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Fisker Ocean Extreme achieves EPA range of 360 miles; longest of any new electric SUV under $200k

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The Fisker Ocean Extreme has also received both an EPA Certificate of Conformity and a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO), approving the Fisker Ocean Extreme for sale and delivery in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia. The CARB Executive Order grants the Fisker Ocean Extreme the maximum 4.0

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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Forty-one projects in 40 states and the District of Columbia will receive funding through the program. The Colorado Department of Transportation on behalf of Avon Transit in Avon, CO, will receive funds to purchase new electric buses, which will replace diesel vehicles that are reaching the end of their useful life.

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Cadillac embarks on first hands-free cross-country highway drive with Super Cruise

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A group of stakeholders and media will put the power of Super Cruise technology to the test in twelve Super Cruise-equipped Cadillac CT6 vehicles, which departed from Cadillac House in New York City and will travel to Los Angeles, California. Andrew Cuomo. Super Cruise will be available this fall in the 2018 Cadillac CT6.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley). EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

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Freightliner Inspiration truck receives autonomous vehicle licensing from Nevada DMV

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Nevada has granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck—the Freightliner Inspiration—to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). The long-range radar, with a range of 820 feet (250 m) and scanning an 18-degree segment, looks far and narrow to see vehicles ahead.

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Which States Have the Lowest and Highest Ratio of BEVs to DC Fast Chargers?

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Note: Vehicles in operation (VIO) — and also known as car parc — is the number of total registered vehicles in a market. DCFCs have been deployed, often from available grant programs and networks wanting to have at least a minimum presence in the state. EVAdoption estimates and calculates this data quarterly.)

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Preliminary approval of VW 2.0L TDI settlement program in US

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Breyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement reached on 28 June with private plaintiffs represented by the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) to resolve civil claims regarding eligible Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L TDI vehicles.