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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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Providing legal certainty will additionally help unlock large-scale investments and boost the production capacity for innovative and sustainable batteries in Europe and beyond to respond to the fast-growing market. Since 2006, batteries and waste batteries have been regulated at EU level under the Batteries Directive (2006/66/EC).

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EPA To Approve E15 Gasoline Blend For 2001-2006 Vehicles Too

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Environmental Protection Agency is to announce today that it will expand the approval to cars from the 2001 through 2006 model year as well. E15 contains 15 percent ethanol, half again as high as the legal maximum today of 10 percent in E10 gasoline. Following its October approval of E15 gasoline for 2007 or newer cars, the U.S.

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AutoCanada resolves $250M lawsuit towards former CEO Patrick Priestner

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and the corporateā€™s founder and previous CEO Patrick Priestner have settled a yearslong prison fight, with neither celebration admitting wrongdoing or legal responsibility. AutoCanada Inc. In a joint commentary Sept. 8, the 2 firms introduced they’d assuredly to unravel the 2019 swimsuit towards Priestner.

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Canada withdraws from the Kyoto Protocol

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Canada is far from meeting its obligations under Kyoto, and has been telegraphing since 2006 that it might withdraw. We believe that a new agreement, with legally binding commitments for all major emitters, that allows us as a country to continue to generate jobs and economic growth, represents the path forward.As Earlier post.).

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Johnson Controls files petition to dissolve Li-ion battery JV with Saft

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The filing is under the Dispute Resolution Provisions set forth in the Johnson Controls-Saft LLC Operating Agreement signed in January 2006. JCI has advised Saft that the dispute is based on a wish to expand the scope of JCS beyond the limits set within the 2006 Agreement.

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Genovation Cars nearing completion of prototype electric Corvette

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The GXE is based on a 2006 Z06 Corvette. After testing is complete, the car will be taken to various raceways with the goal of setting lap records for a street legal electric car. Genovation Cars is nearing the completion of a prototype high-performance all-electric Corvette called the Genovation Extreme Electric (GXE).

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BMW problems ā€˜donā€™t pressureā€™ form for 90,000 getting older automobiles over faulty Takata airbags

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BMW, in a commentary , stated type levels with driving forceā€™s airbags from Takata are affected: the 2000-2006 BMW 3 Sequence (E46) together with M3, the 2000-2003 5 Sequence (E39) together with M5, and the 2000-2004 X5s (E53). No less than 25 deaths and greater than 400 accidents within the U.S. website online.