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BASF to carve out mobile emissions catalysts business, invest up to €4.5B in battery materials and recycling

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The new entity will be named BASF Automotive Catalysts and Recycling. The new standalone structure will prepare the business for the upcoming changes in the internal combustion engine market and allow for future strategic options. The carve-out process will start in January 2022 and is expected to take up to 18 months.

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Daimler reaches agreements in principle to settle regulatory ($1.5B) and civil ($700M) proceedings in the US regarding diesel emissions

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Daimler AG and MBUSA have also reached an agreement in principle with plaintiffs’ counsel to settle the consumer class action “In re Mercedes-Benz Emissions Litigation,” which is pending before the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. For the settlements with the US authorities, Daimler expects costs of approx.

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California expected to move forward with diesel trucks ban

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Finally, California would require truckmakers to ensure their new emission controls continue to work over the vehicle’s lifetime. Six states, including New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Oregon, Washington state, and Massachusetts, are expected to follow California’s lead and implement these regulations as well.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Whittingham, a young British chemist, joined the quest at Exxon Research and Engineering in New Jersey in the fall of 1972. One consultant recommended Battery Engineering, a tiny firm based in a converted truck garage in the Hyde Park area of Boston. Whittingham’s battery was unlike anything that had preceded it.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. Engine power (kW). Engine torque (N·m). Earlier post.). Sonata models. Sonata HEV. Sonata PHEV.

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How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

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“The FBI did not use anything new. IEEE Spectrum analyzed hundreds of criminal complaints and other legal filings from the Capitol attacks to understand that reach and scale, and to consider the legal and social consequences of the government’s power to delve into its citizens’ digital lives. Over the past two years, the U.S.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. Andy Frank, this academic program has converted a number of internal combustion engine vehicles for demonstration purposes.

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