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News•July 21, 2010

EPA and CARB Present Proposals to Reconsider 2010 SCR Engine Certification Requirements

EL MONTE, CA - Navistar International Corp. announced the U.S. EPA and CARB presented preliminary proposals aimed at the compliance loopholes found in current 2010 liquid-based SCR systems.

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News•July 20, 2010

Toyota Settles Hybrid Patent Case

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a patent-infringement dispute with Paice LLC, ending a legal battle that had threatened to block the Prius from being sold in the U.S., the Associated Press reported.

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News•July 20, 2010

Fisker Buys Former GM Factory

IRVINE, CA - Plug-in hybrid automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. has completed its purchase of a former General Motors assembly plant in Wilmington, Del., at a cost of $20 million, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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News•July 20, 2010

DOE Report Highlights EV Funding Impact

WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy has released a new report on the economic impact of Recovery Act investments in advanced batteries and vehicles.

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News•July 20, 2010

EV Initiative Hopes to Foster Global Cooperation

WASHINGTON - The International Energy Agency (IEA) hopes there will be at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020. In support of those targets, the ministers of participating nations are launching the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI).

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News•July 20, 2010

Grant to Support San Diego Biofuels Training

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Biofuels Initiative has drawn a $4 million California state grant to train future biofuel workers.

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News•July 20, 2010

Honda to Launch Plug-in Hybrid, EV in 2012

TOKYO, JAPAN - During his mid-year CEO speech, Honda Chief Executive Takanobu Ito revealed that Honda plans to sell a plug-in hybrid vehicle and a battery-powered electric model in Japan and the United States in 2012, Reuters reported.

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News•July 20, 2010

VW Plans Hybrid & EV Models

PALO ALTO, CA - Volkswagen AG Chairman Martin Winterkorn said the automaker plans to launch a hybrid version of its Touareg SUV in the U.S. later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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News•July 19, 2010

City CarShare Enhances San Francisco Fleet

SAN FRANCISCO - City CarShare and the City of San Francisco have entered a formal agreement to extend car sharing to City and County employees. CarShare’s fleet will provide cars as the City retires its older vehicles, allowing the City to manage a smaller vehicle fleet, with lower purchase and maintenance costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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News•July 19, 2010

Obama Predicts Electric Car Battery Prices Will Drop 70 Percent

HOLLAND, MI - The cost of the high-powered batteries needed for a coming wave of electric cars is projected to drop by as much as 70 percent over the next five years, according to a U.S. government forecast.

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