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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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Electric vehicle subsidies went from temporary to indefinite and combustion bans have gone from right around the corner to anyone’s guess. & With this in mind, Porsche’s CFO was recently quoted as saying European combustion bans will probably need to be delayed and there’s good reason to believe him.&

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Beijing To Extend Vehicle Restriction Rule for 2 More Years

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Beijing will implement a new two-year vehicle restriction rule on 11 April, immediately following the expiration of the current one-year restriction, according to the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau. The new restriction will be identical to the current one, which bans private cars in Beijing’s urban areas one work-day a week.

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China Developing National Emission Standard V, Likely to Be Published in 2015

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China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) is developing a National Emission Standard V for vehicles, according to Ren Hongyan, Director of Air Pollution and Noise Control Division of MEP. MEP recently banned gasoline vehicles below National Emission Standard I from driving in Beijing. Tags: Brief. Gasgoo.com.

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Magneti Marelli and TELIT Sign MOU in the Field of Telematics Devices for Automotive

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Mb/s) and Internet browser, this navigation device allows vehicle occupants to surf the Internet in the same way as from a personal computer and to download Web content. Tags: Brief. Integrated with a high-speed modem 3G/HSDPA (7.2

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California ARB Defers Regulations Requiring Cool Paint

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The Air Resources Board has revised its draft regulatory language for vehicle solar control requirements to specify only solar control requirements for new vehicles windows (glazing). Cool Cars, which is to be in place no later than 1 January 2010, is based on measures to reduce the solar heat gain in a vehicle parked in the sun.

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Delphi Developing R-1234yf HVAC Technology to Meet 2011 Deadlines

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Honeywell, in collaboration with DuPont ( earlier post ), developed HFO-1234yf in response to the European Union’s Mobile Air Conditioning Directive, which requires that all new vehicles produced starting in 2011 use a refrigerant with a global warming potential (GWP) below 150. Tags: Brief.

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Beijing to extend vehicle restriction rule

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Having enjoyed environmental benefits and relief from the number of heavy traffic jams, Beijing will now extend its vehicle restriction rule. The rule was initially implemented by the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau one year ago and bans private cars in Beijing’s urban areas one work day a week.