Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

The VW diesel scandal began on 18 September 2015. On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 liter diesel the emissions were even 53% worse. liter diesel the emissions were even 53% worse.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The scandal that we dubbed VW’s Dirty Diesel Debacle opened a lot of folks’ eyes to the true priorities of automakers and other corporations. The latest corporate shoe to drop belongs to Cummins , best known as a maker of diesel engines for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Here we go again.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that H&S Performance LLC has agreed to a stipulated settlement totaling $1 million to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the sale of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2018

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. COURT: U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. heavy-duty opposed-piston engine demonstrated NO x emissions control far better than other diesel engines we have tested.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The California Air Resources Board approved a $1.5-billion billion Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives is targeted to benefit lower income communities and those disproportionately burdened by environmental pollution. Over half of the $1.5 843 million for heavy-duty and off-road equipment investments.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2020

has paid $2 million to resolve allegations that it altered heavy-duty vehicle engines from their certified design, potentially causing excess diesel emissions and negatively impacting air quality. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than 40 other known cancer-causing compounds. Truck manufacturer Navistar Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting two waivers of preemption regarding four California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations related to California’s heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission standards.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a remedy proposed by Volkswagen that will reduce the excess NO x emissions from the Generation 3 (MY 2015) diesel 2.0 liter diesel vehicles that were equipped with software designed to cheat on federal emissions tests.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

New research by scientists at King’s College London suggests that air pollution from London’s roads is improving overall but more work may be needed to tackle some sources of traffic pollution, which continue to breach limits in many parts of the city. No data was available to compare trends in ΔPM 2.5 between the two periods.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The California Air Resource Board (CARB) is awarding $7 million to CALSTART to develop a Class 8 truck that will achieve a 90% reduction in NO x along with a 15-20% fuel efficiency improvement. This program will demonstrate the first diesel engine to comply with the state standard. California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) reached. The cases highlight CARB’s efforts to mitigate the damaging impact that older, dirtier trucks have on nearby communities that have traditionally borne the brunt of diesel pollution due to the high volume of truck traffic near the rail yards.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2017

liter diesel passenger cars that included emissions control “defeat devices,” under partial Consent Decrees ( earlier post ) approved by a Federal court. VW admitted to CARB engineers in November 2015 that it installed “defeat devices” that altered the operation of emissions control equipment in light-duty, 3.0-liter Affected 3.0

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2009

The California Air Resources Board adopted amendments to help business owners comply with its 2007 regulation aimed at reducing toxic diesel emissions from the state’s estimated 180,000 off-road vehicles such as tractors and bulldozers used in construction, mining and other industries. Earlier post.). ARB Chairwoman Mary D.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2017

The California Air Resources Board reached. to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the advertising and sales of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California, especially tuner products made for diesel pick-up truck engines. paid $225,000 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

A study of a hybrid tugboat, funded by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and conducted by UC Riverside, found that when compared with a conventional diesel-powered version, a hybrid tugboat can reduce emissions of PM 2.5 This system was installed for a. Overall in-use emissions based on individual tug. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for installing and failing to disclose at least eight auxiliary emissions control devices (AECDs) in light-duty model year 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks with 3.0-liter liter diesel engines sold in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that the application period for the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Zero?Emission The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is administering $130 million statewide in two equal installments of $65 million each for replacing internal combustion engine buses with zero?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

By 2030, hydrogen could play an important role in decarbonizing polluting, energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, oil refineries, power and heavy transport such as shipping, heavy-duty trucks and trains, by helping these sectors move away from fossil fuels. million) Red Diesel Replacement Competition. 40-million (US$55.5-million)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

million for emerging technologies projects as part of a summer-long roll-out of $120 million in clean diesel grants. The awards will provide opportunities to advance new technologies in the marketplace, and support both environmental innovation and green jobs to reduce diesel emissions. Diesel engines emit approximately 7.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.]. Depletion of metal resources [kg iron-eq.]. The program guides the interested layperson through a selection of parameters: which type of engine should be used, gasoline-burning or diesel, for example, or one powered by natural gas, a fuel cell, or a battery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting a project for the hybridization of an existing marine vessel for an award of up to $1,000,000. Staff estimated that direct and secondary diesel PM from harbor craft is responsible for about 90 premature deaths per year. All work must be completed within two years post grant award.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2015

paid $250,000 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for failing to follow proper testing procedures for one of its diesel exhaust filters, as required by state law. Navistar sold diesel particulate filters in California without proper testing at specified intervals, in violation of our air quality laws.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is rejecting. VW’s submitted recall plan for 2-liter diesel passenger vehicles sold in California between 2009 and 2015 which were sold with the software defeat devices. This rejection only applies to VW’s diesel 2.0L This rejection only applies to VW’s diesel 2.0L vehicles, not 3.0L

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Shore Power is a shore-to-ship connection that provides electrical power to the ship, thereby significantly reducing diesel and other air pollutant emissions from ships while they are at berth. With our shore power project we expect to knock another 11 tons of diesel particulate matter out of the air.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2015

The first study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust (NTDE)—i.e., exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

An annual ' tracking the progress of California Climate Investments, released by the California Air Resources Board and the California Department of Finance, finds that nearly $1.4 billion in new funding last year went to projects across all of California’s 58 counties—almost double the $720 million spent in 2017.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

No diesel trucks on this property. As a result, the area is heavily polluted, with logistics traffic being a major contributor. The LA metro area has some of the most-polluted air in the US. As we got closer to the site, the freeway got more and more packed with diesel trucks, taking over the road one lane at a time.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced up to $205 million in grants for projects designed to accelerate the adoption of clean freight technologies and reduce air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state. Each of the 11 projects will receive matching funds from private and public partners.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has amended its diesel rules to offer businesses a variety of options to comply with the regulations to reduce soot from diesel engines. No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. forklifts). Off-Road (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. California is separately issuing an In-Use Compliance letter to Volkswagen, and EPA and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) have both initiated investigations based on Volkswagen’s alleged actions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2015

A study funded by the California Air Resources Board and conducted by UC Berkeley scientist Dr. Robert Harley. demonstrates that mandatory upgrades to diesel truck fleets serving the Port of Oakland are responsible for significant reductions in two major air pollutants. The study findings occurred over a relatively short time.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a plan to mitigate statewide harm from more than 10,000 tons of smog-causing pollutants released in the state due to Volkswagen’s (VW) use of illegal “defeat devices” in diesel passenger cars. Proposed project allocation distribution. Proposed project allocation distribution.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB), US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined forces to prosecute. EPA learned that MTU had installed a catalytic converter onto its prototype engine during testing to reduce emissions of pollutants. MTU America Inc.

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