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Stellantis unit authentic pleads to blame to legal in U.S. diesel emissions probe

Baua Electric

The Detroit Information reported that Palma resigned from his task on Wednesday. a Detroit suburb, and that his identify used to be senior supervisor – diesel engine calibration. The post Stellantis unit authentic pleads to blame to legal in U.S. His LinkedIn profile says he lives in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.,

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US files civil complaint against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for alleged Clean Air Act violations

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., A civil complaint does not preclude the government from seeking other legal remedies. Earlier post.).

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

The Truth About Cars

Fast forward to this week and Cleveland.com is reporting the necessary changes have been made with three neighborhoods being targeted for construction — Hough, Opportunity Corridor and the Detroit Shoreway/Cudell. But this is but a singular component.

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

The Truth About Cars

There's also a £160-million scheme mimicking the United States' defunct Cash-4-Clunkers designed to pay people to destroy their old cars to buy new ULEZ compliant models (which admittedly sounds like it's just going to create more pollution). These strictly enforced Ultra Low Emission Zones never resonated with the public.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

A lot of these weepy-eyed workers are the same ones who took sledge hammers to Japanese imports as Detroit’s clever response to high mileage, low maintenance cars for the people. That’s a real bummer about your lack of money old Chucky, but I’m still laughing away at your karma, dude.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. To many enthusiasts, those soundtracks—heavy metal, for a Detroit V-8, or a hollow rasp, for a Porsche inline six—are a key reason for their purchase.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. Guess what, this company, picked up one of the old trdemarks and it will be manufactured under the name "Detroit Electric". Has GM Ford or Chylser heard about this. You can buy it now.

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