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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The first workshops have been taking place for some time now. Since 2018, the E-Mobility Group has bundled Daimler Trucks & Buses’ global know-how in the field of e-mobility and now defines the strategy for electric components and products across brands and segments. Global electric truck portfolio at Daimler Trucks.

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California ARB developing Clean Miles Standard for ridesharing companies

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On 22 February, CARB is holding a public workshop to disclose its plans for developing the Clean Miles Standard. At this workshop, staff will provide information on SB 1014; update stakeholders on the process for developing baseline emissions for the current TNC operators in California; and provide information on the regulatory process.

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California ARB to Hold Public Workshop on LEV III Technologies; Criteria Pollutants and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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ARB will hold a one-day workshop to discuss ARB staff’s preliminary thoughts and sources of information upon which to base the proposed standards and test procedures on 18 May, 2010, in El Monte, California. This is the second technical workshop for the LEV III rulemaking. Super Light Car: Sustainable Production Technologies for CO 2.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

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This is to try to meet the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis As Dave Cooke, senior vehicle analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists , emphasized at a National Academy EV workshop last year that, “This transition isn’t just about emissions. That is perhaps the most important point.”

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GFEI report concludes 50% improvement in average fuel economy of entire global light duty fleet by 2050 is achievable; importance of the regulatory and fiscal environments

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Titled ‘50 by 50’, Prospects and Progress , the report has a two-fold mission: (1) to assess the prospects for reaching the 50 by 50 goal in the light of on-going research and other developments that have occurred over the past year or so, and (2) to assess the progress being made in reaching that goal. Click to enlarge.

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Lead battery research consortium promises big leap in performance; technical roadmap under development

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A global battery consortium charged with advancing lead battery technology has re-launched as it prepares a new technical roadmap designed to extend both the performance and lifetime of the core battery technology. The Consortium includes an advisory panel made up of global battery experts who help define, assess and guide research.

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Engineering Needs More Futurists

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Challenges include climate-change threats to human infrastructure and habitats; cyberwarfare by state and nonstate actors attacking energy sources and health care systems; and the global water crisis, which is compounded by the climate crisis. We need to completely reimagine how nearly everything works.

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