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NHTSA urges owners of select MY 2017-2019 Bolt EVs to park outside due to fire risk; originally recalled in 2020

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged owners of select Model Year 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles to park their cars outside and away from homes due to the risk of fire. This recall affected 50,932 MY 2017-19 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles.

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Porsche officially drops diesel for future models

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On Sunday, Porsche AG announced that it will in the future no longer offer diesel-powered models. By 2022, Porsche will have invested more than €6 billion (US$7 billion) in e-mobility, creating the basis for sustainable growth into the future. In 2017, the diesel share of worldwide Porsches was 12%. —Oliver Blume.

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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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in 2017, according to latest official data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). According to the EEA’s Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2017 and inventory report 2019 , total greenhouse gas emissions (including international aviation) rose by 0.7% in 2017 compared with 2016.

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Proton Motor Fuel Cell and Aumann AG expand partnership to series production of hydrogen fuel cells

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Since 2017, Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH has been working with Aumann AG as part of the larger EU program “ Fit-4-AMandA ” (Fit for Automatic Manufacturing and Assembly) on hydrogen fuel cell stack production with financing from the agency FCH JU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking). —Aumann CEO Sebastian Roll.

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The Future We Saw Coming Is Now

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For “ Intel Hopes to Leapfrog Its Competitors ,” Moore directed our editorial intern, Gwendolyn Rak , to report on the risk the chip giant is taking by introducing two technologies at once. We began tracking the first technology, nanosheet transistors , in 2017. Speaking of commitment, the U.S.

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International Truck to offer over-the-air reprogramming

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International Truck today plans to offer over-the-air (OTA) reprogramming of engine control modules (ECM) for International trucks powered by its N9, N10 and N13 proprietary engines. The company has completed its initial testing in its International Truck test fleets and will finalize testing in customer fleets this fall.

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Siemens employees in Germany to get free EV charging in 2017

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Beginning in 2017, Siemens employees at as many as 100 of the company's locations in Germany will be able to recharge their electric vehicles free of charge. The electricity and the use of the charging stations will be free in 2017. This will apply not only to all-electric vehicles but also to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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