (via Reuters ). Tesla Insurance has since launched in 12 U.S.

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Linde close to completing its first retail H2 fueling station in the US; next-generation ionic compressor

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Design of the IC 90 ionic compressor. (US+EU conventional metal pistons are replaced by a specially designed, nearly incompressible ionic liquid. Linde is handling the design and fabrication of the Ionic Compressor. US+EU Version) Source: Linde. Click to enlarge. The compressor has a throughput of up to 33.6

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Matson takes delivery of first dual-fuel Kanaloa-Class con-ro vessel Lurline

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It is also one of Matson’s fastest vessels, with a top speed of 23 knots, helping ensure on-time deliveries in Hawaii from Matson’s three West Coast terminals in Seattle, Oakland and Long Beach.

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New California program to make clean cars affordable for lower-income residents

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The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, run by the Oakland-based nonprofit Beneficial State Foundation, was launched with a $5-million CARB grant. Designed for California’s low-income and disadvantaged communities, the program is open to all California residents who meet the income eligibility requirements.

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Tesla Cybertruck’s ‘armor glass’ stops break-in attempt caught on sentry mode

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The incident involved Elon Musk asking Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen to throw a steel ball at the Cybertruck’s back window in an attempt to demonstrate what they called “armor glass”. Tesla Cybertruck’s “armor glass” has managed to stop a break-in attempt caught on camera by the vehicle’s Sentry Mode.

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