Archive

September 2026

• September 11, 2026NHTSA withdraws the AV STEP rulemaking: the voluntary ADS evaluation program is dead as of June 26, 2026
• September 11, 2026NIO ET7: what the manufacturer's own documents say about the 150 kWh battery and the 1,000 km claim
• September 11, 2026XPENG's own reference file: what the manufacturer publishes about XPILOT ASSIST versions and Xmart OS
• September 11, 2026The UK Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, in SMMT's own words: three statements from 2022, 2023 and 2025
• September 11, 2026MG S6 EV: the published figures, as MG Motor UK's model page carried them
• September 11, 2026Paper trails on paper: what NHTSA's Federal Register documents require of manufacturers when a recall happens
• September 11, 2026NHTSA lifts the manufacture-date limit on temporary FMVSS exemptions — and takes applications online
• September 11, 2026How a US VIN is built: what NHTSA's 49 CFR Part 565 requires, from the 2008 final rule to the current text
• September 11, 2026NIO's Battery Swap Network in Europe: A Files Reference
• September 11, 2026GWM Cannon, as documented: variant qualifications on the 2.4L diesel's 135kW/480Nm, 3.5-tonne braked towing, and a dated VIC driveaway offer
• September 11, 2026A decade in one number: SMMT's 2011 New Car CO2 Report and the UK's 144.2 g/km fleet average
• September 11, 2026MG's 7-year factory warranty: what the UK warranty page actually requires
• September 11, 2026NHTSA's June 2025 interpretive rule on CAFE: the agency's new reading of 49 U.S.C. 32902(h)
• September 11, 2026NHTSA delays US seat belt reminder compliance to September 1, 2028 in answer to petitions
• September 11, 2026 · wireNHTSA publishes notice of GM petition for inconsequential-noncompliance decision (Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0048); comments open until October 13, 2026
• September 11, 2026 · wireUK new car registrations rise 13.7% in August 2026, with BEV share above prior Augusts back to 2023 ahead of the '76 plate change