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Tesla’s standard connectivity gets shortened to eight years in China

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Earlier this month, Tesla stopped offering free lifetime standard connectivity for its newly-purchased vehicles in the United States. According to the company, cars ordered on and after July 21, 2022 would be receiving free standard connectivity for eight years from their date of delivery.

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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

Green Car Congress

Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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The Sneaky Standard

Cars That Think

Simply put, standardization slowly fixed this. One of the best examples of a bedrock standard is the peripheral component interconnect, or PCI, which came about in the early 1990s and appeared in some of the decade’s earliest consumer machines three decades ago this year. Who’s responsible for spearheading this standard?

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ARAI conducts first-ever electric two wheeler crash tests in India | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

ARAI said the tests were conducted for specific customers against standard industry benchmarks, utilising accelerometers and high-speed cameras to capture detailed crash data. A standard rigid barrier and a side pole were used in the tests. The Indian government responded forcefully with new battery safety norms.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

The Truth About Cars

and all the rest (FIAT is a tough one, since it started out as a legitimate acronym for F abbrica I taliana A utomobil di T orino, but the company itself ditched the all-caps spelling many years ago). A six-speed manual was standard equipment. They're cheap, quick enough to be fun, and junkyard parts are plentiful.

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Sunfire, Fraunhofer, partners launch project to scale alkaline AEM electrolysis

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To produce cost-effective green hydrogen, industry and energy companies need efficient electrolyzers on a large scale. In addition, AEM technology is characterized by its cheap and non-critical materials—similar to AEL technology.

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China’s sweeping new e-bike battery rules could have a major impact in US

Baua Electric

A new safety standard just passed in China may soon have a considerable impact on e-bike fire safety. With the vast majority of battery fires originating from poorly produced Chinese batteries designed for ultra-cheap e-bikes and e-scooters, it appears the Chinese government is attempting to address the issue head-on.