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Why Countries Like India Desperately Need EV Battery Standardization

Get Electric Vehicle

Despite the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, there has been little discussion about standardizing battery types. The question of whether governments should mandate increased battery standards is not new. So let us weigh some facts on the battery standardization movement. Standardization: Being Nice To the Environment.

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FTC Launches “Combating Auto Retail Scams” Rule

The Truth About Cars

From the FTC: The CARS Rule is a big win for consumers, who can expect that established standards of truth and transparency that apply in other consumer transactions will also apply when they’re looking to buy or lease a car. What’s more, now they can point to specific legal provisions that will help protect them in the process.

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NHTSA wants Tesla to explain why it improved Autopilot safety without issuing a recall

Teslarati

The NHTSA asked if Tesla is planning on filing a recall notice for Tesla’s Autopilot update, or if the company is planning on providing a “technical and/or legal basis for declining to do so.” In comparison, Tesla only accounted for nine crash injuries with first responder vehicles in the past 12 months.

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Air pollutant emission 2010 limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States; road transport NOx a main factor

Green Car Congress

For the first time, preliminary data recently reported to the EEA by Member States allow a comparison with the legally binding emission limits for 2010 set in the EU NEC Directive. In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Cost (and Cost Comparison) A recent study showed 67% of would-be purchasers claim cost is a primary concern. Qualifying projects can receive up to 80% of their costs from NEVI grants and must meet strict standards around charging experience, uptime, reporting, cybersecurity, and more.

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Chips to Compute With Encrypted Data Are Coming

Cars That Think

Fully homomorphic encryption is an automated solution to get around legal and regulatory issues while still protecting privacy,” says Kurt Rohloff , CEO of Duality Technologies , in Hoboken, N.J., One comparison you can use to understand FHE is that it’s analogous to a Fourier transform.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

Cars That Think

“Within the HVAC world, innovations tend to be small and progressive: there’s not some silver bullet,” says Wade Conlan , an engineer in Maitland, Florida, and vice president of ASHRAE , a heating and air-conditioning standards-setting organization. Whereas, replacing residential furnaces stands to make a bigger impact. This year, the U.S.

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