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EPA Grants E15 Waiver for MY 2007 and Newer Light Duty Vehicles

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. Product Transfer Documents (PTDs) must accompany all transfers of fuels for E15 use. Earlier post.). Parties must submit plan addressing conditions to EPA for approval.

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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). China published part of the GB/T 38775-series and continues to work on its eight documents.

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Neste Oil achieves its palm oil certification target two years early

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All the renewable inputs used by Neste Oil have been traced back to the plantations and production sites from which they come since the company began producing renewable diesel in 2007. Certification verifies that the sustainability criteria set for biofuels are met throughout the supply chain.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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The complaint cited a cooperating witness (CW1)—an Audi employee who works in Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department—as well as contemporaneous documentation in the Statement of Probable Cause. According to CW1, and as corroborated by contemporaneous documentation, the proposed Audi 3.0

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EC says Honeywell and DuPont may have breached antitrust rules with R-1234yf low-GWP MAC refrigerant

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The European Commission recently sent a formal Statement of Objections to Honeywell International Inc. In the statement of objections, the Commission pursues this investigation regarding the production cooperation between Honeywell and DuPont but not on Honeywell’s conduct during the evaluation of R-1234yf between 2007 and 2009.

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Poliotecnico di Torino team develops Common Feeding injection system as next-gen alternative to common rail

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Diagrammatic view of a possible common feeding injection system application, from the patent document. Patent WO2011033379: Improved Pump Unit For An Injection Apparatus Of An Internal Combustion Engine. doi: 10.4271/2007-01-1258. Click to enlarge. Catania, A. Ferrari, A. Mittica, E.

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Inventor of the First AI System That Could Read Handwriting Dies at 72

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State University of New York as well as the University of Buffalo , where he founded its Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition. Because of his expertise, Srihari was asked in 2007 to serve on the U.S. He was a professor of computer science and engineering for more than 40 years. He taught at the.