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Xtreme Diesel Performance to pay $1.125M penalty for selling defeat devices

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XDP suspended sales of the defeat devices in September 2019 in an effort to resolve this matter. EPA said that stopping the manufacture, sale, and installation of defeat devices on vehicles and engines used on public roads as well as on nonroad vehicles and engines is a priority.

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Mercedes-Benz EQC electric crossover makes US debut at CES 2019

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The first Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle from the EQ brand made its US premiere at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. The high-safety design begins with the installation position of the high-voltage battery beneath the vehicle floor. Production of the EQC will start in 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. Production.

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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be

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Swiss-US battery energy storage specialist Energy Vault (NYSE: NRGV) built the 220 MW/440 MWh grid-tied Reid Gardner Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Moapa, Nevada, 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America has released its National Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan for Cycle 2; Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period that begins in July 2019. Select DCFC stations also will be installed near multiunit dwellings (MUDs), expanding access to drivers who reside in apartment complexes and similar communities.

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Audi networks with traffic lights in Düsseldorf; “Green wave”

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By early summer most of the intersections in Düsseldorf, approximately 450 out of a total of some 600 installations, will be networked. Audi Traffic Light Information premiered in 2016 in Las Vegas. Audi Traffic Light Information consists of two functions: Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA) and Time-to-Green.

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Millimeter Wave Radar System Keeps Drivers Safe on the Road

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The system is expected to be installed in several vehicle models in the near future, he says. The sensors can be installed in different locations in the vehicle, including behind the rearview mirror, behind the instrument panel, and between the driver and passenger seats.

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Toyota introduces next-gen connected vehicle framework; globally uniform DCM by 2019

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Toyota unveiled its next-generation connected vehicle framework at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, accelerating its initiatives to provide its customers with greater convenience and increased data security. Since 2011, the UIEngine and UIEngine Link have been installed globally on more than 5 million vehicles.

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