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

Green Car Congress

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 Earlier GCC post.]

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

Teslarati

This decision goes against the wishes of the Virginia Automobiles Dealers Association (VADA), which will not plan a legal challenge. Tesla has worked toward legal direct sales in states like New Mexico , Arizona , Louisiana, Connecticut, Wyoming, and Indiana in recent memory.

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New York trial lawyer joins Tesla’s hardcore litigation team

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He was previously a litigation counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell which describes itself as the premier firm that leading companies and financial institutions all over the world turn to for counsel on business and legal matters. He invited applicants to email three to five bullet points describing the evidence of their exceptional ability.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Renergie was formed on March 22, 2006 for the initial purpose of raising capital to develop, construct, own and operate a decentralized network of ten modular-designed small advanced biofuel manufacturing facilities (“SABMFs”) in the parishes of the State of Louisiana which were devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

For example, automobile firms have an incentive to invest in energy efficiency because consumers value fuel efficiency. nationals and legal residents. Mr. Donovan drafted the “Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative” for the State of Louisiana. Financing Investments and Other Public Expenditures.

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

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In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. The parties could not reach a solution and decided to end discussions.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

& They’ve been joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming in the suit.& Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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