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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

Green Car Congress

The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less. GEM cars are eligible for incentives and tax credits from clean-air districts and other governmental agencies. To date, GEM cars have driven more than 450 million emission-free miles.

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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?

Baua Electric

percent surge in foreign visitors in 2024 over the previous year is also behind an increased tax up to 20 euros a day for cruise passengers on the islands of Santorini and Mykonos. And in South Korea, authorities have imposed a curfew in a historic neighborhood of Seoul to dampen tourist excesses. Dodds said. million in 2019 by 1.4

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

Green Car Congress

ReachNow Fleet Solutions for residential buildings will begin at The Solaire, a LEED Gold Certified building, in Manhattan’s Battery Park City neighborhood on 8 Dec. All prices are inclusive of insurance, fuel and parking at public meters (applicable to Seattle and Portland) on the street within the designated Home Area, plus taxes and fees.

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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

Baua Electric

But if you’ve got a local neighborhood carpool going then you might want to opt for the six-seater version. This is far from street-legal and also likely costs at least twice as much just in taxes, customs, and freight fees. Though like I always say, please don’t pay for it.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

Cars That Think

As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. Even something as simple as putting in an order at a McDonald’s drive-through in Illinois has raised legal questions about collecting biometric data without consent. As a descriptor, voice is more revealing than DNA or fingerprints.” A 2020 U.S.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I said I would consider it, but that I was really hoping to establish a precedent, legally speaking, beyond Torrance.

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Why this electric ‘car’ the size of two motorcycles should be on your list

Baua Electric

I’m talking about Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs) , the official term for what many people call Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs). As long as they meet the regulations and can be certified as street legal, they’re allowed on nearly any road in the country that has a posted speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h) or less.