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Driving Dystopia: Judge Dismisses Automotive Privacy Lawsuit

The Truth About Cars

Last week, a federal judge refused to have the courts reexamine a gaggle of class action lawsuits claiming automotive manufacturers had violated Washington State's privacy laws after allegations that on-board infotainment systems were recording customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

Green Car Congress

—Julia Steyn, vice president, General Motors Urban Mobility and Maven. Vehicle reservations are now available in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Maven is excited to offer an all-electric fleet of shared vehicles for the gig economy.

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

Green Car Congress

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. Members can download the Maven app to view pricing by market in real time for Maven Reserve. Maven members pay a monthly fee to reserve a new GM vehicle loaded with technology for 28 days.

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Washington University in Saint Louis team disseminating code to identify optimal charging protocols for new advanced Li-ion battery materials

Green Car Congress

Venkat Subramanian are offering the open download of application code which, in conjunction with their paper published in the RSC journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , can help the developers of new materials or electrodes for Li-ion batteries to determine how optimally to charge their batteries based on the properties of the new materials.

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DOE Funds PHEVs

Plug In Partners

DOE to Provide up to $14 Million to Develop Advanced Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. A copy of USABC’s request for proposal information can be downloaded here. T he Department of Energy is moving forward to develop advanced batteries for PHEV s. Here is the story.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Washington’s drive to make the United States a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China’s control of the critical minerals sector. Nevada, which has the only commercial U.S. While the 1972 U.S.

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US government to lend Lithium Americas USD 2.26 bn for Nevada’s Thacker Pass mine – ET Auto

Baua Electric

billion to build Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium project, one of Washington’s largest investments to date in the mining industry as part of a push to boost domestic production of critical minerals for the energy transition. The mine is slated to open later this decade and be a key supplier to General Motors.

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