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Digital Currency and Trade Systems Are Tearing up the Rules

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These platforms—which combine open alliance legal agreements (like Visa or Mastercard's legal agreements), distributed ledger technology (for example, blockchains like IBM's hyperledger ), and end-to-end encryption—can handle not only payments but also finance, trade, tax, and audits in a uniform manner.

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Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

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A more effective policy would rely on specific taxes and subsidies targeted directly at achieving specific environmental, energy and agricultural policy goals, according to the study. However, production subsidies, import tariffs and sustainability standards do.

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Valeo acquires electric supercharger business from Controlled Power

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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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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

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Qualifying projects can receive up to 80% of their costs from NEVI grants and must meet strict standards around charging experience, uptime, reporting, cybersecurity, and more. EV Connect conforms to the stringent standards set by the U.S. With one charger needed for every 10 to 15 EVs , there’s work to do and we’re doing our part.

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE RULES IN INDIA: Everything That You Must Know

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To promote the widespread adoption of EVs, the government has implemented various financial incentives, such as subsidies and tax exemptions, which are not available to conventional vehicles. In some states of India, EVs are exempted from paying road tax during registration, which is a significant advantage over conventional vehicles.

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Delphi to spin off powertrain segment as new independent company

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Delphi Automotive PLC intends to execute a tax-free spin-off of its Powertrain Systems segment into a new, independent publicly traded company (“Powertrain”). and Barclays are serving as financial advisors and Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal advisor to Delphi Automotive PLC. billion in 2016. Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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Despite this, an analysis of more than 1,800 major roads show that a small number of these—81 or 4%—are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO 2 , with 33 of these outside of London. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling.

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