Massachusetts
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When companies want to sell more of something, they market it. Now, at long last, electric cars are about to get the same treatment.
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Ruling that EPA must regulate carbon emissions: now 10 years old
Anniversaries often provide an opportunity to reflect on important past events, review what has happened since, and reflect upon the future. April 2 of this year marks the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts vs EPA in which the EPA was forced to regulate carbon emissions...
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This Boston dealer is excited about the electric-car future
A Boston-area dealer is optimistic about electric cars.
Stephen Edelstein -
Autonomous Renault Zoe electric car to be tested in Boston by nuTonomy
Startup nuTonomy will test an autonomous Renault Zoe prototype in Boston.
Stephen Edelstein -
Sites of four Northeast hydrogen fueling stations announced by Air Liquide
Air Liquide plans to install hydrogen stations in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
Stephen Edelstein -
Why Electric Cars Are Rare Outside CA: Arcane 'Travel Provision' Rule
The sparsity of cars with plugs has been one of the biggest frustrations for Northeastern electric-car shoppers and advocates. While California buyers can choose among roughly two dozen different battery-electric and plug-in hybrid offerings, just a handful are available outside the state. And...
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Massachusetts' highest court affirms the legality of Tesla's company-owned stores.
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Massachusetts To Offer Rebates For Plug-In Electric-Car Purchases
Massachusetts is the latest state to incentivize electric-car purchases.
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MA Auto Dealers' Suit Against Tesla Dismissed By Judge
After opening a store in Natick Mall, Massachusetts, Tesla Motors has been embroiled in a battle to let it sell cars from the store. Permission was granted for the store to sell vehicles back in December, and now a judge's dismissal of a dealers' lawsuit against the company has stepped a further...
Antony Ingram -
Tesla Gets Green Light To Open Store In Natick, Massachusetts
After more than an hour of discussion last night, the town selectmen of Natick, Massachusetts, voted 4-1 to grant a license to sell cars to Tesla Motors Massachusetts. The local company, which the Selectmen concluded was legally separate from Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], will operate out of a property...
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EPA Lifts Gasoline Restrictions In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy
In 1990, the Clean Air Act amendments set out special rules regarding the manufacture and sale of gasoline in the U.S. This week, some of those rules have been suspended in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The amendments require that reformulated gasoline, or RFG, be used in cities with high levels of...
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'Flow Cells' May Let Electric Cars Recharge With Liquid Refills
Just two months ago, we published an April Fool's piece about a fictional new BP cell research project that would allow battery packs to be refilled at fuel station pumps. Truth is stranger than fiction, truly. Yesterday, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology described a nascent research...
John Voelcker