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Homeland Security Now Combating Street Takeovers

The Truth About Cars

Homeland Security was reportedly involved in stopping a street takeover in Conroe, Texas, after a prior event became violent when the police arrived. The takeover occurred in the wake of the& Lone Star Throwdown, a truck-focused automotive meetup, with organizers complaining about the trend in the aftermath.

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Tesla’s invite-only Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas draws concerns from local citizens

Teslarati

Tesla’s Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas, an invite-only event, drew a handful of concerns from local citizens over noise complaints from fireworks testing and concerns regarding a lack of public engagement from the automaker as it nears the official opening of the factory. “It’s a small item, right,” Paul said.

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CARB approves updated “At-Berth” regulation, expanding efforts to cut pollution from ships in California ports

Green Car Congress

These include diesel particulate matter, fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) oxides of nitrogen (NO x , a precursor to smog), reactive organic gases (ROG, another precursor to smog), greenhouse gases, and oxides of sulfur (SO x ). These funds must be used for environmental projects that will benefit port-adjacent neighborhoods.

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ChargEVC: New Jersey plug-in electric vehicle registration up 79% for MY 2016 vehicles over 2015

Green Car Congress

Registration of model year 2016 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in New Jersey was up 79% over 2015, according to a recent analysis by ChargEVC , a diverse coalition of organizations and companies that support growth of the electric vehicle market. Interest in these cars is growing. —Pam Frank, CEO of ChargEVC.

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California ARB awarding $1.6 million to LA for low-income EV carsharing pilot program

Green Car Congress

The grant will fulfill a key mandate of SB 1275, the Charge Ahead California Initiative, enacted last year to make clean transportation more widely available, particularly in low and moderate-income neighborhoods. Earlier post.). The funding for the project comes from fees collected under the state’s climate change law, AB 32.

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EV me out to the ballgame

Electric Auto Association

Day Air Ballpark on day of Drive Electric Dayton event. Sadly, when I organized our first Trotwood, Ohio event in September of 2021, I discovered my premise was flawed. This event features newborn baby animals, and baby animals are cute, so the audience was substantial and in a good mood. Enjoying the ballpark EV event.

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Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

Baua Electric

In the largely Black and brown Dixwell neighborhood northwest of campus, Titus Kaphar, a resident and 2006 graduate of the Yale School of Art, and Jason Price, a private equity manager, founded NXTHVN. Established to mentor underrepresented artists and curators, the organization focuses on community-building and a fellowship program.