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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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times greater than the minimum (3,691 million miles in the District of Columbia). Because total VMT depends, in part, on the size of the population, of interest in this study was the variation among the states in vehicle miles traveled per person (VMT per person). The top and bottom 10 states are presented in the table below.

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US reaches $1.5B settlement with Daimler AG over emissions cheating in Mercedes-Benz diesels; civil penalty of $875M

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Under the proposed settlement, lodged with the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Daimler will recall and repair the emissions systems in Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles sold in the United States between 2009 and 2016 and pay $875 million in civil penalties and roughly $70.3 million in other penalties.

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Nissan and Reliant Energy Partner on EVs

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As part of the agreement, Nissan and Reliant Energy will develop plans to promote a charging infrastructure for electric cars that encourages home and workplace charging, as well as a public charging infrastructure. Nissan also has agreed to make available a supply of electric vehicles to Reliant and in its areas of operation.

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Volvo Group ordered by US Court to pay $74.3M in penalties in diesel emission case

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Volvo Group should pay penalties and interest of approximately SEK 508 million (US$74.3 The Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court’s ruling that model year 2005 Volvo Penta engines violated the provisions of a Consent Decree.

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EPA proposes to include Southern Maine in the Federal Reformulated Gasoline Program

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RFG is currently used in 17 states and the District of Columbia. States which are designated by EPA as part of the Ozone Transport Region, such as Maine, can “opt-in” to the program. RFG is required in cities with high smog levels and is optional elsewhere. About 30% of gasoline sold in the US is reformulated.

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Who is driving less? Democrats or Republicans?

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In this post I will present the results of a new analysis that examined the relationship between the decrease in VMT in individual states (and the District of Columbia) and whether those states were “blue” or “red.”. However, the decrease in VMT varied widely by states, ranging from 26.0% in Vermont to 8.7% in Wyoming.

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Electrify America to more than double its current EV charging network by end of 2025

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Both initiatives are part of a global announcement today by the parent company Volkswagen Group to substantially increase public charging infrastructure in North America, Asia and Europe. Electrify America is the largest, open DC (Direct Current) Fast Charging network in the US.

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