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Low-Emission Zone now operational in downtown Haifa; Israel’s first; initially targeting heavy diesels

Green Car Congress

Enforcement during this stage will be carried out by city inspectors and the Israel Police. tons, but excluding private cars) that do not meet Euro 4 standards for air pollution will be restricted from the LEZ. Haifa is the first [city we are taking on] in the revolution that we’re leading in Israel to reduce vehicular air pollution.

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New Legislation Would Require Half of US New LDVs in 2012 to be Alcohol Flex-Fuel, 80% by 2015

Green Car Congress

A bipartisan group of US legislators, led by Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17), have introduced legislation that would require half of all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) made or sold in America by 2012, and 80% by 2015, to be “fuel choice-enabling” vehicles. The Open Fuel Standards Act ( H.R. No mid-level blend support.

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Fuji Pigment unveils rechargeable Aluminum-air battery; targeting initial commercialization this spring

Green Car Congress

The company said it is constantly improving the battery performance and plans to commercialize the technology in the market by spring 2015. The company said it is constantly improving the battery performance and plans to commercialize the technology in the market by spring 2015. —Mori (2015). Click to enlarge. A, or more.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

Green Car Congress

The automotive industry is widely viewed as being the industry in which the greatest volume of advanced composite materials will be used in the future to produce light vehicles. However, due to the trade-off between light vehicles and safety standards, new directions need to be adopted to overcome safety issues.

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HARMAN acquiring Red Bend Software and Symphony Teleca for growth in connected vehicle space

Green Car Congress

HARMAN International announced the acquisition of Israel-based Red Bend Software, a leading provider of software management technology for connected devices, and over-the-air (OTA) software and firmware upgrading services. It is expected to close in third quarter of HARMAN’s 2015 fiscal year.

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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

Cars That Think

In 2015, Leow realized that a similar pattern might be true for typing. There’s tremendous, immediate clinical value in helping people feel better today by integrating these signals into mental-health care,” says John Torous , director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston.