Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2020

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved various retrofit systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. This means that Euro 4 or Euro 5 diesel cars can be retrofitted and exempted from traffic restrictions in certain regions. Information on this can be requested from the respective vehicle manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group offered within the European Union with those engines comply with legal requirements and environmental standards. Volkswagen Group had earlier confirmed that new EU6-compliant vehicles offered within the European Union fulfill all legal requirements and environmental standards.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

times over the legal NO x limit of 80 mg/km (hence up to 168 mg/km) until the end of 2020, and 43% more (up to 114 mg/km) with no set end date. The conformity factor was particularly useful for diesels. With these exemptions, cars were allowed to emit 2.1

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

A German inquiry launched as a result of the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal has found that there is a large gap between homologated emissions values from lab testing and real-world driving results for all German manufacturers. For the report, KBA investigators checked emissions from 53 models of Euro 5 and Euro 6 diesels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

A US federal indictment is charging Martin Winterkorn, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s cheating on US diesel vehicle emissions requirements. The FBI and EPA Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the case.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide. billion (US$3.5

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MARCH 5, 2020

to create a company focused on the development of next generation smart transportation. Nikola’s business model supplies both the truck and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, solving the fleets’ concerns of where to refuel with green hydrogen at competitive pricing to diesel. VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

CDTi diesel (Euro 6b) emits up to 17 times more NO x under certain driving situations than permitted by the Euro 6 limit value. In three additional tests under normal test conditions—and thus with non-rotating rear wheels—however, the NO x values were below the legal value limit of 80 mg/km in each case. Select raw NEDC test results.

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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. Timeline and events.

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MAY 8, 2015

At the Vienna Motor Symposium, Jörn Kahrstedt, Head of Diesel Engine Development for the Volkswagen brand, presented the new EU6 TDI engine family for light-duty vehicles. Exhaust gas aftertreatment is accomplished by an oxidation catalyst with a downstream combination of diesel particulate filter and SCR catalytic converter.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Two French environmental NGOs—France Nature Environment (FNE) and Réseau Action Climat ( RAC )—along with European umbrella NGO Transport & Environment (T&E), have released initial test results from the Royal Commission’s inquiry into diesel engine NO x emissions in France.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Air Resources Board re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard ( LCFS ), which requires a 10% reduction by 2020 in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. The program requires that transportation fuels used in California meet a baseline target for carbon intensity which is reduced each year. Diesel and Diesel Substitutes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2016

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved the technical solutions proposed by Volkswagen for the Volkswagen Passat, CC and Eos models with 2.0l More than 800,000 vehicles affected by the diesel compliance issue are now to be recalled as soon as possible. TDI EA 189 engines. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

million as part of this legal settlement. The state plans to use more than 60% of the funding to accelerate the adoption of electrified transportation by reducing the cost of electric buses and trucks, particularly transit buses, and providing funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

Policies that improve the energy efficiency of urban transport systems could help save as much as US$70 trillion in spending on vehicles, fuel and transportation infrastructure between now and 2050, according to a recently released report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Source: IEA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows that Volkswagen is currently selling the least polluting (Euro 6) diesel vehicles. also found that no brand in Europe complies with the latest Euro 6 air pollution limits for diesel cars and vans in real-world driving. However, the report “ Dieselgate: Who? million), the UK (4.3

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JUNE 25, 2015

In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100% synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on synthetic fuels. Earlier post.).

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JULY 28, 2023

Approximately 50% of renewable diesel production is currently being sold into Canada; all of the SAF is being delivered to Shell Aviation; and the renewable hydrogen plant capacity was demonstrated. In November 2021, Montana Renewables was separated both legally and commercially from Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.,

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Volkswagen Group has now received all necessary official approvals within the remit of the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for the modification of diesel vehicles with type EA189 engines. Once modified, the vehicles will also meet all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the United States since 2008. Affected diesel models include: Jetta (Model Years 2009 – 2015). collectively referred to here as Volkswagen).

