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DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

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million to re-equip and tool an existing manufacturing facility as VVC’s first regional assembly plant in Monroe, Louisiana. The DOE conducted an extensive technical, market, financial, regulatory, credit and legal analysis following its determination that the applications were substantially complete in May 2009.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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Of the roughly 57,000 households that received the EV tax credit in 2016, nearly 80 percent had at least a six-figure income. To borrow from Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, CAFE does not stand for California Assumes Federal Empowerment. The parties could not reach a solution and decided to end discussions.