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Cummins Westport ISL G In-Use Test Results Beat 2010 Emissions Regulations

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A Cummins Westport ISL G in-use emissions test performed on an urban transit bus recorded emissions significantly lower than the 2010 EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) Heavy Duty emission regulations. Tags: Brief. Sensors Inc. The Cummins Westport (CWI) 8.9 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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California ARB Suspends Enforcement of Off-Road Emissions Regulations

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The California Air Resources Board is suspending enforcement of the off-road equipment emissions regulations until further notice; the industry had been facing a 1 March 2010 compliance deadline. Along with this reduced construction activity has been a corresponding reduction in construction emissions.

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BMW to Open Nearly Emission-Free Inorganic Sand Core Foundry in 2010

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From 2010, BMW’s Landshut plant will feature the first foundry with nearly emission-free sand core production. This production method will allow the light-alloy foundry to reduce its emissions of combustion residues by 98% The plant will completely decommission its current waste air treatment systems by 2010.

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California ARB Revamps Website Ranking Vehicles According to Emission Characteristics

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The new website, using information collected for vehicle certification in California, offers a practical system that ranks vehicles according to their emission characteristics and provides tools to compare models. The ARB has made efforts recently to simplify state and federal vehicle-emission classifications to aid car-buyers.

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Government of Canada Releases Draft Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Light-Duty Vehicles; Outcome Aligned With US

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Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. Transportation accounts for about one quarter (27%) of Canada’s total GHG emissions. Earlier post.) Bob Oliver, Executive Director of Canadian environmental NGO Pollution Probe. —Bob

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Opel Revamping Corsa for 2010; Better Performance, Lower Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions

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The Opel Corsa is receiving a complete re-make for 2010, with major engineering changes, re-vamped powertrain line-up, chassis improvements and steering recalibration to give the Corsa better performance and greater fuel economy as well as comfort, handling and driving dynamics. Again, fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions measure 5.3

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California ARB to Hold Public Workshop on LEV III Technologies; Criteria Pollutants and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a proposal for more stringent emission requirements for new passenger vehicles, to be considered by the Board later this year. This second workshop will go into more detail in several areas related to criteria pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions. EDAG, 2009.

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