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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. This is not a technical assessment, it is a move to demolish the nation’s clean car program.

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Automakers whine about €15B fine they knew they’d risk for pushing gas cars

Baua Electric

Not only has Tesla already met the targets (despite its CEO losing his way on climate change ), but so has Volvo (despite its recent misguided EV backtrack ) – showing that both a new(ish) startup and a company with an established, decades-old gas car business can both exceed these targets, and do so by a longshot.

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

Baua Electric

Automakers often bring their dirtiest cars to Australia, and don’t offer better and cleaner electric models in the country. The new emissions rules intend to change that, and to increase availability of EV options for the country. A bill containing the new auto emissions rules will be introduced in parliament this week.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. That’s too long to wait to improve energy security, protect our economy, and address climate change.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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California’s Push for Zero-Emission Vehicles: Leading the Future of Green Mobility

Baua Electric

As one of the largest automobile markets in the United States, the state’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions has a significant impact on the global auto industry. Job Creation : Growth in the EV industry stimulates job opportunities in manufacturing, infrastructure, and technology.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. Government agencies and others are already talking about change, but not with a vision of how it can be accomplished in a timely and coordinated fashion.

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