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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). The new standard was more than a decade in the making. of Energy (DoE), the U.S. —Jesse Schneider.

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EPA restores California’s authority to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reinstated California’s authority under the Clean Air Act to implement its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate.

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2019 Prius offered with new electric all-wheel drive system

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Toyota is offering a new electric all-wheel drive system (AWD-e) on the facelifted 2019 Prius. Standard Bi-LED headlamps and LED rear combination lamps reduce energy consumption compared to halogens, while giving better light and having a longer service life. The Prius AWD-e models offer the same 65.5

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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. As standard the EQC is equipped with a water-cooled onboard charger (OBC) with a capacity of 7.4 As soon as the person’s hand leaves this area, the light automatically switches off again. Intelligent services.

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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

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For cars, the data show a 12% decrease in average cO 2 emissions, compared with 2019. g (12%) lower than in 2019 and represented the first decrease observed since 2016. in 2019 to about 11% of new registrations in 2020. g (1.5%) lower than in 2019. in 2019 to about 2.3% grams of CO 2 per kilometre (g CO 2 /km).

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Volkswagen Group brands to use WLANp for V2X communication as standard equipment on new models from 2019

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From 2019 onwards, the Volkswagen Group brands will use the WLANp standard (IEEE 802.11p) for communications among vehicles and between vehicles and their environment (V2X). standard was superseded and became part of the full IEEE 802.11-2012 2012 standard—which is turn has been superseded by IEEE 802.11-2016.).

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California Energy Commission approves first local energy efficiency standards that go beyond 2019 statewide requirements

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved six applications for local energy ordinances that exceed statewide requirements of the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. Since 1978, California has repeatedly updated statewide minimum building energy efficiency standards as required by state law.

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