Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Wednesday rejected proposed plans submitted by Volkswagen/Audi and Porsche for repair of undisclosed Auxiliary Emission Control Devices (AECDs) and defeat devices in 3.0 liter, diesel passenger cars manufactured for model years 2009-2016. This decision affects about 16,000 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Under the partnership, Lordstown agreed to divest its most valuable assets to Foxconn, namely its Lordstown, Ohio manufacturing facility—one of the largest in North America—along with its manufacturing and operational employees. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

Euro Manganese has entered into an offtake term sheet with Verkor , a low-carbon battery manufacturer based in Grenoble, France, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate (HPMSM) from the company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. Earlier post.) The term sheet is non-binding.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

and the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO), through its Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) program, have entered into a conditional commitment for a $375-million loan. The Rochester Hub is intended to be the first commercial hydrometallurgical resource recovery facility in North America.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Sources of recycled content may include: R1: Material that has gone through another process (secondary process) prior to use with the same product, component, or manufacturing process. R2: Material recovered from a downstream manufacturing process or end user of the same or another product that is used in a manufacturing process.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 12, 2023

According to Milenio , The Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife of the Management of Subdelegation for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources contacted Tesla’s legal representative in Mexico—Eugenio Grandio de la Torre—about Giga Mexico’s permits earlier this week.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Australia-based battery materials company Liontown Resources Limited entered into a legally binding sales and purchase term sheet with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla for the supply of spodumene concentrate. Underpinned by a world-class lithium deposit with a Mineral Resource Estimate of 156 Mt at 1.4%

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Teslarati

AUGUST 25, 2022

California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to ban the sale of new ICE vehicles after 2035 tomorrow, but 17 State Attorney Generals have sued in federal court to block the move. CARB has long faced legal challenges from other states and corporations alike.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

Department of Justice (DOJ), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the State of California, 49 other States and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for environmental claims. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performed enhanced screening on diesel vehicles sold by all manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2020

These processes would constitute and important element of a resource-efficient and sustainable circular economy for electromobility. In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The new battery regulation currently being reviewed in Europe will require disclosure of CO 2 emissions and the resource recycling rate throughout battery lifecycles to the European Commission. Overview of the Global Trusted Dataspaces.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Providing legal certainty will additionally help unlock large-scale investments and boost the production capacity for innovative and sustainable batteries in Europe and beyond to respond to the fast-growing market. It will enable manufacturers to develop innovative products and services as part of the twin green and digital transition.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2023

With these agreements we have reached an important milestone towards full sanction of the Simandou project, bringing together the complementary strengths and expertise of Rio Tinto and our partners, the Government of Guinea and Winning Consortium Simandou, for the infrastructure that will unlock this world class resource.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that AZAA Investments, Inc., was a retailer, everyone in the chain of commerce—that is manufacturers, distributors, dealers, installers, and retailers—has an important responsibility to ensure that all aftermarket products they offer for sale have first been exempted by CARB.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is going to update the Light-Duty Vehicle Electronic Certification (LDV E-Cert) system to indicate electric range and credit information of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) on the certification Executive Order.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) released a new report “ Legal Grounds: Law and Policy Options to Facilitate a Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Production in California.”. These resources are responsible for billions of dollars in state and local revenue and other economic activity each year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

A German inquiry launched as a result of the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal has found that there is a large gap between homologated emissions values from lab testing and real-world driving results for all German manufacturers. All affected German manufacturers have declared in writing that they will perform the required optimizations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2020

The involved US authorities are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the California Attorney General’s Office, and the US Customs and Border Protection. The company has cooperated fully with the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

million as part of this legal settlement. The mitigation plan will also bolster the state’s Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) program, which requires vehicle manufacturers to research, develop, and market electric vehicles that will have zero tailpipe emissions. With the support of the Attorney General's Office, New York received $127.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Fuel manufacturers may consider future use of e-fuel and second-generation ethanol blends to reduce the fuel cost and increase total volume of renewable fuel available in the market, T&E suggested. This was a significant improvement compared to the fossil fuel tested and is many times below the legal limit. Full report.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2019

The complaint alleges that Volkswagen made false and misleading statements to investors and underwriters about vehicle quality, environmental compliance, and VW’s financial standing. The litigation is being led by Daniel Hayes. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al., Nº 19-cv-01391 (N.D. filed March 14, 2019).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America, said: This agreement marks a significant step forward for our company, one that will enable us to put more of our energy, time and resources into Toyota’s central focus: making the best vehicles we can for our customers and doing everything we can to meet their needs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The request includes increased funding for clean energy, research and development to spur innovation, and advanced manufacturing. priorities in clean energy and advanced manufacturing, through grants, financing assistance, and tax incentives that accelerate fundamental. These funds are. part of a broad energy strategy that emphasizes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. It does not impact existing vehicles on the road today, which will still be legal to own and drive. Sales of new ZEVs and PHEVs will start with 35% that year, build to 68% in 2030, and reach 100% in 2035.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ford Motor Company has agreed to fines totaling $2,960,000 for violations of air quality laws related to the sale of vehicles with non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems in California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The agreement has no legal effect and imposes no legally binding obligation. Earlier this month, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced an agreement with Québec outlining steps and procedures to fully harmonize and integrate their cap and trade programs. Support integration of the region’s electricity grids.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 3, 2021

Trevor Milton’s legal team releases statement after Nikola founder indicted for fraud. While Milton is currently free on bail and will await trial in Manhattan, New York, Nikola moves on without its founder, aiming to bring production-ready vehicles to the market after several years of shortcomings and not-so-honest updates.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that the “cool cars” regulation, which aimed to reduce the need for air conditioning by reducing the heat gain of vehicles parked in the sun ( earlier post ), will cease. The cool cars regulation was early action item under AB 32 and adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in June 2009.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Martin Keller, Laboratory Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute; Eric McCarthy, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Public Policy and Legal Affairs, Proterra; Mark McNabb, CEO, Electrify America; Arlen Orchard, General Manager & CEO, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Thomas S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2014

According to guidelines issued by the European Union, automobile manufacturers are legally obligated to use a low global warming potential refrigerant in the air-conditioning systems installed in their cars. The risk analyses carried out by the manufacturers of the refrigerant so far have not taken carbonyl fluoride into account.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

Daimler expects electric models to already make up between 15 and 25 percent of Mercedes-Benz Cars total sales by 2025, depending on the framework conditions such as the development of the infrastructure, the individual customer preferences and the further development of the particular market-specific legal situation.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Consequences of poor cybersecurity A cyberattack can lead to financial penalties and legal issues if it renders a business or organization unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. In industry, automated systems are critical to improving operational efficiency and precision manufacturing, helping to make up for worker shortages.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Once modified, the vehicles will also meet all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards. Volkswagen has worked intensively to implement the technical solutions and will modify all vehicles affected by the NO x matter. In the US, Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

A portion of the revenues raised would be used to weatherize 1 million homes per year; triple the budget for ARPA-E; create a sustainable technologies finance program to leverage $500 billion for investments; invest in domestic manufacturing; and fund $1 billion per year in worker training. Rebate program.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

In order to optimise fuel efficiency improvements in each vehicle type, automobile manufacturers need the flexibility to choose the most appropriate batteries from a technical and economic perspective. The maximal charge voltage (of the legal limit of 60V) is still being defined by OEMs. stop-in-motion, voltage stabilisation).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2019

By the end of the year resources from Volkswagen Group research allocated to autonomous driving will be transferred to VWAT GmbH. An SDS development site in China is needed to comply with local legal requirements. In a co-creation approach together with VWCV as a customer VWAT will develop the respective systems.

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