Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Idle-reduction technologies that are EPA verified. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2012

The waiver was granted by EPA in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE). EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson determined that, as a result of effects of Hurricane Sandy, extreme and unusual supply circumstances exist, which may result in a temporary shortage of gasoline compliant with federal regulations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

EPA has issued a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. EPA call this software “the switch”. —EPA NOV.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 17, 2024

Clean School Bus grant brings green future to school transportation. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. EPA Paves the Way for Clean Buses at Fairfax County Public Schools appeared first on CleanTechnica. Today, the U.S. continued] The post U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2015

will pay a $68-million criminal fine and a total $24 million community service payment to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the benefit of the riparian environment and ecosystems of North Carolina and Virginia.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

EPA is holding the first of two public hearings on Monday, 18 May regarding the agency’s proposed findings that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare. The hearing at the EPA Potomac Yard South Conference Center in Arlington, Virginia, is scheduled from 9am to 8pm. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

To complement its work on real-world emissions in Europe, TRUE has compiled remote sensing data from the states of Colorado and Virginia and the University of Denver to investigate the emissions of US light-duty vehicles. Measured deterioration rates are much higher than projections submitted to the US EPA by manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2009

million in Recovery Act Funds for four states and the District of Columbia to assess and clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. 4,674,000 to Virginia. 1,643,000 to West Virginia. $ 607,000 to Washington, DC. The US Environmental Protection Agency announced another $16.8 3,712,000 to Maryland.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that Virginia-based Estes Express Lines will pay a $100,000 penalty for violations of the California Truck and Bus Regulation, for failing to install particulate filters on 73 of its heavy-duty diesel trucks (15% of its California fleet). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Production of the 2014 model year Prius Plug-in begins in October with pricing taking effect when these models arrive in showrooms in November.The Prius Plug-in qualifies for a Federal Tax Credit of up to $2,500 in addition to the State of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP) which offers a $1,500 rebate. kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

announced that the 2012 Prius Plug-in has been approved for the State of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). Designed to promote the use of Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) and related clean vehicle technologies, the CVRP is a consumer incentive made available in addition to a $2,500 Federal Tax credit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

to nearly 12 years and six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling $9 million in renewable fuel credits which he falsely claimed were produced by his company, Clean Green Fuel, LLC. According to evidence presented at the six day trial, Hailey owned Clean Green Fuel, LLC, located in the Baltimore, Md.

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EV Obssesion

APRIL 26, 2021

The Biden EPA today proposed reinstating a Clean Air Act waiver that allows states to […]. By Luke Tonachel President Biden is following through on his promise to re-establish the long-held authority of governors to adopt vehicle pollution regulations to protect the health and welfare of people in their states.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

The indictment also charges Dorenkamp, Neusser, Schmidt and Peter with Clean Air Act violations and charges Neusser, Gottweis, Schmidt and Peter with wire fraud counts. Around 2012, hardware failures developed in certain of the diesel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

It’s striking, Lux said, that the US EPA, with its $8-billion budget and workforce of 15,000 staff, couldn’t catch VW, but a small team of researchers from West Virginia University could. The EPA has sided with OEMs, fearing that if the software is open-access, then consumers would modify it at the expense of emissions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

The overall goal of this project is the development and application of a software plug-in to enable the design of components that will satisfy both EPA standards-driven light weighting efforts and parametric feature designs that enable remanufacturability (e.g., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Phinix, LLC.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Instead, its effects were discovered by researchers at West Virginia University, working with the International Council on Clean Transportation. The software that allowed Volkswagen diesel cars to cheat on emissions tests was not found by government regulators.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles. Audi''s Gen 2 3.0L Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Other Administration efforts to enhance US energy security presented by President Obama at Andrews included: The announcement that EPA and NHTSA will sign the final GHG emission standards and fuel economy rules for light duty vehicles on 1 April. To fail to recognize this reality would be a mistake. Secretary Salazar.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Electric school buses are experiencing rapid growth in the United States, with a nearly 10-fold increase in commitments by school districts and fleet operators in the past year. Thirty-eight states have now committed to procure more than 12,000 electric school buses.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Roadster can go 244 miles EPA. I should at least own $5 worth of Tesla in return. I’m depressed. bob gee said on March 31st, 2009 at 3:35 pm @bob gee I don’t know where you got 157 miles. The old number was 221. That means typical range is at least 200 miles per charge. The battery pack has a capacity of 56kWh.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Passage by the Senate is far from a certainty and will require all 50 yes votes including from conservative-leaning Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to the Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. miles per kWh with its 25 miles of EPA range and 8.8 4 and Tesla Model Y are classified as small SUVs. kWh battery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

I will continue to work with Senators Kerry and Lieberman to produce a new bill that has a new focus that will lead to energy independence, create the jobs that we will need to become a vibrant, viable economy in the 21st century, and a green economy and clean up the air. ”. Overview of RGGI. Gases: CO 2 emissions. WCI covers seven U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

Over two dozen states have joined forces to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over proposed vehicle emissions regulations put forward by the Biden administration in March. & This time, it’s a group of Republican attorneys general with Kentucky and West Virginia at the helm coming after the Biden administration.&

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, the proposal is not incorrect in asserting that California's Clean Air Act waiver gives it a large amount of influence over national vehicle policies. Though exactly how this works is a little confusing, as those locales don’t enjoy the same regulatory waiver provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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