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JANUARY 10, 2018

The vehicle is part of the Zero Emission Cargo Transport (ZECT) ( earlier post ) demonstration project managed through Southern California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The next step is real-world testing with Total Transportation Services Inc. Kenworth’s hydrogen fuel-cell T680 is a reality.

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

We’ll use what we learn from deploying these vehicles as we continue to identify and invest in solutions to reduce emissions in our transportation network, and to impact sustainability in the trucking industry more broadly.” Amazon picks Volvo VNR Electric semi Volvo VNR Electric heavy-haul Class 8 BEV; via Amazon.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 12, 2009

It's transport also belongs to the one of the most developed. It was all fine for about two years until police found out that these are not legal on the public road. The electric pedicabs would actually make the urban transport better and cleaner. London belongs to one of the largest cities in the world.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

E-fuels are made by combining green hydrogen with CO 2 to produce liquid fuel that can be similar to gasoline or diesel used in conventional engines (as well as kerosene used in aviation). This was a significant improvement compared to the fossil fuel tested and is many times below the legal limit.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The results of the joint study, released by German Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), suggest that incentives to promote a higher share of electric driving would increase the potential for plug-in hybrid vehicles to reduce emissions.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Holcim is advancing the transition to more sustainable and efficient transportation by decarbonizing our operations’ logistics,” says Miljan Gutovic, Region Head Europe, Holcim. “We This is made possible by intermediate charging during the legally prescribed driver breaks – even without megawatt-charging.” be available across Europe.

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Baua Electric

MAY 3, 2024

Under the government’s vehicle scrapping policy , personal vehicles purchased with petrol or diesel fuel require re-registration after 15 years. Petrol vehicles have a maximum age limit of 15 years, while diesel vehicles have a maximum age limit of 10 years. The approval is valid for only 5 years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2019

The synthesized hydrocarbon fuels can be stored and/or transported for further utilization. Reducing the demand for liquid fuels, for example through new mobility concepts and the expansion of local public transport, remains a necessity. hydrocracking) allowing to further increase product yield and quality.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Last year the British government set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars after 2030. In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form.

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JUNE 3, 2009

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will formulate the norms and notify them under the Energy Conservation Act while the surface transport ministry will ensure the implementation. The norms will be developed on the basis of mileage that petrol and diesel vehicles give, sources in the road transport and highway ministry told TOI.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

A low emission bus is defined as any transit bus that is powered by an engine that produces lower non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) and NO x than are legally permitted under EPA’s engine standards. All transit buses proposed for deployment under the LoNo Program must complete current FTA bus testing for production transit buses.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

At a press conference in Germany today, Volkswagen Group executives provided details on the status of its investigation—which is being coordinated by a special committee of the Supervisory Board—into the diesel emissions debacle. the diesel engine software defeat device. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) is suing the California Air Resources Board (ARB), challenging the legality of ARB’s Truck and Bus Regulation. The Truck and Bus rule requires truck owners to install diesel exhaust filters on their rigs, with nearly all vehicles upgraded by 2014. Earlier post.).

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JULY 2, 2012

Today’s publication of official 2010 data from Member States is the first time that those efforts can be measured against the legally binding targets. Road transport contributes approximately 40% of total NO x emissions in the EU. Since 2001, Member States have been working towards meeting these ceilings.

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JUNE 16, 2017

The diesel engines, which fulfill all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards, will be integrated in the new GAZelle NEXT family, which includes drop-side trucks, full-metal vans and minibuses. GAZ Group plans to equip GAZ vehicles with Volkswagen TDI 2.0 engines from the Salzgitter plant in Germany.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Growing focus on eco-mobility, EVs and ESG Cut to 2024 when countries, corporates and citizens are all seized of the urgency to enhance the green quotient in every sphere of life, including transportation. Or shift gear to electrified vehicles.

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