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CARB scrap-and-replace incentive program Clean Cars 4 All reaches 10,000th participant milestone

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There is strong consumer demand for Clean Cars 4 All (CC4A) which incentivizes lower-income California drivers to scrap their older, high-polluting cars and replace them with clean cars. Drive Clean in the San Joaquin, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District: 2,894 participants. miles per gallon.

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US NHTSA reinstates billions in fines on gas-guzzling automakers

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled that heightened fines on automakers that fail to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements on 2019 and later vehicles would be reinstated. The decision is a big hit to high-polluting automakers and the lobby group that supports them, and a win for EV makers.

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Obama Administration announces first fuel economy and GHG standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

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For purposes of the new HD National Program, the heavy-duty fleet incorporates all on-road vehicles rated at a gross vehicle weight at or above 8,500 pounds, and the engines that power them, except those covered by the current GHG emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for model year 2012-2016 passenger vehicles.

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

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[In the earlier version of this post, I mistakenly linked to and used the 2019 report rather than the current 2020 report. g/bhp-hr NO x , which is 90% below today’s standards, with better fuel economy. The first system is based on MY 2019 engines in production today. I apologize for the error. —Ed]. Earlier post.).

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Such reasons include advantages to the electrical grid such as load balancing and energy storage, increased jobs and economic development, reduced stormwater pollution and consumer savings. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v.

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Mazda announces SKYACTIV-X: gasoline Spark Controlled Compression Ignition

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As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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China team propose method to reduce soot and CO emissions without NOx and thermal efficiency penalties in direct-injection natural gas engines

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It is widely accepted that internal combustion engines are one of the most predominant contributors to atmospheric pollution. Generally, best compromise between fuel economy and emissions can be achieve at 50% or 70% PNPI with EGR fraction of 25% and 90% PNPI with EGR fraction of 15%. —Li et al. Zhang, Q.,

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