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NY launches $19 million Incentive Program to promote electric vehicles

August 13, 2013   Guest Author

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $19 million New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program to encourage the purchase of battery-electric commercial trucks as well as other energy-efficient transportation, including hybrid and compressed natural gas trucks.

The truck voucher program will include two voucher funds: $9 million for battery-electric truck vouchers offered in 30 counties around the state that did not meet federal clean air standards, primarily downstate New York, the Capital Region and Western New York; and a $10 million alternative fuels voucher fund for New York City, which also includes compressed natural gas, hybrid-electric vehicles and retrofitting diesel engines with emission control devices.

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Mercedes will launch online sales stores by year-end

August 13, 2013   Sean

Mercedes will launch online sales stores by year-end

Mercedes-Benz will begin online sales of its cars in cities in Germany and Poland by the end of the year.

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U.S. court filings signal more supplier price-fixing prosecutions

August 13, 2013   Guest Author

U.S. court filings signal more supplier price-fixing prosecutions

Total U.S. fines in the prosecution have risen to about $874 million against 11 suppliers since the fall of 2011.

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GM recalls 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles

August 13, 2013   Guest Author

GM recalls 2014 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Suburban vehicles manufactured July 9, 2013, through July 22, 2013; and 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles manufactured July 16, 2013, through July 23, 2013; and model year 2014 GMC Yukon vehicles manufactured July 13, 2013, through July 18, 2013; and model year 2014 GMC Yukon XL vehicles manufactured on July 22, 2013, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Green Car Manufacturing a Reporters Perspective

August 11, 2013   Sean

Archway students paint vivid underwater mural at Dudbridge underpass

Working on the line at Volkswagen’s U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee gave me the chance to get answers to questions such as: How is VW is balancing environmental protection with its desire to significantly boost its vehicle sales and market share in the world’s second-largest market?

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