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Scrapyard Find: 2010 Citroën C4 Picasso VTR+

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One model that proved to be a solid showroom hit was the Citroën C4 Picasso , and I documented one of these machines during my recent trip to the scrapyards of Northern England. For 2010, the C4 Picasso was available with diesel or gasoline power. A five-speed manual transmission was standard equipment. This one has the 1.6-liter

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Volkswagen of America CEO to testify before House Subcommittee next week on emissions affair; request for all related documents

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From Volkswagen, the letter (dated 29 September) from the House requests a large document dump: All documents, including communications, relating to compliance with the Clean Air Act, EPA emissions standards and regulations, or testing of diesel emissions for all makes and model year vehicles associated with the alleged violations.

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SAE International approves TIR J2954 for PH/EV wireless charging; targeting finalized standard by 2018

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The document will be available from the SAE website on 31 May. With wireless charging quickly becoming mainstream for consumer electronic devices in low power applications, standardization is needed for commercialization of high power wireless power transfer (WPT) of PH/EVs. Earlier post.) with the same charging ability.

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CSA group and IPAC-CO2 propose bi-national standard for geologic storage of CO2

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CSA Group, a leading developer of standards, codes and training programs, and the International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC-CO 2 Research Inc.), The genesis of the standard was a seed document developed by IPAC-CO 2 based on their research. Gt on 2010, or 3.3%.

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FCA US LLC to pay ~$300M in criminal penalties over diesel emissions test cheating

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According to the company’s admissions and court documents, beginning at least as early as 2010, FCA US developed a new 3.0-liter liter diesel engine for use in FCA US’ Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 vehicles that would be sold in the United States.

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Commerce Secretary Releases Draft Smart Grid Interoperability Plan; Plug-in Vehicle Standards One of the Priorities

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Produced by the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the approximately 90-page document identifies about 80 initial interoperability standards and 14 priority action plans that address the most important gaps in the initial standard set. Plug-in electric vehicles.

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US EPA to Reconsider National Ozone Standards

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the 2008 primary and secondary ozone standards. In 2008, EPA established a new primary 8-hour standard for ozone of 0.075 parts per million (ppm), and a new secondary standard set at a form and level identical to the new primary standard. Earlier post.)

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