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ElectricMore EVs coming despite California hiatusMore EVs coming despite California hiatus
Maybe reverse psychology works. After relentless lobbying by the Big Three and Japanese automakers, the California Air Resources Board drops its requirement that 2% of what every major manufacturer sells in the state in 1998 be battery-powered.Then, almost simultaneously, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corp. announce plans to offer EVs. Both will be powered by Ovonics Battery Corp.'s nickel-metal-hydride