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What Parents Should Know About NHTSA's New Car Seat Guidelines

The Truth About Cars

Use of test dummies that represent typical child weight ranges. Introduction of lap-and-shoulder belt tests, replacing the older lap-only belt tests. Clear labeling of child weight requirements for different seat modes. Stricter requirements for registering car seats to improve recall compliance.

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EPA proposes new pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants

Green Car Congress

EPA says that the proposed limits and guidelines would require ambitious reductions in carbon pollution based on proven and cost-effective control technologies that can be applied directly to power plants. They also provide owners and operators of power plants with lead time and compliance flexibilities.

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AAA: EV HVAC use in frigid temperatures causes substantial drop in range

Green Car Congress

C) and the HVAC system is used to heat the inside of an electric vehicle, the average driving range is decreased by 41%. This means for every 100 miles of combined urban/highway driving, the range at 20°F would be reduced to 59 miles. HVAC use results in significant reductions of driving range and equivalent fuel economy.

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Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

Green Car Congress

The truck is equipped with a 105 kWh battery pack offering up to 110 mile range and can be charged up in about 3 hrs with a 50 kW Level III charger. C&V Contractors was the first zero emission truck replacement project approved by the Sac Metro Air District under the new Sacramento Emergency Clean Air Transportation (SECAT) guidelines.

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Potain reveals first Evy self-erecting electric crane

Electrek

This new self-erecting crane model marks the launch of the new “Evy” range from French manufacturer Potain. This range is specifically designed for building projects up to three stories tall and to comply with the updated European Safety Standard EN 14439, which establishes standardized safety guidelines for climbing tower cranes.

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Global study links daily exposure to ozone pollution to increased risk of death

Green Car Congress

Current air quality thresholds (in micrograms per cubic meter of ambient air) range from 100 ?g/m Overall and country specific excess mortality (%) associated with ozone by specific ranges defined between thresholds consistent with current air quality standards. (No g/m 3 (WHO), 120 ?g/m g/m 3 (European Union directive), 140 ?g/m

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BYD 60-foot battery-electric bus completes full Altoona Pass/Fail test

Green Car Congress

BYD achieved a first when its 60-foot battery-electric articulated transit bus completed durability road testing under the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) new Pass/Fail guidelines at the Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. The K11M is equipped with a 652 kWh battery pack that provides 230 miles of range.

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