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Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture workshop

Green Car Congress

These efforts to identify standards and develop guidelines are most effectively performed by developing a set of System Architecture Viewpoints that describe the: functional, physical and logical interfaces; enterprise relationships; and communications dependencies for each technology and application within the connected vehicle environment.

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2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT will get performance upgrade, bronze look

Baua Electric

2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT For reference, Ford says the current Mach-E GT will do 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds in standard form and 3.5 The Mach-E has dropped off the list of qualifying vehicles for 2024 , along with many other EVs. Details will be released at a later date. seconds in Performance Edition guise.

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NIST: Blockchain provides security, traceability for smart manufacturing; digital thread

Green Car Congress

According to a new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report, blockchain technology can not only provide tamper-proof transmission of manufacturing data, it also yields something just as valuable to its users—traceability of that data to all participants in the production process. —Thomas Hedberg. Resources.

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EPA approves RFS pathway for sorghum oil as feedstock for bio-diesel or drop-in renewable fuels

Green Car Congress

Based on this analysis, EPA is adding these pathways to the list of approved renewable fuel production pathways in the RFS regulations. The distillers sorghum oil is then used as a feedstock for conversion into certain biofuels.

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California ARB considering amendments to Low Carbon Fuel Standard; handling high carbon-intensity crude oil (HCICO)

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will consider at its December 2011 meeting amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. Although the current regulatory text does not explicitly require use of the LRT, it has become the de facto standard for reporting purposes, and staff’s proposal would simply formalize this.

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An ENERGY STAR charger specification program update

Charged EVs

In 2018, the ENERGY STAR program added EV chargers to the list of products that can earn its certification. According to the EPA, ENERGY STAR-certified EV chargers use 40% less energy in standby mode, on average, than standard charging stations. ENERGY STAR-certified EV chargers also offer other, potentially more significant benefits.

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ARC Automobile responds to NHTSA request in airbag inflator probe

Baua Electric

ARC recognizes, however, that even with appropriate industry standards … and efforts by manufacturers to minimize the risks of failures, the manufacturing processes may not completely eliminate the risk of occasional or isolated failures.” ” The inflators were worn in cars made through a minimum of 12 automakers. .”