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NHTSA won’t allow EVs to have unlimited or custom pedestrian alert sounds

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Other manufacturers also followed suit, with all vehicles fitting this description required to install the noisemaker by September 1, 2020, one year after FMVSS no. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Global Automakers submitted a joint petition to the NHTSA two years before the FMVSS no. 141 took effect. .”

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LMU study finds 20% of gases from combustion of R1234yf MAC refrigerant consist of highly toxic carbonyl fluoride; urges reassessment

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According to guidelines issued by the European Union, automobile manufacturers are legally obligated to use a low global warming potential refrigerant in the air-conditioning systems installed in their cars. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Based on the LMU results, however, Professor Kornath is urging a re-assessment.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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The goal of the strategic alliance is to bundle the expertise of both car manufacturers with a view to jointly developing vehicle components and possibly also vehicle concepts. The contractual framework and the guidelines for a strategic cooperation between the Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3

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Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline Biofuel Blends, Recommend Specifications to ASEAN Countries

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The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc (JAMA), a nonprofit industry association comprising fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles in Japan, recently issued position statements on and recommended specifications for bioethanol and biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME).

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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The BMW Group is basing its goals on the guidelines of the recognized Science-Based Targets Initiative , which it will also join. The BMW Group has already reached a contractual agreement with its cell manufacturers that they will only use green power to produce fifth-generation battery cells. —Oliver Zipse.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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In 2006, Honda was the first auto company to voluntarily and publicly announce targets for the reduction of its CO 2 emissions for its products and operations globally. Significantly to reduce the CO 2 intensity and water use of its manufacturing operations. Click to enlarge. million dollars. from a high of 755 kg/auto in FY11.

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