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ARC Automobile responds to NHTSA request in airbag inflator probe

Baua Electric

A NHTSA spokesperson showed to Automobile Information on June 15 that the company had gained ARC’s reaction to the particular series and that it was once “being processed for personally identifiable information and confidential business information before a public version is made available in the investigation file.”

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CRC study finds some adverse results from use of mid-level ethanol blends in MY 2001-2009 engines; DOE and ethanol industry say study significantly flawed

Green Car Congress

The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen). million of research sponsored by the auto and oil industries, and $40 million of testing sponsored by the federal government.

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Audi, the city of Ingolstadt and Telekom cooperate on 5G technology

Green Car Congress

The future 5G cellular network standard will allow significantly higher bandwidths and virtually real-time network responses. As well as Audi, other industrial companies will be able to use the local 5G infrastructure.

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Stellantis slams Italy for not backing EVs, putting Fiat at risk

Baua Electric

Italy is the home of the oldest vehicle fleet in Europe, the government cites, with at least 11 million Euro 3 cars (with emissions standards set in 2001) or lower-grade vehicles on the roads. An EV made in Italy is even better, which could help turn things around for Fiat.

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Bob Lutz Joins Transonic Combustions Board of Directors

Green Car Congress

For the foreseeable future, the internal combustion engine will remain the dominant propulsion system for automobiles and there is still a lot of room to improve its efficiency. Transonic's new supercritical fuel injection technology can greatly improve engine efficiency and potentially become the new industry standard.

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ICCT study finds increasing discrepancy between type-approval and real-world fuel consumption in European cars

Green Car Congress

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. in 2007 to 5.1% Improve test procedures as well as test cycles.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid.

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