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EU-funded project Recirculate seeks to create new business models for repair, reuse, and recycling of second-life batteries

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Eco Stor will be responsible for the initial testing of the battery packs for SoC, SoH and SoS, and reviewing battery data to identify and categorize batteries into packs with similar data. Fundacio Eurecat will be focused on conducting controlled testing and developing algorithms to gather and process data related to battery performance.

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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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Tesla, Porsche sought out for guidance on data flow rules in China

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The proposals are expected to make major strides toward relieving a “sore point” for foreign companies, soon defining what kind of data can legally flow outside of China. “Important data” would be permitted to be transferred overseas after passing a security review.

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Paice files complaint against VW Group with ITC alleging hybrid patent infringement

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and Kia Motors Corp, ending its legal action against those companies. When the companies were unable to reach a licensing agreement on subsequent patents, Paice was forced to pursue legal action in 2014. That lawsuit has been stayed pending the resolution of inter partes review proceedings before the US Patent Office.).

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Starlink bid for subsidies to provide internet to rural areas denied by FCC

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“Funding these vast proposed networks would not be the best use of limited Universal Service Fund dollars to bring broadband to unserved areas across the United States, the Commission concluded,” the FCC noted. After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications.

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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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ASML’s threat to leave uncovers deeper concerns in Netherlands Inc – ET Auto

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While the semiconductor equipment maker’s CEO has since ruled out a total departure from the Netherlands, a Reuters review of Dutch blue chip firms has shown that ASML is far from the only one considering its options. “I think we need to be careful of throwing away everything we’ve built up in all these years.”