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Hydrogen Implosion in California

Plugs and Cars

The San Jose Mercury News reports on roadblocks appearing on Schwarzenegger's much ballyhooed Hydrogen Highway. This is very good news. The ZEV program became an expensive research project. The ARB ought return the ZEV program to its original mission - commercialization of practical, economic zero emission vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

Sacramento’s News 10 reports on the electric cars of Vacaville, CA. But the CARB ZEV mandate was rescinded in 2003 due to pressure from the automakers. Watch the News 10 report after the jump to learn why “No city is more ready for the return of the electric car than Vacaville, CA.&#. Source: News 10 ].

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Possible changes to ZEV regulation revealed

Green Cars News

Staff at the California Air Resources Board has posted expert reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis that outlines a number of possible changes to how the vehicles are regulated.

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German automakers call for electric vehicle conformity

Green Cars News

The partners first put the idea forward at the California Air Resource Board ZEV Technology Symposium last year and now they have reiterated their calls for [.].

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CARB: Sawyer v Governator

Plugs and Cars

If the governor fired Sawyer over requiring reflective auto paint, it's hard to believe he would have allowed a reinvigorated ZEV mandate that could bring plug-in hybrids and electric cars to market. Tags: robert sawyer schwarzenegger CARB.

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Toyota Aims to Reduce Fuel Cell Vehicle Cost to 1/10 of Current By Commercialization in 2015; Reduction to Another 1/10 With Scale

Green Car Congress

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen. Source: Toyota. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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CARB Races to Rescue Faltering Hydrogen Highway

Plugs and Cars

As reported in the San Jose Mercury News today , Friday, January 11, "We are getting strong expressions of support from them to increase their level of commitments, including financially," said Mary Nichols, who chairs the Air Resources Board, talking about the energy companies. That means battery electric cars.

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