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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

The Truth About Cars

The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. That’s the scene playing out in Washington right now, as lawmakers want to pump the brakes on automakers cutting AM radio from new cars.

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Editorial: AM radio invoice is a ploy to offer protection to old-fashioned tech

Baua Electric

Congress is mulling the AM for Each and every Automobile Office, which, if enacted as written, would pressure automakers to reserve AM broadcast radio in fresh automobiles. Congress hasn’t ever gone this route, especially in a competitive environment with so many choices — many of them free.” ” We agree.

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Brake-dust particles’ electric charge might help curb emissions

Baua Electric

Up to 80% of brake-dust particles have an electric charge, which could serve as a means of controlling brake dust and improving air quality, according to a new study from the University of California, Irvine (via Green Car Congress ).

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Lobbyists Give Static to Government About AM Radio

The Truth About Cars

Readers may recall a recent news post in which we mentioned Jim Farley took to Twitter and announced that Ford was heeding requests from policy leaders and rural Americans, electing not to yank AM radio from Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Congress is skeptical of that reasoning and this author, for once, agrees.

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HySiLabs raises 13€M in Series A; siloxane liquid carriers for hydrogen

Green Car Congress

In 2022, HySiLabs was selected as French Tech Green20 (development programme for top 20 promising French green tech startups) and won the French CEO of the Year Awards at EU Business News. Also, HySiLabs have recently signed an MoU with Vinci Geostock to test underground storage of hydrogen.

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Tesla’s V4 Supercharger rumors begin to swirl: new designs, CCS support

Teslarati

It was incredible to see such fast charging speeds and a controlled and calculated rollout of Tesla’s new tech. But of course, even new tech becomes outdated. Earlier this week, automaker Aptera pleaded to Congress that Tesla’s Supercharger should be the standard in the United States.

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Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to formic acid using an alumina-supported, iron-based compound; 80-90% selectivity

Green Car Congress

A research team from Tokyo Tech has used an alumina-supported, iron-based compound to develop a catalyst that can efficiently convert CO 2 into formic acid (HCOOH) with ~90% selectivity. The rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere and their contribution to global warming is now common news. Kazuhiko Maeda. FeOOH; geothite).

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