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ADVERTISERS’ INDEX Carroll Motor Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................................... 13 CMR Insurance Agency LLC/Erie Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................. 11 Parts Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... Inside front cover Petroleum Marketing Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................... 7 Spigler Petroleum Equipment, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 5 The Wills Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... Back cover TABLE OF CONTENTS KIRK’S KORNER January 1, Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... Cover CAR TALK What Effect Will EV’s Have in the Future? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... 6 NEWS FROM WASHINGTON SSDA-AT Advocates for Right to Repair: Positive News in Maine and Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 12 SSDA-AT Works to Prevent a Regulatory Trainwreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 14 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Rent increases and the PMPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... 8 When Cars Run On Software: Protect the IP For Your Self-Driving Cars! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............10 WMDA/CAR Endorsed Membership Benefits & Service Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................15
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