Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to prohibit the use of certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and HFC-containing blends that significantly contribute to climate change where safer, more climate-friendly alternatives exist.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final endangerment finding on greenhouse gases (GHGs), concluding that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. EPA also finds that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2017

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to revisit provisions of the Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines, citing “concerns” raised by stakeholders in the trailer and glider industry. —EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JUNE 11, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to find under section 231(a) of the Clean Air Act that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commercial aircraft engines endanger the health and welfare of Americans by contributing to climate change. of total global GHG emissions, according to the EPA.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

Also of interest were the changes in the relative contributions of various transportation modes, both to transportation emissions and to total emissions. The raw data came from EPA. The analysis is an update of a study published in 2016. The data for 1990 were recently revised by EPA.).

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Emissions Gas 2017 EPA 278

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Executive branch agencies, like EPA, carry out the laws passed by Congress. When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. But, that is exactly what EPA has proposed to do.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy 199

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years. Of that quarter, cars and light trucks account for nearly half, accounting for 12% of Canada’s total GHG emissions.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The longer-term purpose of the ACC program, according to ARB, is to shape the development of light-duty transportation to contribute to meeting the state’s 2050 GHG reduction goal of 80% below 1990 levels. Beyond 2025, ARB notes, the driving force for lowering emissions in California will thus be climate change.

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Light Clean Cleaning Emissions 225

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JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. With our proposals we are not only protecting the climate and saving consumers money. grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Mandatory regional criteria pollutant reduction targets will be established in the 2016 State Implementation Plans (SIPs) with expected reductions on the order of 90% below 2010 levels in the South Coast and similar reductions in the San Joaquin Valley by the year 2032. million zero emission vehicles on its roads by 2025.

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Transportation Emissions California Ozone 273

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MAY 13, 2010

Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. Industrial sources will not enter the program until 2016. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), compared to 2005 levels.). Expanding manufacturing.

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Gas-Electric Climate Gas Energy 210

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MARCH 22, 2024

On March 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final vehicle standards for cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs. EPA standards aren’t new. There are EPA vehicle standards in place right now. EPA has been regulating vehicle pollution for over 50 years. Plus, the EPA standards are working.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

For example, the report finds that of the more than 1,300 conventional vehicle model configurations available in 2016, 23 truck configurations, 23 sport utility vehicle (SUV) configurations, and 26 passenger car configurations meet 2020 or later GHG standards with a conventional gasoline powertrain.

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Standards PHEV California CO2 150

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APRIL 1, 2010

Final MY 2011 and MY 2012-2016 passenger car fuel economy targets, based on vehicle footprint. mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. The EPA standard would be equivalent to 35.5

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Greenhouse gas and fuel economy levels under the EPA NHTSA joint proposed rulemaking. These standards would require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams/mile of CO 2 in model year 2016. NHTSA is proposing CAFE standards for passenger cars and light trucks under 49 U.S.C.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Gas 210

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JANUARY 24, 2011

The US Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California have announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks. The EPA standard would be equivalent to 35.5 Earlier post.)

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Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy 170

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

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.).

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MAY 12, 2017

As a result, the market share of GDI-equipped vehicles has increased dramatically over the past decade and is expected to reach 50% of new gasoline vehicles sold in 2016. Widespread adoption of new engine technologies raises concerns about changes in emissions and their effects on air quality and the climate.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

The ZEV regulation—along with new LEV III criteria pollutant and GHG standards—can be the catalyst to the process of transforming the California light-duty fleet, ARB staff suggests. This corresponds to US EPA Tier 2 Bin 2.). Projected targets for Light-Duty Vehicle gCO 2 /mile emission rates. Additional standards.

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California Clean Cleaning Fleet 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

mpg and for light trucks of 31.3 In addition, EPA is also proposing to exclude CO 2 -equivalent emission improvements associated with air conditioning refrigerants and leakage (and, optionally, offsets for nitrous oxide and methane emissions) after model year 2020. This would result in an average fuel economy for passenger cars of 43.7

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EPA Fuel Economy California MPG 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2017

After considering the Advanced Clean Cars Midterm Review ( earlier post ), the California Air Resources Board voted unanimously on Friday to continue with the vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and ZEV program for cars and light trucks sold in California through 2025. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Q&A with former EPA exec Margo Oge. Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. The Clean Air Act allows the EPA to address pollutants coming out of the tailpipe of a car.

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