Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not finalize the 2014 applicable percentage standards (the 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations, RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program until sometime next year. billion gallons; the final 2013 overall volumes and standards required 16.55 Background. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

that it had rigged emissions data, Daimler “ sharply ” denied the allegations and said that it was evaluating legal options pertaining to the approach taken and the public assertions made by the DUH. Our engines meet and adhere to every legal requirement. The technical programming of our engines adheres to all legal requirements.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

A policy analysis by two University of Illinois researchers argues that Congress should minimally modify, not repeal, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Although RFS is beginning to produce “ significant social benefits ”, Kesan and Slating assert, it is currently embroiled in a legal and political struggle over implementation.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2025

Before a wireless device is manufactured and sold , its technology is tested by compliance engineering laboratories to ensure it adheres to technical standards established by organizations including the IEEE Standards Association. From testing engineer to startup founder Liu is no stranger to technical standards and regulations.

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Teslarati

MAY 14, 2025

In March 2025, Musk appealed to restore his record-breaking $56 billion compensation , arguing that Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathleen McCormick made multiple legal errors in rescinding it. Musk along with current and former Tesla directors are challenging McCormicks application of the entire fairness standard in her ruling.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2025

As electric trucks become increasingly prevalent on Florida roads, understanding the nuances of the state’s legal framework is crucial for operators and fleet managers. This legal standard significantly affects how compensation is awarded in accident cases. Legal examples clearly illustrate this principle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Since that study, which was transparently designed to quantify the worst-case tire emissions under legal driving, Emissions Analytics has been testing and analyzing tire wear emissions in more detail across a wider range of driving conditions, and has performed a detailed chemical analysis of hundreds of new tires.

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Cars That Think

MAY 15, 2025

For more than three years, an IEEE Standards Association working group has been refining a draft standard for procuring artificial intelligence and automated decision systems, IEEE 3119-2025. The IEEE 3119 standard addresses that gap. The standards processes, however, do complement ISO 42001 in many ways.

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Cars That Think

MAY 21, 2024

Before rushing to adopt AI, consider the potential risks including legal issues around data protection, intellectual property, and liability. A timely legal review that determines whether collected data may be used lawfully for machine-learning purposes can prevent regulatory and legal headaches later.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. With the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017, Germany was the first country to create a legal basis for the intended use of these systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The company insists on the use of strong standards for sustainability, making the industry-wide recognized “Standard for Responsible Mining” of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) one of the key criteria for supplier decisions and supplier contracts within raw material supply chains.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

kWh enable an all-electric range of up to 57 kilometers in the legal EU test cycle (35 miles). In the AUTO eDRIVE standard setting, the intelligent drive system ensures optimum interaction between the two power units in all driving situations. Fuel consumption in the legal EU test cycle is 1.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2011

When coupled with an energy recovery system, electric superchargers can be used to create a cost-competitive hybrid solution that can deliver fuel savings of up to 20% in the standard European driving cycle, Valeo said. It also validates our approach to technology development, which we apply to all our products. —CPT CEO Nick Pascoe“.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Additionally, Audi is now offering e-gas to power the A3 Sportback g-tron as standard; customers will pay only the regular natural gas price. When the new A4 Avant g-tron and the A5 Sportback g-tron come on market later this year, the e-gas offer as standard will apply to these models as well.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

However, current Euro regulations do not apply the legal limit to regeneration tests. The main findings are: The cars would have exceeded the legal limits for the number of particles emitted if these emissions were not ignored by the EU emissions standard. Ricardo tested a Nissan Qashqai and an Opel/Vauxhall Astra.

