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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. The electric drive motor is smaller (-0.4L), lighter (-3.7 Charge by traction motor. lbs / -1.7 Battery charge mode.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected.

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

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The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. The federal American Clean Energy and Security Act proposes to disburse dividends via tax refunds to all U.S. nationals and legal residents.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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Furthermore, the EPA cannot legally issue a formal ban on combustion vehicles. However, the legal hurdles confronted by the Trump administration were vast and Biden undid any headway it had made by subsequent executive order. Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter if the proposed bill makes it through the House and Senate.