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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. Honda failed these tests demonstrating evaporative emissions of gasoline above the legal limit. Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9 million for violations of CARB’s air quality regulations.

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

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Betsy Price, Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas; Gil Quiniones, President & CEO, New York Power Authority; Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council; Dan Turton, Vice President, North America Public Policy, General Motors; Greg White, Executive Director, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; and. .;

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. And the automotive industry too is doing its bit to ensure green motoring. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. The cost of fossil-fuelled motoring, is going only one way – up.

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc.,

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Visteon Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization in United States

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Global automotive supplier Visteon Corporation and certain of its US subsidiaries voluntarily filed petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. During the reorganization period, we will seek to address our capital structure and legacy costs that are not sustainable given the current economic environment.