Remove 2018 Remove Cleaner Remove Future Remove Light
article thumbnail

CARB approves updated regulations requiring most new small off-road engines be zero emission by 2024

Green Car Congress

Californians can continue to operate their current CARB-compliant gasoline-powered SORE equipment; there will be no ban on using older models or used equipment purchased in the future. The zero-emission alternatives are quieter, cleaner, have less vibration, and havegreatly improved over the last few years.

Emissions 305
article thumbnail

EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

EPA 199
article thumbnail

Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

Green Car Congress

As part of that effort, the leaders committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles by aligning fuel efficiency and/or GHG emission standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively. In addition, the SmartWay freight transportation program will be extended to Mexico.

Mexico 199
article thumbnail

Audi unveils Q8 plug-in hybrid concept full-size SUV; production version in 2018

Green Car Congress

The concept full-size SUV is the basis for a production model that Audi will launch on the market in 2018; whether or not the first production version will be a plug-in hybrid has yet to be determined. The interior now appears even neater and cleaner. Another touchscreen is reserved for the lighting functions.

Audi 150
article thumbnail

GSRTC flags off Switch EiV 22 double decker buses for sustainable urban transit in Gujarat | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

At the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024, Switch Mobility Ltd, a next-generation manufacturer of carbon-neutral electric buses and light commercial vehicles, and part of the Hinduja Group, flagged-off of its double-decker bus, Switch EiV 22. The inauguration was conducted by Shri.

Cleaner 52
article thumbnail

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

Green Car Congress

California’s largest owners and operators of hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) are in negotiation to purchase the plant’s output to supply current and future HRS to be built in the state over the next ten years. As the world, and our city, cope with the coronavirus crisis, we are looking for ways to ensure a better future. Rex Parris.

Waste 448
article thumbnail

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants. Expansion can open opportunities for new power-plant and transmission developers to undercut utility companies’ profits and take control over the rules that shape the industry’s future. Our energy future is on the line.

Grid 142