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Engine products group files legal challenge to EPAs partial waiver for E15

Green Car Congress

While all members of the EPG have and continue to support the development and use of safe and sustainable alternative fuels, the action EPA has taken to permit E-15 to be sold as a legal fuel, even if limited only to certain products, will have adverse consequences for the environment and consumers.

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DOT announces $22.5M in latest round of low or no emissions bus deployment (LoNo) funding

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The LoNo Program is a capital program focused on deploying new low- or no-emission production buses that are market-ready or near market-ready; i.e., it is not a program for designing and developing prototypes. Hydrogen fuel-cell and battery-electric buses qualify as zero-emission. Earlier post.).

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FTA to award up to $24.9M to low- or no-emissions transit bus projects

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This program successfully committed $90 million over seven years for research, demonstration, and deployment projects to reduce the cost of fuel cells for transit use. An Eligible Area for the awards is either: Designated as a non-attainment area for ozone or carbon monoxide under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.

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EPA and California ARB charge Volkswagen with using software defeat device to circumvent NOx testing in 4-cylinder 2.0L diesels

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The alleged violations do not present a safety hazard; the cars remain legal to drive and resell. Only then did VW admit it had designed and installed a defeat device in these vehicles in the form of a sophisticated software algorithm that detected when a vehicle was undergoing emissions testing. Passat (Model Years 2014-2015).

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore. The group has shortlisted three designs and plan to have picked one by the end of 2024.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. This, and consultation with potential customers, has led to changes to the design.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Spacious Interior: An Eye for Detail The interior is a superb example of crafts people integrating fine materials into a well-designed cabin. The designers were keen on form over function so there is a dearth of buttons and other switch gear, save for those found on the steering wheel and a volume wheel on the dash.