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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), IVECO (a brand of CNH Industrial) and ENGIE (Global Energy Player) are broadly collaborating to promote natural gas vehicles and infrastructure in Europe. At the “Salon de l’Auto” in Brussels, the Minister of Mobility and Environment announced a program for the improvement of air quality in Wallonia.

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Hagens Berman files class-action lawsuit against Ford and Bosch claiming Super Duty diesel emissions defeat devices

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The law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Ford and Bosch of knowingly installing emissions-cheating software devices in 2011-2017 Ford 250 and 350 Super Duty diesel pickup trucks, allowing the affected pickups to pollute at levels up to 50 times legal limits. Ford called the claim “baseless”.

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FCA US LLC to pay ~$300M in criminal penalties over diesel emissions test cheating

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FCA US LLC (FCA US), formerly Chrysler Group LLC, was sentenced in federal court in Detroit and ordered to pay a fine of $96,145,784 and a forfeiture money judgment of $203,572,892. Gleason of the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s Environmental Crimes Section are prosecuting the case. Neal and Assistant U.S.

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Dieselgate 2.0: 600K Ram trucks recalled, Cummins to pay $2 billion

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Let this settlement be a lesson: We won’t let greedy corporations cheat their way to success and run over the health and well-being of consumers and our environment along the way,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta told reporters yesterday. VW agreed to pay $2.8 billion in criminal fines and $1.5 billion in civil resolutions.

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Autonomous electric car technology: Why should a self-driving vehicle be all-electric?

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A self-driving car is capable of driving itself sensing the environment with no help of a driver. Ability to analyze the environment and react according to the conditions is not an easy process. A self-driving car is supposed to analyze the environment and react based on the circumstances.

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York, Empa study finds retrofitting of VW diesel engines was successful

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Stuart Grange works in Empa’s Air Pollution/Environmental Technology Laboratory and also at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories at the University of York. SK Grange, NJ Farren, AR Vaughan, J Davison, DC Carslaw (2020) ”Post-Dieselgate: Evidence of NOx Emission Reductions Using On-Road Remote Sensing” Environ. 0c00188.

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What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies

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The manufacturing of new cars, even electric ones, generates heavy emissions, contributing to pollution. Large automotive conglomerates like Stellantis (parent company of well-known brands like Ram, Maserati, Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge) are now focusing on extending car lifetimes and reusing parts to reduce carbon emissions.

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