Fiat To Pool With Tesla To Avoid EU Fines
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) says a plan the firm has agreed with Tesla will help them avoid paying fines for violating new European Union emissions rules. Under the deal, first reported by the Financial Times, FCA will pay for the right to count Tesla's electric vehicles as part of the FCA fleet. By pooling their vehicles, the Italian carmaker will be able to report a lower average emission figure. Tesla has not confirmed the deal. It is not clear how much it is worth. However the Financial Times reported the deal was worth hundreds of millions of euros. New, tougher rules come into force next year in the European Union, imposing an average emissions limit of 95g per kilometre. To meet that target, carmakers can pool the models within their own companies to come up with an average emissions figure, for example between Peugeot, Citroen and Opel vehicles, which are all made by PSA Group. But firms are also permitted to form so-called open pools, with other carmakers. FCA applied to form an emissions pool with electric vehicle maker Tesla in February, the first carmaker to take up the option of an open pool. Why are more and more car companies teaming up? 10.1bn) over four years to develop electric cars which complied with global emissions standards. 1bn over the last three years selling emissions credits to other manufacturers in the United States.
Peeking from behind the alloy wheels appear to be optional carbon ceramic brakes. The 718 Boxster Spyder following the Cayman GT4 wears many of the same design elements in back, including the split dual exhaust tips and the taller lip spoiler. Unlike the Cayman GT4, the Boxster Spyder doesn't have a stanchioned rear wing. The biggest give-away that this isn't your ordinary Boxster is the manual soft top and engine tonneau with molded fairings that stretch all the way to the back of the seats. Power for the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder is expected to come from a version of the naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six found in the 911 GT3. A six-speed manual should remain as the only available transmission. Porsche hasn't said much about the Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder, but expect it to gain more power and torque to distance itself from the GTS models.
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A team from the NTSB is in Oahu gathering wreckage, interviewing witnesses and employees, and investigating the fatal skydiving plane crash. During a press conference Monday, NTSB board member Jennifer Homendy told reporters that the FAA has ignored many NTSB suggestions for changing safety regulations of parachute plane operators. In 2008, the NTSB published a special investigative report on the safety of parachute jump operations and identified differences in how these operations are regulated by the FAA, Homendy said. Since then, there have been 80 accidents involving skydiving operations and 19 people have died nationwide, according to Homendy. The report included 32 accidents that were investigated between 1981 and 2008 and identified recurring safety issues, she explained. The NTSB has had some communication with FAA about the recommendations but designated the action by the FAA in response as "unacceptable," according to Homendy. Homendy says that most passengers are protected by stricter regulations laid out in FAA regulations for tour operators and commercial operators. Homendy added that the training and maintenance may not be factors in this investigation but that they will be part of the NTSB's overall analysis of this crash. The FAA responded to Homendy's claims that the agency has not acted on the NTSB's safety recommendations. FAA said in a statement. As part of the investigation, the NTSB is asking any witnesses with video or photos of the plane, particularly the front and rear of the aircraft, to come forward.