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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

Green Car Congress

The new version of the regulation offers car manufacturers the legal instrument to put into the market passenger and commercial vehicles with greener standards, reducing the costs and delays associated with multiple approvals in various countries. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Fuel Cells Hybrids Plug-ins Policy Standards.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

Somewhat less credibly, inventors in Malaysia and China have also claimed to be the first to come up with the thumb drive. In particular, Toshiba wanted an MP3 player , a compact and portable solid-state device that could copy music files from a computer, to which it would be connected via a USB plug, and then play the music back.

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