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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Justice Department (DOJ) announced that Mississippi-based PowerTrain, Inc. will pay a civil penalty of $2 million to resolve claims that the company imported and sold nearly 80,000 nonroad engines and equipment from China that did not meet standards under the Clean Air Act.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. Source of data: US EPA (2019). which are regulated under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) because of their adverse effects on human health and the environment. Chart: MECA.

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JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley). Earlier post.)

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JUNE 15, 2014

outboards—release one-fifth of the carbon monoxide emissions of a four-stroke engine at idle and are compliant with stringent US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Union (EU), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 3-Star ultra-low emissions standards.

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JULY 31, 2013

Optimizing swirl speed depending upon the engine operating condition is an effective means to increase thermal efficiency and reduce emissions, Toyota researchers noted in a paper in the R&D Review of Toyota CRDL in 2002. Cruze’s diesel offers a segment-leading EPA-estimated 46 mpg highway (5.1

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JULY 16, 2012

A new analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) of consumer polling data finds that the proposed MY 2017-2025 passenger vehicle fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards to be finalized this summer ( earlier post ) align with consumer demands and needs. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6

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MAY 25, 2016

Now, direct evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution ( MESA Air ), a 10-year epidemiological study of 6,795 people aged 45–84 years from six US states, shows that air pollution—even at levels below regulatory standards—accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis. concentration of 12 µg/m 3. (As

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

All the engines can be combined with an eight-speed automatic gearbox (standard in the BMW 225d Coupe) for fuel consumption and emissions figures that are lower than those achieved with the standard six-speed manual gearbox. BMW 2002 TI running in the AvD-Oldtimer Grand-Prix 2012. Click to enlarge. 220d Coupe. seconds (7.1

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APRIL 12, 2016

The researchers studied 614 children born to mothers who enrolled between 1999 and 2002 in Project Viva, a long-term study of women’s and children’s health in eastern Massachusetts. Rice noted that PM 2.5 levels in Boston have declined by more than 30% between 1996 and 2006. — Cora S. Sack, MD, and Joel D.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Many of the strategies employed to reduce GHG emissions will also work to meet the national ambient air quality standard for ozone in 2032. Major transportation related policies already in place are: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Background. —Draft Scoping Plan Update.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

In 2002, the Honda FCX became the first fuel cell vehicle in the world to be certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). For the US, with its different certification methodologies, Honda anticipates a range of more than 300 miles.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The midrange Malibu includes a bevy of standard equipment, wrapped in a low-key body nobody notices. Minus points go to the old-school LCD screen in the center of the gauges, which could easily be from 2002. Importantly, wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay are included as standard. More on visibility later.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

The EPA has rated the EcoBoost 2.3L mpg, exceeding the EPA figure. If fuel economy is your primary focus and you can live without high performance, the standard turbocharged 2.3L And yes, you can spin the tires! high-performance at 20 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

This subtopic seeks research and development projects on novel lubricant formulations expected to improve the efficiency of advanced combustion regime engines by at least 10% (improvement based on comparison to similarly configured 2002 or later commercially available combustion engine). AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials.

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MAY 17, 2015

Estimated EPA MPGe. >59. 1 Given that US EPA fuel economy figures for the vehicles are not yet available, we are using the ECE fuel consumption figures from Europe as a means to provide a comparison across vehicles, and are providing the estimated EPA figure where available. Estimated EPA city fuel economy is more than 59 MPGe.

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JUNE 24, 2013

Even accounting for differences resulting from variations in drive cycles, XL1 appears to deliver significantly better electric fuel consumption than the EPA-rated electric or plug-in vehicles on the US market. Data: Volkswagen, US EPA and DOE. Comparison of electric drive fuel consumption (kWh/100 miles). Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 29, 2014

CFA selected 23 mpg as a benchmark for this analysis because it is the EPA fuel economy label equivalent to the 30.6 Fuel economy remained relatively stagnant from 2002 to 2008, with the first real increase coming following the passage of the Energy Security and Independence Act (EISA) in 2007 during the Bush administration.

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MPG Fuel Economy 2014 Economy 220

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 The 250 g/mile of CO 2 equivalent emissions limit by EPA is equivalent to 35.5 These technologies are covered separately in the EPA RIA. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

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MAY 2, 2018

To find out, Rice and colleagues analyzed data from 1,522 Boston-area children born between 1999 and 2002 whose mothers had enrolled in a long-term study called Project Viva, which was established to examine how behavioral and environmental factors—such as sleep and eating habits or exposure to pollution—impact children’s health.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2009 : Testifying at a public hearing conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stanford University professor Mark Jacobsen urged the EPA to incorporate black carbon into calculations of greenhouse gases. Emissions from ocean-going ships which burn minimally refined bunker fuel are primary sources of black carbon.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Sign the petition Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge www.sierraclub.org/arctic/ American Lung Association call for better EPA air pollution standards. Deffeyes, 2005 "The Coming Oil Crisis", by Colin Campbell "Crossing the Rubicon", by Michael C.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Based primarily on an EPA teardown study, the committee’s estimates of the costs for turbocharging and downsizing range from close to zero additional cost, when converting from a V6 to a four-cylinder (I4) engine, to almost $1,000, when converting from a V8 to a V6 engine.

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Mercury (Hg)—the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure—is very volatile and highly toxic to humans and animals when inhaled or ingested. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007.

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