Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. California requested from EPA the waiver required for implementation of the Pavley regulations in December 2005.

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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. —Congressman Skelton.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Volkswagen will begin the settlement program immediately after the Court grants final approval to the class settlement, which is anticipated on 18 October 2016. Volkswagen continues to work closely with the EPA and CARB on an approved emissions modification for each of the 2.0L TDI engine vehicles listed above. TDI vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

liter, diesel passenger cars manufactured for model years 2009-2016. CARB said it, in conjunction with EPA, will continue the on-going technical discussions with the companies through the enforcement process to ensure a legally and technically acceptable resolution is reached which fully mitigates the excess emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

The defect leads to lower fuel economy, non EPA-compliant emissions levels, and costly and frequent vehicle repairs, the complaint charges. The lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler is the latest in a series of automotive and emissions cases brought by Hagens Berman’s automotive legal team, which has tackled GM, Mercedes-Benz and VW as well.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

The FBI and EPA Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the case. The indictment unsealed today alleges that Volkswagen’s scheme to cheat its legal requirements went all the way to the top of the company. —EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. —US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2016

liter TDI vehicles from the road, with Volkswagen offering to buy back each vehicle, or, at the consumer’s option, to modify these vehicles to make them EPA and CARB-compliant. A hearing on a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement is scheduled for 26 July 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2016

vehicles is due to ARB on 2 February 2016. CARB will continue its investigation and technical evaluations with EPA to return the vehicles to legally required emission levels, determine mitigation for past and future environmental harm, and assess penalties. US EPA issued a Notice of Violation to the company on the same day.

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Teslarati

MAY 25, 2022

FCA was accused of evading emissions requirements on over 100,000 Ram pickup trucks and Jeep-brand SUVs manufactured between 2014 and 2016 and ultimately decided to plead guilty to the charges. Just days before the announcement, the EPA ordered the recall of affected vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2015.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2010

President Obama’s Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), co-chaired by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), delivered a series of recommendations to the president on overcoming the barriers to the widespread, cost-effective deployment of CCS within 10 years.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2016

Based on the current assessment, Jones Day expects the investigation to conclude in the fourth quarter of 2016. According to Volkswagen’s legal advisers, this could have very substantial negative financial consequences. Around 450 interviews have also been conducted about the diesel matter; dozens of additional interviews are planned.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

As result, emissions of NO x increased by a factor of 10 to 40 times above EPA-compliant levels in the US, depending on the the of drive cycle. Initially, it proved impossible to have the EA 189 engine meet by legal means the stricter nitrogen oxide requirements in the United States within the required timeframe and budget.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The request has been granted by the US Environmental Agency (EPA) after it found that California’s car manufacturers are already in compliance with the MY2009 Pavley requirement and are already tracking to compliance for 2010.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 7, 2021

EPA standards meant to incentivize EV production are phasing out By Peter DouglaS: Member, Electric Auto Association. Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role helping automakers keep in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards. Tesla Model 3 assembly line. Toyota holds roughly 30 million.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. And we want to get up 10 commercial demonstration projects, get those up and running by 2016.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant California’s request to carry out its own clean car standards not only clears the way for the Schwarzenegger-led state to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions, but it is likely to effect at least 13 additional states too.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The consumption scenarios are technically achievable but do not reflect significant barriers such as cost, regulation, legality, and consumer acceptance. EPA has investigated the potential that cars running on E30 could be more efficient on an energy basis if their engines are designed for that fuel mix. Source: ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2017

When a car manufacturer breaches the legal requirements, national authorities must take corrective action (such as ordering a recall) and apply effective, dissuasive and proportionate penalties laid out in national legislation. —Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, responsible for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Liter Partial Consent Decree entered by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Although Electrify America has a single vision—presented in both the EPA approved plan and the pending California ZEV plan—the two plans differ in implementations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

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 mpg and for light trucks of 31.3

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Green Car Congress

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.). —Andrew Wheeler. —Andrew Wheeler.

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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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