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MARCH 7, 2019

Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. The report also assesses compliance performance for individual automakers and for the US fleet as a whole with the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA.

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MAY 25, 2016

Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, but the biological process has not been understood. Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 The study is published in The Lancet. and NO x between 1999 and 2012. μg PM 2.5 /m

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an updated version of the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model—MOVES2010—for use to estimate air pollution from cars, trucks, and other on-road mobile sources. emissions factor model. MOVES (Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator).

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JUNE 18, 2016

The Government of Canada has published proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. This marks Canada’s first regulation of air pollutant emissions from locomotives. The emission standards set out in these proposed regulations will also align with those of the United States. of PM emissions.

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. An earlier global BC emission inventory by Bond et al. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

The California Air Resources Board directed its staff to take steps to provide further locomotive and rail yard emission reductions beyond those achieved by existing US Environmental Protection Agency and state regulations and agreements. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

These carriers have been tested and verified, through the SmartWay Assessment Tool, as carriers that continually reduce fuel consumption and lower emissions. Since 2004, the 3,073 SmartWay partners across the US have saved an estimated $8.1 billion in fuel costs or 65 million barrels of oil.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Delphi Automotive has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership , a collaboration between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and transport industry designed to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

The Partnership is a collaboration between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry, designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution. DHL Global Forwarding is the third business division of Deutsche Post DHL after Global Mail and Express that joins the EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership.

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EPA Transportation 2004 Pollution 186

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JULY 22, 2010

To protect public health, we need to take cost-effective measures to slash greenhouse gases now and continue to ratchet down all sources of smog-forming emissions and harmful soot and particles. Our study reveals that climate change and regional air pollution are intertwined problems. Tags: Climate Change Emissions.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Best vehicle choice for minimum fuel consumption, cost, or greenhouse gas emissions as a function of distance driven between charges across sensitivity scenarios. Shiau et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Larger battery packs allow drivers to go longer distances on electric power. But batteries are heavy and expensive.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

A 2004 lifecycle analysis synthesis report prepared by Five Winds International for ConocoPhillips, Sasol Chevron and Shell International Gas concluded that: Total GHG emissions of the GTL system are between 12% less and 11% more than the refinery system, based on varying assumptions and data. reduced emissions) for the GTL system.

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APRIL 2, 2009

The on-road transportation (ORT) and power generation (PG) sectors are major contributors to CO 2 emissions and a host of short-lived radiatively-active air pollutants, including tropospheric ozone and fine aerosol particles, that exert complex influences on global climate. Unger et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a measure to reduce emissions from Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) by transitioning to zero-emission technologies. TRUs and TRU gensets emit diesel PM, NO x , greenhouse gases and other pollutants. NO x : 6,100 tons per year. GHG: 770,000 tons per year (CO 2 e).

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JULY 22, 2016

The European Commission found that truck makers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke EU antitrust rules by colluding for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules. Emissions standards compliance. The Commission has imposed a record fine of €2,926,499,000 (US$3.22

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Awardees represent the top one to two percent of environmentally-responsible SmartWay carriers that conduct freight operations with lower emissions and less energy. Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 72 million metric tons of carbon pollution, while saving more than 170 million barrels of oil and $24.9

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MARCH 7, 2018

California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02 The project team, led by CALSTART, includes a heavy-duty truck manufacturer as well as Achates Power and leading suppliers in the powertrain and emissions industry. grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp/hr). Zermeno, R.,

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JULY 1, 2016

While fine particulate air pollution is known to cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, a new study indicates that it also likely causes damage to the kidneys. Regions with high levels of fine particulate air pollution had the highest rates of membranous nephropathy. 2016010093.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

Nanostellar was founded in California in 2004 by scientists from Stanford University and NASA Ames Research Center. Many pollution control and renewable-energy applications require precious metals that are limited—there isn’t enough platinum to supply the millions and millions of automobiles driven in the world. Kyeongjae Cho.

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MAY 7, 2010

The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Intermediate age.

