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California ARB hosting public workshop to discuss regulatory concepts for the Heavy-Duty “omnibus” Low NOx rulemaking

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will host a public workshop to discuss regulatory concepts to reduce NO x emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles greater than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating. The workshop will be available via webcast for those unable to attend in person. Warranty corrective action.

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California ARB moves forward with climate and air quality actions

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For heavy-duty vehicles, the State SIP Strategy calls for combustion engine technology that is effectively 90% cleaner than today’s standards. Approximately 70% of the reductions needed to meet the ozone standard in the South Coast in 2031 would come from existing or proposed regulatory actions. emissions by more than 20%.

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ARB posts discussion draft of new proposed mobile-source emissions reduction strategy through 2030; Advanced Clean Cars 2 regulation

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ARB staff developed this strategy using a multi-pollutant scenario planning tool ( Vision 2.0 ) that quantifies changes in ozone and PM 2.5 A large portion of the liquid fuels for combustion engine vehicles will also need to be sourced from renewable feedstock. Vision 2.0 Heavy-duty vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Research shows clean fuel-use for ships off California coast extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution

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Ships, especially ocean-going vessels, are powered by very large diesel engines that generate a tremendous amount of pollution impacting air quality onshore. One finding was that container ships encountered off the Port of Houston, where no clean-fuel use is required, emitted four times as much sulfur dioxide.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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reported in their paper on a policy workshop convened in 2011 on the relevance of traffic-related wear emissions for air quality policy development, with the focus on non-exhaust PM emissions. earlier post ). Background. The pan-European team of van der Gon et al. The composition therefore differs depending on the rock material used.

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California ARB LEV III Concept Targeting Fleet-Average SULEV-Level Emissions Performance from New Vehicles by MY 2022

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ARB will hold a one-day workshop on 2 March to discuss its preliminary thoughts and sources of information upon which to base the proposed standards and procedures. At the workshop, staff will also discuss these studies and welcomes input from stakeholders. PM Standard. g PM/mile, or 10 milligrams/mile (mg/mi).

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National Academies release third review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership

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The new report highlights a number of important accomplishments which have occurred since the earlier NRC reviews: The engine systems Goal 1 of a 50% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) for an emissions compliant engine has been achieved. A pathway to achieve 55% is being developed.

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