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GM wants alternative to fuel economy standards from Obama, rollback from Trump

Here's an official Bolt press picture from Chevy.

Here’s an official Bolt press picture from Chevy.

On Friday, General Motors wrote to the Trump Administration in support of a national zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) program, which would require seven percent of automakers’ sales to be zero-emissions by 2021. That percentage would increase by two percent per year until reaching 25 percent in 2030.

The proposal came in the form of a comment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has put forth its own set of rules to rollback auto efficiency standards signed into law by the Obama Administration.

GM is a member of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which has been a proponent of Trump’s changes to the fuel efficiency standards designed by Obama’s EPA.

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Meet ransomware which wears the face of former president Barack Obama

  1. Meet ransomware which wears the face of former president Barack Obama  ZDNet
  2. “Barack Obama” Ransomware Is Infecting Windows PCs: Here’s What You Need To Know  Fossbytes
  3. What is WannaCry ransomware, how does it infect, and who was responsible?  Networks Asia
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Trump’s mobile phone use worries former Obama tech officer – ABC Online


ABC Online

Trump's mobile phone use worries former Obama tech officer
ABC Online
Mr Trump has been handing out his mobile phone number to counterparts around the world, urging them to call him directly to avoid the red tape of diplomatic communications, officials have told AP. The practice has raised concern about the security and …

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Cyber War: Obama Wants To Split Cybercom From The NSA – The Inquisitr


The Inquisitr

Cyber War: Obama Wants To Split Cybercom From The NSA
The Inquisitr
Cyber Warfare NSA Russian President Vladimir Putin & U.S. President Barack Obama. [Image by Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP Images]. The U.S. already maintains a strict sanction against Russia, and if it were to seek additional sanctions

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