Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The European Parliament and the Council have reached provisional agreement on a regulation setting, for the first time in the EU, strict CO 2 emission standards for trucks. Under the agreement, emissions from new trucks will have to be 15% lower by 2025 and 30% lower in 2030 compared to 2019 emissions. —Erik Jonnaert.

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Standards CO2 Automobile Manufacturer Emissions 281

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

Two new tests for measuring emissions from cars and vans will come into force in the EU tomorrow. The new laboratory test, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure ( WLTP ), will introduce more realistic testing conditions for measuring pollutant and CO 2 emissions than the previous, outdated lab test (NEDC).

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Emissions Pollution Legal Automobile 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

As part of a response to a shareholder lawsuit in Germany alleging a violation of the company’s disclosure obligations under Germany’s capital markets law, Volkswagen AG has outlined the timeline and background events leading to the eruption of the diesel emissions scandal last fall.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2015

From 2017, Mercedes-Benz will offer in Europe the S- and E-Class as the first production passenger cars equipped with CO 2 air conditioning systems. It is the first automobile manufacturer to award not only development contracts but also to place production orders for CO2 air conditioning systems and their components.

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Mercedes 2017 CO2 Automobile Manufacturer 150

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 Conclusion.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2014

The sensor and camera technology is active throughout the speed range from standstill to the legally permitted maximum truck speed of 80 km/h. Transmission is via WLAN technology, using the standard, Europe-wide G5 frequency of 5.9 guard rails or vegetation). Autonomous driving will also enable more precise transport scheduling.

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