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Car modifications in India: What is legal and what’s not

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In fact, performing some weird modifications to your car may lead you to legal trouble. If you are planning to modify your car, here is a comprehensive guide with a list of legal and illegal modifications in India. While some of these modifications are not allowed by the Motor Vehicle Act, some can be played with.

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Lordstown Motors files for Chapter 11, sues Foxconn; selling off Endurance electric pickup

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Jefferies is acting as financial advisor to the Company, and White & Case LLP is acting as legal counsel.

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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 failed these tests demonstrating evaporative emissions of gasoline above the legal limit. In California in 2021, these small engines surpassed light-duty passenger cars as a source of smog-forming emissions.

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157 (UN Regulation No.

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California ARB to update Light-Duty Vehicle Electronic Certification System for PHEVs and ZEVs

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is going to update the Light-Duty Vehicle Electronic Certification (LDV E-Cert) system to indicate electric range and credit information of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) on the certification Executive Order.

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Engine products group files legal challenge to EPAs partial waiver for E15

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Further, administrative records fail to demonstrate that even new model year motor vehicles (other than flexible fuel vehicles) would not be damaged and result in failures when run on E-15. Earlier post.). A partial waiver, by its nature, necessarily will result in the misfueling of products not designed or tested for E-15 use.

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Lordstown Motors continues cash flow woes, sells Ohio plant to iPhone manufacturer Foxconn

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Lordstown Motors, an electric vehicle startup based in Ohio, has announced that it has agreed in principle to work jointly on electric vehicle programs with iPhone manufacturer Hon Hai Technology Group, more commonly known as Foxconn. Foxconn appears to be Lordstown’s choice. Don’t hesitate to contact us with tips!

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