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EPA proposes tightening primary ozone standards to range of 65-70 ppb; final rule by October 2015

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Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tightening the ground-level 8-hour ozone (O 3 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to within a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion (ppb), while taking comments on a level as low as 60 ppb. EPA will issue final ozone standards by 1 October 2015.

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Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform

Teslarati

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. Credit: EPA). Congress created the program in 2005 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 6, 2024. In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

Blink Charging

There are now over 3 million total electric cars on the roads today. Even with all these currently available and planned public and private EV charging stations, it will leave a significant shortfall for the millions of cars charging within the next decade. In fact, BEVs accounted for 3.2% How many more EV chargers does the US need?

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California ARB holding hearing on adopting amendments to LEV III to support compliance options using new Federal GHG regulations

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California committed to accept national program compliance for model years 2017 through 2025 (as it did for MYs 2012 through 2016) with the understanding that it would provide equivalent or better overall greenhouse gas reductions nationwide than California’s program. Board earlier this year. Earlier post.). gCO 2 e/mile for trucks.

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California ARB formally allows compliance with national GHG vehicle regs to qualify for compliance under Calif rules

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The California Air Resources Board approved an amendment allowing compliance with national greenhouse gas emissions regulations for passenger vehicles set by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to qualify for compliance under the California’s clean car rules.

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted the proposed Advanced Clean Car (ACC) package of regulations in advance of the Board’s meeting on 26 January 2012 to consider adopting the new rules. Zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicles accounting for 1 in 7 new cars sold in California in 2025 (15.4%); A total of 1.4