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APRIL 16, 2015

US GHG emissions by sector, 1990-2013. Total US greenhouse emissions were 6,673 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2013, an increase of 2% (127.9 over the prior year, according to the EPA’s newly published Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2013. Total US emissions have increased by 5.9%

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MARCH 30, 2011

While properly engineered conversion systems can reduce or at least not increase emissions, poorly designed systems can lead to much more pollution. MY 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and < useful life mileage. Overview of Program Elements. Category Applicability Example for 2011. Demonstration. Notification.

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MAY 4, 2009

The measure is targeted at reducing tampering with the emissions control systems, which can result in higher emissions. ARB estimates that motorcycles produce up to 15 times the emissions per mile as the average new car or light-duty truck. g/km HC+NO x , compared to the 2004 Tier I standard of 1.4 Background.

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JULY 21, 2009

An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. As a result of these efforts, FedEx Express has saved 45 million gallons of fuel or 452,573 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

The measurements provide the most detailed look at carbon emissions for a specific urbanized and industrialized region of China to date. The Harvard China Project is a research program focused on China’s atmospheric environment, collaborating across schools of Harvard University and with Chinese universities.

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JULY 11, 2011

Vapor emissions from refueling, if allowed to escape, can contribute significantly to ground-level ozone, sometimes called smog, as well as to other types of harmful air pollution. Gasoline vapors also contain toxic air pollutants associated with a variety of health threats. Children and the elderly are most at risk.

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EPA Gasoline 2013 Ozone 186

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The complexity of new and future vehicles—driven by the need for increasing fuel efficiency and decreasing emissions with ever-changing drive-cycle demands and environmental conditions—is adding unprecedented flexibility in design and driving the need for better simulation and more powerful computers, observed Dr. Robert M.

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Engine 2012 2001 Fuel 291

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Most residents (66%) support the 2006 California law (AB 32) that requires greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. However, Californians across party lines favor the requirement that automakers reduce emissions from new cars (90% Democrats, 81% independents, 55% Republicans).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

For more than 13 years, London has collected a stiff charge from motor vehicles entering the congested core of the city during weekday business hours. Known as the congestion charge, the fee of £11.50 a day, or $14.50 (£10 with automatic payment, or $12.50) is levied from 6 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday except holidays.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Ozone pollution near Earth’s surface is one of the main ingredients of summertime smog. These observations may also assist air quality managers in assessing the most effective approaches to emission reduction programs that will improve air quality.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The purchase of the truck advances Toyota’s own environmental endeavors and efforts in its support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay program, the public-private initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution created by freight transportation in corporate supply chains. billion in fuel costs.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

These systems will also need to deliver very low criteria pollutant levels (e.g., Gains in new vehicle fleet economy by OEM, 2004-2009. Ford, however, was starting with the worst 2004 new vehicle fleet fuel economy of any of its major competitors. Various types of lean operation are also being investigated for improved BSFC.

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JUNE 14, 2012

will receive $2,210,000 for an outreach and marketing campaign to accelerate California market acceptance and use of alternative fuels and new efficient low-carbon vehicle technologies that reduce petroleum dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. The ethanol will be mixed with conventional gasoline for a lower-carbon, less-polluting fuel.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

The New Jersey Legislature just passed the most significant legislation in more than 15 years to reduce air pollutants and global warming pollution from our cars and trucks since the passage of the Clean Cars bill in 2004. —Doug O’Malley, President of ChargEVC and Director of Environment New Jersey.

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APRIL 15, 2014

the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has performed an in-depth study on the performance and emissions of light-duty version of its engine packaged for a full-size pickup truck. Leaner combustion also leads to lower soot, CO and HC emissions. Achates Power, Inc.,

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JANUARY 30, 2009

More than 150 leading marine scientists from 26 countries are calling for immediate action by policymakers to reduce CO 2 emissions sharply so as to avoid widespread and severe damage to marine ecosystems from increasing ocean acidification—the “other CO2 problem”. Source: ACECRC. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The Monaco Declaration.

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