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EPA reverses decision, approves California's greenhouse gas emissions waiver
Filed under: Government/Legal, GreenThe saga of California's greenhouse gas waiver has come to an end with the EPA deciding that the state can indeed enforce its own GHG emissions standards for new...
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REPORT: Will it blend? Not if CARB has anything to say about it
Filed under: Etc., Government/LegalWill it blend? If the answer is no - as was the case with the boron steel used to create the latest Ford Fiesta - perhaps all that's needed is a more powerful blender...
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CA "cool car" regs to kill Jeep Wrangler, interfere with phones, garage...
Filed under: Government/Legal, Technology, Chrysler, Jeep 2009 Jeep Wrangler - Click above for high-res image gallery New "Cool Cars" regulations adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)...
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REPORT: Jeep Wrangler safe from CARB "Cool Cars" proposal
Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, Jeep Remember California's "Cool Cars" regulation? Coming into force in 2012, the rule requires manufacturers to install windows that prevent 45% of the sun's...
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Report: California to amend 'Cool Cars' legislation over... criminal activity?
Filed under: Government/Legal Is CARB backing down on its so-called "cool cars" regulation? On May 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will have to turn in its final draft of the controversial...
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Report: California scraps 'Cool Cars' legislation, automakers, law...
Filed under: Government/Legal California's controversial "cool cars" guidelines have been laid to rest. According to a report from The Detroit News, the ill supported legislation is no more and...
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Report: Obama kicks off drive to enact tough fuel economy standards through 2025
Filed under: Government/Legal A year ago, the White House led the effort to get automakers' Corporate Average Fuel Economy to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. Although the number was eventually pegged at...
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Honda's fix for prematurely dying Civic hybrid batteries hurting fuel...
Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Technology, Honda 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery Until the past year or so, the Civic Hybrid had been by far the best selling gas-electric...
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CARB gives Chevy Volt ULEV II status, misses SULEV II by a hair
Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Government/Legal, Chevrolet, Electric The California Air Resources Board has given a green rating to the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the grade atop the page being ULEV (Ultra Low...
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Report: Automakers struggle to find balance between CA policymakers and...
Filed under: Government/Legal It's a classic dichotomy - automakers need to build both the kinds of cars consumer want to buy and also the kinds of cars the policymakers tell them they have to build....
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EPA, DOT, California all agree on timeframe for new CAFE standards
Filed under: Government/LegalLast April, the three main fuel economy regulatory players - the EPA, the DOT and the State of California - announced new CAFE targets for the 2012 through 2016 model...
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Hybrids rejoin California gridlock as HOV stickers expire today
Filed under: Hybrid, Government/LegalThe vehicles are no longer novel, their yellow stickers have faded from years of exposure to the sun and, after six years of enjoying the privilege, it's now time...
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How California's laws are holding up the Ford Mustang Boss 302's TracKey...
Filed under: Videos, Ford Ford promised its Mustang Boss 302 customers that their car was perfect for both the street and the track, and that the dual nature of the sports coupe could be personified...
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Ford Transit Connect Electric to qualify for $15,000 rebate in California
Filed under: Car Buying, Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Ford, Electric The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is set to add an additional category to its Hybrid Incentive Voucher Program (HVIP) that...
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Chevy Volt ready for California HOV access, extra $1,500 in rebates *UPDATED
Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Electric The Chevy Volt may be able to travel about 40 miles without emitting a gram of CO2, but the car isn't clean enough to qualify for...
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California lawmakers push for 1.4M zero-emissions vehicles on the road
Filed under: Government/Legal, Technology, Electric TheDetroitBureau.com reports that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is out to change the zero-emissions-vehicle (ZEV) game again, this time...
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CARB's latest ZEV revision could add 1.4m more green cars, create a big loophole
Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Electric The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is holding meetings that could put the hammer down on getting more zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) on the road -...
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California breaks rank again, demands over 15% of cars sold be non-polluting...
Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Electric Less than a year after everyone with any sort of say in the matter seemed to agree that 54.5 miles per gallon by the year 2025 was a properly attainable...
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Ford Focus Electric qualifies for California HOV lane access, extra $2,500 off
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hatchback, Ford, Electric Following in the footsteps of the Chevrolet Volt and the Honda Civic Natural Gas, the 105-MPGe 2012 Ford Focus Electric has been granted HOV...
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House Republicans urge White House to delay 2017-2025 fuel economy standards
Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal Representatives from the Republican Party have asked President Obama to delay pushing through strict new automotive fuel economy regulations. The trio of top...
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