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Electrek

AUGUST 17, 2023

Bentley Motors and The Little Car Company have teamed up to bring a street legal, 85% scale version of a vehicle that goes beyond classic, beyond vintage, and beyond expensive. Built to Bentley Motors’ quality standards, the all-electric Blower Jnr, inspired by the former’s historic 1929 Car No.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2013

The electric road-legal bus has a range of up to 50 miles (80 km) on a single charge and is fitted with a two-speed manual gearbox, to help traverse steeper gradients. Other standard features include regenerative braking, reverse alarm and an adjustable steering wheel. It also includes a luggage area with a payload of 200 kg.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

That’s why personalized seat shells customised for the driver have been standard in race cars for a long time now. As a next step, street-legal “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seats” in three different firmness levels and colors will be available ex-works from the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur from mid-2021.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 27, 2025

Federal laws set weight and security standards, but some companies ignore them to save time and money. Companies that cut corners or skip legal requirements put lives at risk. If an accident happens because a company ignored these rules, they can face legal consequences. Loose cargo can also shift, making the vehicle unstable.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) laboratory at Gaydon in the UK, will ensure future vehicles meet current and future legislation and quality standards for connectivity and electronics. New Range Rover Sport, which launched in May, was the first vehicle to undergo a bespoke testing program at the in-house facility.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This action is based on the premise that federal law preempts state and local tailpipe greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards as well as zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandates. California’s ability to enforce its Low Emission Vehicle program and other clean air standards to address harmful smog-forming vehicle emissions—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2021

In the future, the old installation space standards—battery troughs—will be used less and less in vehicle design. Today, standardized and static cell and battery designs often limit the device or electric car being powered. These include, for example, modern forklifts.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

In April 2019, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced its new protection standard for new federal Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The MPA Protection Standard is a federal baseline of a common set of activities that are prohibited or further restricted. Further prohibitions may apply according to each MPA law.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

In order to achieve the EU's goal of climate neutrality, it is important not to create new dependency on uncertain third countries for these critical raw materials in terms of legal certainty, working conditions and environmental standards.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

All components, including the 54 kg hydrogen tank, are integrated within the frame structure for maximum everyday suitability, in compliance with legal requirements and without any compromises in the dimensions. For body manufacturers, the vehicles from Quantron AG offer a high degree of standardization and body-friendliness.

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Teslarati

MAY 2, 2025

In North America, Teslas home-grown NACS has become a standard, being adopted by veterans like Ford and General Motors and newer companies like Lucid Motors and Rivian. Legal moats only slow down EV infrastructure growth, de Zegher wrote in a post on X.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The document is designed to outline a common industry-supported definition and straightforward approach for measuring recycled content of automotive products consistent with those approaches outlined in other standards. Simplified process flow. Source: “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products ”.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

The list of participating companies includes: Automotive OEM Ford Otosan will provide different batteries to enable demonstration of automatic disassembly and will be involved in the development of a standardized battery labeling system.

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Battery Batteries Transportation Spain 369

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest set of proposed standards to reduce emissions of methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the oil and natural gas industry.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Air Resources Board re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard ( LCFS ), which requires a 10% reduction by 2020 in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. The decline in the LCFS carbon intensity targets was frozen due to a legal challenge. The Board also adopted a regulation governing alternative diesel fuels ( ADF ).

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Carbon California Fuel Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2018

The law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Ford and Bosch of knowingly installing emissions-cheating software devices in 2011-2017 Ford 250 and 350 Super Duty diesel pickup trucks, allowing the affected pickups to pollute at levels up to 50 times legal limits. Ford called the claim “baseless”.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2023

The MOU supports the DRC and Zambia’s goal of building a productive supply chain, from the mine to the assembly line, while also committing to respect international standards to prevent, detect, and take legal action to fight corruption throughout this process.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

For the first time, preliminary data recently reported to the EEA by Member States allow a comparison with the legally binding emission limits for 2010 set in the EU NEC Directive. In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The current industry standard for hydrogen production—steam methane reforming—produces a significant amount of CO 2 emissions. Fort Capital Partners acted as financial advisors and Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP served as legal counsel to Ekona.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

This portfolio can be flexibly tailored to different vehicle concepts, customer requirements and legal and regulatory requirements in the international automobile markets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

Voith GFRP energy absorber: 60% weight reduction compared with standard steel absorbers. Compared with standard steel absorbers a weight reduction of 60% could be achieved. Its total weight of only 70 to 95 kg (154 to 209 lbs) means weight savings of 60% compared with standard steel absorbers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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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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