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MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

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CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. Source of data: US EPA (2019). This has resulted in higher catalyst loading per volume of substrate and led to downsizing of systems from those available in 2010. Chart: MECA.

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California ARB amends diesel rules to reduce cost of compliance

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No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. Expand credits for fleet downsizing, adding cleaner vehicles ahead of any regulatory requirements, and for installation of early retrofits. forklifts). Ease annual requirements to clean up engines (e.g., Port Truck Regulation.

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Update on DOE Co-Optima project to co-optimize fuels & engines; goal of 30% per vehicle reduction in petroleum

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Thrust 1 builds on the significant amount of work carried out over the past several decades, focused on building advanced boosted, downsized, and downspeeded spark ignition engines. Criteria pollutants are dominated by equivalence ratio stratification and fuel chemistry. High dilution may also lead to controllability challenges.

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DOT, EPA unveil joint proposal for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: 49.6 mpg CAFE, 163 g/mile GHG in 2025; flexibilities and incentives

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. In the CAFE program for MYs 2017–2019, the fuel economy of. NHTSA and CAFE.

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Perhaps not what you thought 

Electric Auto Association

The CAFE program promised to double fuel economy by 2025 , but from 2012 to 2019, the real-world MPG of new vehicles improved just 7% , and annual gasoline consumption increased from 3.2 In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1 billion barrels. MPG as 14 out of 20 automakers failed to meet their standards.

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Perhaps not what you thought 

Electric Auto Association

The CAFE program promised to double fuel economy by 2025 , but from 2012 to 2019, the real-world MPG of new vehicles improved just 7% , and annual gasoline consumption increased from 3.2 In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1 billion barrels. MPG as 14 out of 20 automakers failed to meet their standards.

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