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Europe’s Euro 7 emission limits face pushback from 8 international locations

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8 Ecu Union countries together with France and Italy referred to as for the bloc to scrap deliberate Euro 7 exhaust emission limits, announcing they’re overly determined and unrealistic for automakers to strike. The worry is that the transition to electrical may lead to 1000’s of process losses within the sector.

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New Joint Research Centre Reference Report sets out options for reducing emissions from shipping

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This new JRC Reference Report contributes to raising awareness of the environmental impacts, including on health, of world-wide shipping. Maritime transport causes about 4% of global man-made CO 2 emissions—making its carbon footprint approximately as high as Germany’s. —JRC Reference Report.

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Tesla Model 3 crushes gas vehicle competition in reliability study

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The Tesla Model 3 has annihilated its internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts in a new reliability study from Germany. In the case of ICE vehicles, the study references the starter battery. Still, it remains unclear if this statistic was in reference to the 12-volt battery or the larger vehicle battery found in EVs.

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PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

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Aerosol impacts on cloud processes via this pathway are known as aerosol indirect effects, referred to as aerosol-cloud interaction in the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. Aerosol impacts are a key uncertainty in understanding the current and future climate as well as extreme weather.

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WiTricity acquires Qualcomm Halo; unifying technology platforms for wireless EV charging

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Qualcomm Incorporated and WiTricity have been working collaboratively with global standards organizations, which currently leverage reference designs from each company. The company has signed several new licensing deals including Mahle in Germany and Anjie Wireless in China. —Alex Gruzen, CEO of WiTricity.

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Tesla highway bias rumors from China debunked by traffic authorities

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Later, an auto blogger in China shared snippets of an internal memo that was reportedly circulated within the Guangzhou police department, reported Global Times. The memo referred to a fleet arriving at an inspection site and instructed on-duty personnel of the brigade in all jurisdictions to conduct control measures on Tesla vehicles.

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BMW Landshut producing fuel cell drive components for small-series BMW i Hydrogen NEXT in 2022

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Media” refers here to the hydrogen, oxygen and coolant that are channelled into the housing through the media end plate to initiate the chemical reaction in the fuel cells. The focus now is on building a hydrogen infrastructure at national and international level, from production to application. —Minister Aiwanger.

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