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Should we be encouraging EVs or discouraging old smoking cars that are the most polluting? | Opinion

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You will need to have the necessary repairs made and repeat the test” In Australia, we focus on setting emissions standards for new vehicles and basically ignore the high-emitting old ones. Fail that test and you may lose your vehicle registration stickers and be unable to drive the vehicle legally.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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Lian is a member of the IEEE Circuits and Systems , IEEE Electron Devices , and IEEE Solid-State Circuits societies as well as the IEEE Standards Association. In 2003 he helped found the IEEE Biomedical and Life Science Circuits and Systems (BioCAS) technical committee , and in 2004 launched the IEEE BioCAS Conference.

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This Man Made the Modem in Your Phone a Reality

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While such a multidisciplinary approach is standard today, it was fairly unusual at the time. The market was evolving quickly, and it was becoming clear to cable operators that this new technology would require standardization. In 2003, the company managing the Ducks home, the Anaheim Arena, went bankrupt.

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Dalma Novak’s Journey From Professor to Entrepreneur

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The company went out of business in 2003. She would like to promote more cohesion with other major IEEE boards including Educational Activities and the Standards Association. Dorsal was acquired by Corvis , an optical network equipment manufacturer in Columbia. Farnham is president, and Waterhouse is chief technology officer.

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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

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The city of Houston is set to receive the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Buy America-compliant mid-size autonomous bus in the US. Jointly developed by Phoenix Motorcars and EasyMile , the EZ Zeus self-driving bus will be deployed in real-life traffic conditions.

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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The increased pressure to further focus on vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency performance has driven the US and other countries to evaluate the adequacy of their fuel and vehicle standards. A 10 ppm average gasoline sulfur limit is likely in the US by the fall of 2015, while we expect Beijing to implement a 10 ppm limit as early as 2012.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.