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Ford, BMW, VW, Honda, Volvo back California emissions authority in legal challenge

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Five automakers have filed a motion to intervene on the side of the EPA, against a legal challenge to California's ability to set its own stricter emissions standards.

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Honda Prologue details, Kia EV9 pricing, 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid: Today’s Car News

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Honda reveals its Prologue EV, and we have lots of photos, details, and first impressions. And we look at what it takes to legally take your eyes off driving in the Mercedes EQS. In a first look at the 2024 Honda Prologue, Green Car. The Toyota Corolla Cross goes Nightshade. The Kia EV9 gets a base price.

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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9 This is the second enforcement action against Honda in the past two years. Honda failed these tests demonstrating evaporative emissions of gasoline above the legal limit.

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Wheel-E Podcast: Rad’s UL bikes, Talaria xXx, Honda Motocompacto, LiveWire Del Mar & more

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more… The post Wheel-E Podcast: Rad’s UL bikes, Talaria xXx, Honda Motocompacto, LiveWire Del Mar & more appeared first on Electrek.

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Honda begins joint research with Boston University in information security for AI; secure MPC

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Honda Research Institute (HRI), a Honda R&D subsidiary, and Boston University have agreed to begin joint research in the area of data security and privacy for artificial intelligence (AI) research. Honda noted. To accelerate its research in the area of information security, Honda has chosen the Rafik B.

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Honda Patents Seats With Shock Absorption

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But Honda is working on something that would bring the buffering inside the cabin.& & From CarBuzz : Honda specifically points to body regions like the tibia and elbow being affected in a discomforting manner. But Honda’s unit would function differently.& & [Images: USPTO] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Honda under-reported to NHTSA 1,729 instances of injury or death over last decade

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Once Honda received preliminary findings from the third-party audit, it requested a meeting with NHTSA, and on 17 October 2014 briefed NHTSA on the matter. On November 3, 2014, NHTSA issued a Special Order to Honda requesting information related to Honda''s EWRs, and Honda submitted responsive information to NHTSA on November 24, 2014.

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