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Air Resources Board Amends Off-Road Diesel Emissions Rule to Aid Compliance

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The California Air Resources Board adopted amendments to help business owners comply with its 2007 regulation aimed at reducing toxic diesel emissions from the state’s estimated 180,000 off-road vehicles such as tractors and bulldozers used in construction, mining and other industries. Earlier post.).

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Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015

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The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. From March 2006 he was engaged in Plug-in Hybrid vehicle planning and development, and, in 2007, became planning and development leader for the Prius Plug-in project. Since January 2012, he has been in charge of planning and development for fuel cell vehicles.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault’s ongoing downsizing strategy is aimed at reducing the cubic capacity of its engines in order to bring down fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, without detracting from performance. The latest evolutions will become available in 2012 and will cut CO 2 emissions by approximately 20 g/km. Select Engines. New-generation 1.5

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EPAs GHG Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles; Special Credits To Encourage PHEVs, BEVs and FCVs

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Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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Renault Powertrain Strategy: Focus on Electric Motor Development for EV Powertrains, New Technologies for Conventional Engines

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The company introduced the TCe 100 in 2007 and the TCe 130 in 2008, earlier post.). dCi (Type K9K)—currently the most commonly sold Renault engine—enabling a reduction of approximately 20 g/km less CO 2 when the new version is introduced in 2012. dCi engine (Type M9R) is due to be released in 2012. An all-new 1.6

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

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In 2012 the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which regulates fuel economy, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulates greenhouse gas emissions, proposed new unified standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions over the years 2017 to 2025. Background. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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