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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

Green Car Congress

The rules explicitly exclude devices used to charge a motor vehicle that is powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current, and which may include a nonelectrical source of power designed to charge batteries and components.

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CES 2024 Preview: A Tricorder, Magic Mirrors, and a Solar EV

Cars That Think

A decade ago, Qualcomm offered a multi-million dollar prize for any team that could create such a mobile diagnostic device, and in 2017 it crowned the winners. Squad Mobility When I’ve been on vacation in recent years, I’ve noticed more people getting around beach towns in electric golf carts.

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