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NA steel industry has recycled more than 1B tons of steel since 1988; 16.3M tons of automotive scrap in 2012

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The North American steel industry has recycled more than one billion tons of steel since 1988, according to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). million automobiles. For 2012, the overall recycling rate for steel was 88% with nearly 84 million tons of steel recycled.

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Researchers find ammonium concentration in PM2.5 leading to higher risk of death

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Particulate matter is a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets which can be directly emitted from natural sources, such as forest fires, or when gases emitted from power plants, industries and automobiles react in the air. is airborne particulate matter smaller than 2.5 µm in diameter. components.

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3 business teams say pact reaffirms right-to-repair loyalty. Critics name it a farce.

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“Large manufacturers and industry groups like to flaunt these MOUs as a way of saying, ‘No need to regulate us. “They are purely public relations gestures, almost always intended to head off regulation that the industry in question would rather not see passed.” No need for new laws.

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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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These particles are mainly emitted from automobiles, power plants and industry, and known to be hazardous to health. The team then combined this with death counts from the National Center for Health Statistics. The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine , analyzed concentrations of PM 2.5 There were a total of 41.9

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Cybersecurity survey finds automakers and suppliers ill-prepared for in-vehicle software security

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Among the key findings: Developers are not familiar enough with their company’s program to secure software for automobiles. Automakers are not as knowledgeable about secure software development as other industries. Security is not built into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in the automotive industry.

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Visitor remark: Global automakers are boosting production jobs, economic development

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In an month of fast technological innovation and rising shopper call for for extra complicated automobiles, a strong paintings power ready to satisfy the wishes of this evolving marketplace is important to the luck of the U.S. Since 2020, Automobiles Power The united states’s member corporations have pledged $22.5 auto trade.

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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As such, the theory regarding fleet manager EV adoption should be updated now that the automobiles are available for sale and revealed consumer behavior (empirical data) can be analyzed. EVs face barriers to adoption because they are a radical environmental technology. — William Sierzchula. —Sierzchula (2014).

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