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JATO Dynamics: 2016 will be record year for plug-ins with global sales in excess of 700K units; China to begin dominating the market

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Expected EV sales volume in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025. LMC Automotive also estimates that the biggest winners will be PHEVs, with sales jumping 195% from 2016 to 2019 before reaching 3.3 Pure electric (BEV) volumes are predicted to rise from 350,000 units in 2016 to 2.2 The main sources of demand will be unchanged, with China (2.9

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Steel LCA study: lightweighting with advanced high-strength steel produces lower GHG emissions than with aluminum

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The study was independently reviewed by expert representatives from Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Argonne National Lab, and thinkstep to establish conformance with International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the globally recognized benchmark for standard setting. Source: SRI.

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Default Passwords Jeopardize Water Infrastructure

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We developed a white paper recommending this type of approach in 2021,” Morley says. “I I have testified to that effect several times, given our recognition that some level of standardization is necessary to provide a common understanding of expectations.” “I By contrast, Hazell points to the U.K. and the E.U.’s

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Obama Administration outlines strategy for reduction of methane emissions

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Key steps include: Landfills: In the summer of 2014, the EPA will propose updated standards to reduce methane from new landfills and take public comment on whether to update standards for existing landfills. If EPA decides to develop additional regulations, it will complete those regulations by the end of 2016.

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ICCT analysis shows growing divergence between official and real-world fuel economy values for new cars in Europe

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Presented in a working paper , the ICCT findings show that after EU-wide CO 2 standards were introduced in 2009, official fuel consumption values decreased by 15% while real-world figures only decreased by 2%. Average official and real-world fuel consumption values of new European passenger cars. —Tietge et al.

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Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors & Subaru Join Linux Foundation and Automotive Grade Linux; new unified code base distribution

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AGL suggests that by customizing the distribution to meet specific automotive requirements, its new UCB distribution is in a position to become the de facto standard for the industry, allowing developers and carmakers to leverage a software stack based on Linux for creating in-vehicle software. Unified Code Base.

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