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Advocating electric in the heartland

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Clyde Schwanke’s backyard in Topeka, complete with his Nissan LEAF and Ford C=max Plugin. With the support of the Sierra Club and other organizations, the ordinance was challenged legally and eventually landed in the Kansas Supreme Court where it was ruled illegal last April. “It

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U.S. appeals court backs EPA move to let California make its own EV rules

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After a group of 17 Republican-run states filed a legal challenge against the EPA decision , a three-judge panel overseeing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected the legal challenge, according to a report from Automotive News. congressman urges Pres. Later in 2022, California also became the first U.S.

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge on California emission rule waiver

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in April , with the court throwing out a legal challenge against the waiver from a group of 17 Republican-run states. Previously, the agency required that automakers make 60 percent of sales come from BEVs and plugin hybrids by 2030, increasing that to 68 percent by 2032.