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ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations

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The ICCT defined six scenarios for analysis: Business as Usual (reflecting current Federal programs only, and non-implementation of the GHG Phase 2 trailer requirements). CO 2 e emissions are given in million metric tons, while PM and NO x emissions are given in short tons.

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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Under the federal program, buyers could get a $3,500 or $4,500 rebate, depending on how much more efficient their new car was. Thaler, a professor at the University of Chicago, won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2017. Their paper is published in the Journal of Marketing. —Michael Wiles. Chadwick J. Miller, Michael A.

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Rice, Lawrence Livermore scientists develop new efficient non-Pt MX2 catalyst for efficient hydrogen production; Materials Genome Initiative in action

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The initiative is a federal program to speed the discovery and implementation of advanced materials. Yakobson (2017) “Self-optimizing, highly surface-active layered metal dichalcogenide catalysts for hydrogen evolution” Nature Energy 6, Article number: 17127 doi: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.127. —Boris Yakobson. Wood & Boris I.

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted the proposed Advanced Clean Car (ACC) package of regulations in advance of the Board’s meeting on 26 January 2012 to consider adopting the new rules. Zero Emission Vehicle Program. by 2025, compared to 4% under the current ZEV regulation. Source: ARB ZEV ISOR.

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California ARB holding hearing on adopting amendments to LEV III to support compliance options using new Federal GHG regulations

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) will conduct a public hearing on 15 November in Sacramento to consider adopting amendments to the Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV III) greenhouse gas emissions standards, and additional minor revisions to the LEV III criteria pollutant and Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulations, approved by the.

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California ARB formally allows compliance with national GHG vehicle regs to qualify for compliance under Calif rules

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The California Air Resources Board approved an amendment allowing compliance with national greenhouse gas emissions regulations for passenger vehicles set by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to qualify for compliance under the California’s clean car rules. —Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D.