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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

Green Car Congress

7, 2017, a law in New York State makes it possible for individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses to have up to two convictions sealed. Bus Driver Fired for Refusing ‘Mark of the Devil’ in Background Check Can Sue Employer, 10/31/2017. Feds Clarify: Medical Marijuana Isn’t An Excuse In Drug Testing, 11/10/2017.

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Size or Speed? IIHS Study Examines Safety Between Models

The Truth About Cars

From the IIHS: The average driver death rate for all 2020 and equivalent models increased to 38 deaths per million registered vehicle years, compared with 36 for 2017 models. From there, it’s another batch of microscopic cars before we get into a mix of domestic performance vehicles, small commuters, and the occasional midsize sedan.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Volvo from October 11-17, 2018, among 1,510 U.S. If you have any questions regarding these findings or would like to delve deeper into Volvo’s electrification commitment, please reach out to Jim Nichols at jim.nichols@volvocars.com. Methodology.

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

Your Type 2 is your fast charge typically plugged in with a 7kW wall box at home or at work, plugging in to a 7kW charger will give you a full charge in around 11 hours so you would look to plug that in overnight to be able to be ready and set off in the morning. Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2017). Hyundai IONIQ electric (2017).

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Study: Johns Hopkins Says Shrinking Streets Could Improve Safety

The Truth About Cars

[/p][p][br][/p][p]Data was referenced against Google satellite imagery and the crash data provided by local officials, with researchers analyzing “the relationship between lane width and the number of crashes that occurred in each road section from 2017 to 2019.” There are significant increases in crashes — approximately 1.5

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

Cars That Think

Some of the vulnerabilities highlighted in Upstream’s 2021 Automotive Cyber Security Report 11 include: Hackers found 19 vulnerabilities in a Mercedes-Benz E-class car that allowed them to remotely control the vehicle, open doors, and start the engine. Commercial Drone Professional (blog), September 30, 2021. 11 Upstream Security.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. February 17, 2009 9:11 am Link Smart grid great Dumb govt. Cheers — Al Louard 11. — t_F 10.

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