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Engine products group files legal challenge to EPAs partial waiver for E15

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The newly formed Engine Products Group (EPG)—comprising the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. Our concern is that EPA prematurely granted the partial waiver before critical studies on the effects of E-15 use were completed. Earlier post.).

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Gordon Murray T.27 EV overall winner of 2nd annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge

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It’s a fantastic showcase for technology and The Royal Automobile Club should be proud of the event. To win this event is truly special and could not have been achieved without the 50% grant from the Technology Strategy Board and my team. emission fueled by any legal means. Last year we won with our petrol car the T.25

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EPA, NHTSA issue One National Program Rule; EPA withdraws CA waiver for GHG and fuel economy

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For its part, EPA is withdrawing the Clean Air Act preemption waiver it granted to the State of California in January 2013 as it relates to California’s GHG and ZEV programs. EPA said that the legal basis for withdrawing the California waiver is under CAA section 209(b)(1)(B), which covers compelling and extraordinary conditions.

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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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This decision goes against the wishes of the Virginia Automobiles Dealers Association (VADA), which will not plan a legal challenge. Holcomb decided to grant Tesla permission to open the stores based on public opinion. The Tyson’s Corner showroom, which is one of the Northern locations, was granted a license in 2016.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. 40 CFR § 80.27

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US House Members Introduce Bipartisan Disapproval Resolution to Block EPA Regulation of GHG; Mirrors Murkowski Resolution

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However, passage of the Murkowski Amendment would have profoundly adverse effects on the national economy, national environment and energy security objectives, and the economically distressed automobile manufacturing industry.

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Tesla receives permission to trade emission credits in South Korea

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Tesla has reportedly been granted permission to sell automotive emission credits domestically in South Korea by the Ministry of Environment starting this year. And in 2021, domestic regulations were amended to allow Tesla to legally participate in the emission credit market. This final approval was granted earlier this year. “(The