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Pacific states and BC agree to align GHG and clean energy policies; targeting 10% new vehicle ZEV purchases by 2016

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The Governors of California, Oregon and Washington and the Premier of British Columbia signed a regional agreement strategically to align policies to reduce greenhouse gases and promote clean energy. The agreement has no legal effect and imposes no legally binding obligation.

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Daimler brings truck platooning testing to Japan

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The Japanese ministry of economy, trade and industry (METI) and the ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism (MLIT) initiated the platooning test, which is part of the Japanese government’s Future Strategy 2017.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. Additionally, in a sign that regional economies are rebounding, the motorcycle markets in North America and Europe are showing signs of life after several years of decline.

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Obama Administration Opens Up Oil and Gas Development and Exploration in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Arctic

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And the only way this transition will succeed is if it strengthens our economy in the short term and the long term. That the Federal hybrid vehicle fleet has doubled, and that before the end of the year the government will purchase the first 100 plug-in electric vehicles to roll off American assembly lines.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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BYD’s plug-in hybrid F3DM went on sale (for fleet operators) late last year, and it’s supposed to launch its first all-electric model — the E6 — in the second half of 2009. Plug-ins are slated to hit the Chinese market in earnest over the next few years. Alex Koppelman Joan Walsh Me vs. G. Watch the debate.

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