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ANSI releases for public comment draft roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

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Working groups have been developing the draft roadmap since a kickoff event held in June 2022. The roadmap’s primary focus is on light duty, on-road plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are recharged via a connection to the electrical grid, as well as the supporting charging infrastructure needed to power them.

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Yadea factory tour: The surprises I found at the world’s largest electric vehicle maker

Baua Electric

I recently took a trip to China, where I had the opportunity to visit one of Yadea’s several global factories used to produce a wide range of light electric vehicle models and styles. The factory is already huge, but there’s more expansion planned in the next few years And I’m not exaggerating when I refer to Yadea as “massive.”

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GM China Tech Day 2013 showcased advanced manufacturing processes, technologies and designs

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GM created this annual event in 2011 to introduce its latest technology achievements to Chinese media. This year’s event showcased developments in advanced manufacturing processes, user-friendly automotive technologies and advanced vehicle designs at the ATC. The lab is now testing the alloy in engine mount brackets.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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From Elon Musk’s Master Plan Part 3, details on the company’s third-generation platform, and discussions on how Tesla could each extreme scale, Investor Day promises to be an event that is one for the books. This is Tesla’s longest event yet (I believe) and in typical Tesla fashion, it’s overflowing with information.

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Land Rover reveals Discovery Vision Concept; emphasizes assistance, HMI, all-terrain technology

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The Discovery Vision Concept’s headlights feature laser diodes in combination with LED running lights. These lights utilize laser-activated phosphor projection to emit a very bright and even beam of pure white light. Laser Referencing. Transparent Hood.

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The Relay That Changed the Power Industry

Cars That Think

Schweitzer III invented the digital microprocessor-based relay as part of his doctoral thesis. The fault shunts extra current to some parts of the circuit, shorting it out. Inspired by a blackout and a protective relays book Schweitzer says his relay was, in part, inspired by an event that took place during his first year of college.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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The DOS SEIS accordingly takes a detailed look at life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of petroleum products from Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) oil sands crudes compared with reference crudes and the potential impact the pipeline might have on climate change as well as on the future development of the oils sands resource in Canada.