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Lightship adopts NACS standard

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Lightship, a next-generation RV startup founded by Tesla alumni, has announced that the company would be adopting the electric vehicle maker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its products. It’s becoming the sort of de facto standard and it’s been fun to watch that over time,” the Lightship executive noted.

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ICCT analysis finds UN’s aircraft CO2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade

Green Car Congress

A new analysis of commercial aircraft fuel efficiency from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the UN’s aircraft CO 2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade. The ICCT first analyzed the historical trends in fuel efficiency improvement of new commercial jet aircraft in 2009.

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Oregon DEQ seeking public comments on implementing Low Carbon Fuel Standard before sunset in 2015

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Oregon’s Department on Environmental Quality (DEQ) is inviting public comment on a proposed rulemaking that would fully implement Oregon’s low carbon fuel standard (LCFS). DEQ had only partially implemented the Clean Fuels Program passed by the Legislature in 2009. HB 2186: Oregon Low Carbon Fuel Standards and Truck Efficiency.

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14 global automakers reach agreement on standards for suppliers on key responsibility issues

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For this reason, we are working together to attain the highest standard in business integrity and in the social and environmental performance of our supply chain. We expect that suppliers will uphold these standards and cascade them down their supply chain. Daimler; Fiat S.p.A.; —Guiding Principles.

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Ceres: national fuel economy and emissions standards can increase viability of domestic automakers and suppliers

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New analysis commissioned by Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization working with investors and companies, suggests that national fuel economy and emissions standards can help increase the viability and international competitiveness of domestic automakers and suppliers. Even so, current auto sales and profits remain strong.

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TomTom, Elektrobit and TISA commit to the future of OpenLR standard for dynamic location referencing

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Association to secure the future of the royalty-free, OpenLR standard for dynamic location referencing. OpenLR is an open standard for procedures and formats for the encoding, transmission, and decoding of local data irrespective of the map. TomTom launched the open source software project OpenLR in September 2009.

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California ARB staff considering including alternative jet fuel in Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff is considering including alternative jet fuel (AJF) in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). In 2009, the ARB approved the LCFS regulation to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuel used in California by at least 10% by 2020 from a 2010 baseline.

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