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India Energy Storage Alliance makes case for comprehensive safety guidelines for EV batteries – ET Auto

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Industry body India Energy Storage Alliance ( IESA ) on Friday stressed on the need for comprehensive safety guidelines for electric vehicle batteries manufacturing and usage. Reflecting on the challenges faced globally, he underscored the need for comprehensive safety guidelines and heightened awareness.

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US DOT releases voluntary guidelines to minimize in-vehicle distractions

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The US Department of Transportation has released distraction guidelines that encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk connected to electronic devices built into their vehicles, such as communications, entertainment and navigation devices. NHTSA’s Phase I distraction guidelines for automakers.

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5 Steps for Ensuring Worker Safety in EV Manufacturing

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5 Steps for Ensuring Worker Safety in EV Manufacturing The Success of the EV Revolution Depends on This As the world becomes more aware of environmental issues, governments are beginning to lay the foundations for electric vehicle infrastructure. Different processes in EV manufacturing can fall under various regulations.

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

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Ford has also started providing manufacturing expertise to help scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus. With this additional help, 3M and Ford were able to increase the output of PAPRs and N95 respirators at 3M’s US-based manufacturing facilities.

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Rolls-Royce completes ground-testing of technology set to power the world’s fastest all-electric plane: ACCEL

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The plane is part of a Rolls-Royce initiative called ACCEL, short for “Accelerating the Electrification of Flight”. The ACCEL project team includes key partners YASA, the electric motor and controller manufacturer, and aviation start-up Electroflight. —Rob Watson, Director – Rolls-Royce Electrical.

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Should Right-to-Repair Laws Extend to Bionic Body Parts?

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When one user’s Argus II system broke, he had to crowdsource spare parts to get it working again; other users have defunct technology in their eyes or are simply mourning the vision upgrades they were promised. The paper explains that in the early days of commercial pacemakers, different company's brands didn’t have compatible parts.

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For Greener Manufacturing, Think IAQ

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The next generation of cars will be cleaner and greener than ever—but a lot of the manufacturing processes that go into them are still pretty dirty. From the frame to the muffler, automotive manufacturing still involves welding, cutting, grinding and machining. by Craig Widtfeldt, RoboVent. Click to enlarge. Plastic molding.