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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Recent US Supreme Court precedent has opened the door for states to enact laws requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric as of a certain date, according to a paper by the nonprofit Coltura published in the University of Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner.

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Emissions Analytics to launch real-world NOx accreditation scheme for new cars; complementary to RDE

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It comes at a time when there is increasing focus on emissions and air quality, following vehicle certification irregularities and legal actions against European countries for air quality violations in cities. Dr. Adam Boeis – Department of Engineering, Cambridge University.

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TfL To Begin Testing of Intelligent Speed Adaptation Technology

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ISA speed map for Greater London. Transport for London (TfL) will begin a six-month trial of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) technology which aims to reduce road casualties and help drivers avoid speeding penalties. As part of the trial, which will start this summer, a London bus will be fitted with ISA. Click to enlarge.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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Alma mater: University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. Alamouti first noticed the potential for the spread of disinformation on the Internet in 2010, when he began working as group R&D director for Vodafone in London. He then joined Vodafone as its group R&D director in London. About Siavash Alamouti. Employer: Mimik.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels.

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How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

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It took some 30 years of effort by engineers and computer scientists in universities, government laboratories, and corporate research groups, piggybacking on each other’s work, trying new ideas, repeating each other’s mistakes. Menus list choices of action. But the development of today’s graphical user interface was anything but simple.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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The PUMA looks like it might sell well in university and corporate campuses and those large empty subdivisions in SoCal and Vegas. If a go-cart cant legally drive there, then this thing wont be able to either. Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S. Look at it this way. Then Ill be impressed.

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