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EPA chief pushes back on California ban on sales of gas vehicles by 2035

Green Car Reports

California's plan to ban sales of new gasoline cars in 2035 is already facing resistance from the federal government. The plan "raises serious questions regarding its legality and practicality," Wheeler reportedly.

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California gas vehicle ban faces pushback from 17 states

Teslarati

17 States have filed a lawsuit with the Federal Court of Appeals, suing to prevent California from banning new ICE vehicle sales after 2035. California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to ban the sale of new ICE vehicles after 2035 tomorrow, but 17 State Attorney Generals have sued in federal court to block the move.

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Tesla to open sales and service center in Providence, Rhode Island

Teslarati

Tesla’s Supercharger stations can be found at various locations, including a number of Neon Marketplace gas stations in the area. Initially, there were legal questions about this method in Rhode Island, but attorneys for the Division of Motor Vehicles confirmed its legality.

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Nikola executes reverse merger with VectoIQ; now to be listed on NASDAQ; BEV and FCEV trucks

Green Car Congress

The company expects to generate revenue by 2021 with the roll out of its BEV truck, followed by FCEV truck sales starting in 2023 and the initial build out of hydrogen fueling stations to serve Nikola customers’ fleets, such as Anheuser-Busch.

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

Drive Electric

Lithium-ion batteries produce harmful fluoride gas when on fire, burn for longer, and are more difficult to put out than fossil-fueled fires. fires per 100,000 sales. This is strikingly lower than 1,528 ICE fires per sale. Learn more about gas vs. electric car fires here. danger of igniting, EVs only have a 0.03% chance.

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EC fines automakers $1B for colluding on technical development of NOx aftertreatment systems

Green Car Congress

According to the Commission, the car manufactures held regular technical meetings to discuss the development of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR)-technology which reduces NO x emissions from diesel passenger cars through the injection of urea (also called AdBlue) into the exhaust gas stream.

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BASF and Gazprom agree on asset swap; BASF’s Wintershall expanding production of oil and gas, exiting gas trading and storage business

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BASF and Russia’s Gazprom signed a legally binding basic agreement to swap assets of equivalent value. In October, Wintershall also substantially expanded its production and reserves of oil and gas in the North Sea through an asset swap with Statoil. This is equivalent to a total of 2.4 billion barrel of oil equivalent.

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