Automobile Manufacturer Design Legal Standards 
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2010
The newly formed Engine Products Group (EPG)—comprising the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. A partial waiver, by its nature, necessarily will result in the misfueling of products not designed or tested for E-15 use.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 7, 2015
EPA defines an AECD as “ any element of design that senses temperature, motive speed, engine RPM, transmission gear, or any other parameter for the purpose of activating, modulating, delaying, or deactivating the operation of any part of the emission-control system. ”. Volkswagen Group has a deep commitment to preserving our environment.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2016
Under the strictest standard in the US at the time, only 31 mg/km of NO x were allowed to be emitted—about six times less than under the EU5 standard applicable in Europe at that time. For global automobile manufacturers, service measures and recall campaigns are nothing out of the ordinary.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. 40 CFR § 80.27
Green Car Congress
JULY 30, 2013
The passenger cell is attached to the aluminum drive frame (giving a more modern slant to body-on-frame design). A robust thermoplastic outer skin is attached onto this compartment, allowing extensive freedom in design. More on lightweight design. The motor’s average power consumption of around 0.13 kWh per kilometer (0.21
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2014
Power is transferred by the fully automated 12-speed Mercedes PowerShift 3 transmission, which is standard equipment. The sensor and camera technology is active throughout the speed range from standstill to the legally permitted maximum truck speed of 80 km/h. guard rails or vegetation).
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