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EPA settles with Tesla over Clean Air Act violations at Fremont plant; $275K penalty

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Tesla Motors Inc. EPA found Clean Air Act violations at Tesla’s automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. Under the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty. Under the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty.

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Tesla Gigafactory Seeks North American Raw Materials To Cut Pollution

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To mitigate such pollution issues and increase supply chain transparency, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has announced it will source.' All cars require raw materials and energy to produce, use energy during their time as transport, and require energy to recycle--the components that can be recycled, at least.

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Plug-In Electric Car Sales, Tesla Gigafactory Site, Most-Polluted Cities: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: We run down plug-in electric car sales for April, the latest on Tesla''s Gigafactory site choice, and the 10 most-polluted cities in the U.S. Tesla Motors will soon select a site for its lihtium-ion cell Gigafactory soon. What are the 10 most polluted.' Or will it choose two sites?

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DOE releases draft of $8B loan guarantee solicitation for advanced fossil energy projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a draft for comment of an $8-billion loan guarantee solicitation for innovative and advanced fossil energy projects and facilities that substantially reduce greenhouse gas and other air pollution. The program is part of President Obama’s climate action plan. Earlier post.).

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Tesla In China: Promised Land, Huge Risks.Or Both?

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Despite its pollution problems, China has never shown much interest in the electric car and sales have been a mere fraction of a fraction of the country''s huge new car market. Not that Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk is put off by unfavorable odds, as he pushes towards Tesla sales in China.

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DOE updates eGallon prices; Sec’y Moniz highlights growth of PEV sales

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As the market continues to grow, electric vehicles will play a key role in our effort to reduce air pollution and slow the effects of climate change. More and more Americans are taking advantage of the low and stable price of electricity as a transportation fuel, and that’s very good news for our economy as well as the environment.

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

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Wrightspeed, founded by Ian Wright, one of the original co-founders of Tesla Motors, is growing rapidly. Bringing more than 15 years of automotive and controls expertise from Tesla Motors and Ford to Honeywell and Cummins, Sawyer has led teams geared at improving efficiency and fuel economy in the commercial vehicles space.