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U.S. House Prepping for Vote on Bill Blocking EVs from Tax Credits if Battery has Chinese Origins
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Committee will consider advancing H.R. 7980, the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024. This bill would disqualify electric vehicles (EVs) from receiving the clean vehicle tax credit if “components contained in the drive battery or any…
Read MoreCalifornia Legislature Passes AV Bill Similar to one Vetoed by Governor Last Year
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The California Legislature passed a bill – AB 2286 – that would prohibit heavy duty vehicles autonomous vehicles (AVs) from driving on roads in the state unless a licensed operator is present in the vehicle. The bill is very similar to a bill that Governor Newsom vetoed…
Read MoreCalifornia Sends Bill to Governor Creating EV Economic Opportunity Zone in Riverside County
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The California Legislature sent to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk a bill – Assembly Bill (AB) 2448 – that would create an “Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone” in Riverside County. It would create “programs to make electric vehicle manufacturing jobs and education more accessible to lower income communities.”…
Read MoreU.S. DOT Unveils Plans for V2X Deployment
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled plans for the deployment of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology on roadways in the country. Titled, “Saving Lives with Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment”, the plan “will guide the implementation of vehicle-to-everything technologies across the nation and support USDOT’s commitment…
Read MoreASA Adopts Position Statement on Consumer Vehicle Choice
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Automotive Service Association (ASA) strongly supports the rights of consumers to purchase vehicles that best fit the needs of themselves, their families, and their businesses. We are concerned that the “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles” – regulation finalized…
Read MoreFederal Agency Issues Warning on Substandard Aftermarket Airbags
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a consumer alert regarding substandard replacement airbag inflators that have killed three people and severely wounded two others. In its alert, NHTSA explained that these defective parts were installed after the vehicle in which it was installed was involved…
Read MoreHarvard Study Finds EV Charging Network Worsening in Rural Communities
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards A study conducted by researchers at Harvard University has found that some rural communities are losing access to EV charging infrastructure. According to the study, there are thirty-four counties in the United States that used to have operating EV charging stations that no longer have any EV…
Read MoreCar Rental Org Releases Findings on Vehicle Data Access and Cybersecurity
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards Two research papers, commissioned by the American Car Rental Association (ACRA), argue that the cybersecurity defenses of vehicle fleet owners would improve if fleet owners had direct and real-time access to the data generated by their vehicles. The first article, titled, “Cybersecurity and the Connected Car,” finds…
Read MoreRhode Island State Senate Passes Pro-OEM Parts Bill
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards The Rhode Island State Senate passed a bill that would restrict insurance companies’ ability to refuse to cover OEM repair parts in certain situations. Under the current law in Rhode Island, insurers are not allowed to require the use of non-OEM parts on vehicles that are less…
Read MoreNY Bill Would Require Safety Inspection Update Study
NHTSA Announces Effort to Modernize Vehicle Lighting Standards A bill introduced in the New York State Legislature – Assembly Bill (AB) 8190/ Senate Bill (SB) 9436 – would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to “conduct a study to examine and update the requirements of safety inspections conducted on motorcycles, gasoline, zero emissions and alternative…
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