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Tesla receives permission to trade emission credits in South Korea

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Automakers in Korea must ensure that their vehicles’ average greenhouse gas emissions are less than the country’s standard. If they exceed the amount, they must pay a fine of 50,000 won per gram/km ($36 per gram/km) or purchase emission credits from other companies. This final approval was granted earlier this year.

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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 agreement has no legal effect and imposes no legally binding obligation. The pact seeks to enhance cooperation through a range of activities, including: Accounting for the costs of greenhouse gas emissions in each jurisdiction. Support strong federal policy on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

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Most of the transport will take place via existing gas grid lines (shown in orange), which will be converted to hydrogen transport. Collectively, the overall project can map the essential building blocks of the green hydrogen value chain and form the basis for an efficient European gas infrastructure for hydrogen.

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Kinder Morgan to purchase El Paso for approximately $38B to form largest natural gas pipeline network and largest midstream energy enterprise in North America

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The total purchase price, including the assumption of debt outstanding at El Paso Corporation and including the debt outstanding at El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Pipelines are connected to many important natural gas shale plays including Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Fayetteville and Barnett. billion cubic feet per day.

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Tesla Model Y taxi service might be required to buy gas cars before it can deploy EV fleet

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Revel, a startup that unveiled its plans to launch a Tesla Model Y-based rideshare service in New York back in April, recently met a rather bizarre roadblock — one that could result in the company actually buying 50 gas cars before it could deploy its EV fleet. Never in Revel’s history have we operated illegally,” he said.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

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Lithium-ion batteries produce harmful fluoride gas when on fire, burn for longer, and are more difficult to put out than fossil-fueled fires. Learn more about gas vs. electric car fires here. Despite some safety issues associated with EVs, they are inherently safer than gas-fueled cars. Most EVs have extensive safety systems.

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Sinopec buying Canadian oil and natural gas producer for C$2.2B; Duvernay shale play

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China’s Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation will purchase of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Daylight Energy Ltd., a Canadian intermediate oil and liquids-rich natural gas producing company with a suite of resource assets in Western Canada, for approximately C$2.2

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