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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

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Honda failed these tests demonstrating evaporative emissions of gasoline above the legal limit. Honda’s engines failed to meet the 24-hour evaporative standards determined by testing engines while cycling from typical night-to-day temperatures found in California. Small off-road engines are a major source of pollution in California.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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The supplement also adds the Fresno metro area as a focus for community charging investments; outlines an education and outreach proposal targeted at the unique barriers to ZEV use in low-income and disadvantaged communities; and presents a new strategy to explore the use of more affordable pre-owned ZEVs. The supplement adds a sixth: Fresno.

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