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NewsDecember 12, 2012

New York Grants HOV Lane Access to Ford C-Max Energi Drivers

NEW YORK – Clean Pass, a New York state-run program promoting reduced greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption, recently ruled Ford C-MAX Energi owners could drive the entire 40-mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway in the carpool lane.

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NewsNovember 8, 2012

New York Rationing Gasoline After Storm Disrupts Fuel Supply

New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered gasoline rationing for New York City and Nassau and Suffolk Counties to reduce lines at retail gas stations after the nor’easter storm disrupted power to a terminal served by the Buckeye pipeline.

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NewsSeptember 18, 2012

NYPD Using Electric Police Bikes for Patrol at 9/11 Memorial Site

NEW YORK – The New York Police Department (NYPD) has deployed two all-electric Vectrix VX-1 Law Enforcement Model motorcycles at the NYC 9/11 Memorial Site.

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NewsJuly 16, 2012

New York State Quadruples Number of Tickets Issued for Texting While Driving

ALBANY, NY – The State of New York announced it has issued four times more tickets for texting while driving when compared to the previous year, more than 20,000 tickets since the law took effect on July 12, 2011.

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NewsJune 20, 2012

$4.4M Awarded to N.Y. Companies & Municipalities for 325 EV Charging Stations

ALBANY, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $4.4 million has been awarded to 10 companies, municipalities, and other entities to enable more than 325 new electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to be installed across New York state.

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NewsNovember 28, 2011

Smith Electric Vehicles to Open New York Plant in 2012

KANSAS CITY, MO – Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in the state of New York in 2012 to build the Smith Newton all-electric medium-duty vehicle.

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NewsOctober 25, 2011

10 States and Washington D.C. Form Northeast Electric Vehicle Network

WASHINGTON – Officials from 10 states and the District of Columbia announced the formation of the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network, a group dedicated to promoting electric vehicle use and establishing an EV infrastructure.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2011

Employers With Mixed-Class Fleets Could Lose the Motor Carrier OT Exemption

ROCHESTER, NY– The decision by a federal district court in New York applies to employees otherwise exempt from overtime under the Motor Carrier Act who drive vehicles that weigh less than 10,000 lbs. during a normal workweek.

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NewsAugust 31, 2011

Four New York Motor Vehicle Inspectors Face Felony Charges

NEW YORK – Four New York City motor vehicle inspectors on Aug. 30 were arrested and accused of issuing more than 7,000 fraudulent inspection certificates to untested vehicles. The arrests followed an undercover investigation conducted by the New York Attorney General’s Office, the DMV and Department of Environmental Conservation.

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NewsAugust 9, 2011

Unicell Gears Up for Electric Truck Body Manufacturing in N.Y.

ALBANY, NY – New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Unicell, a company that makes bodies for commercial trucks and vans, will invest $3.46 million to expand its Buffalo, N.Y., facilities to enable body assembly for an electric truck.

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