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

Green Car Congress

According to the company’s admissions and court documents, beginning at least as early as 2010, FCA US developed a new 3.0-liter FCA US referred to the manner in which it manipulated one method of emissions control as “cycle detection” and “cycle beating.” liter diesel program’s goals, timing, and marketing strategy.

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Fraunhofer IPK develops technical standards for EU digital battery passport – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

At the Hannover Messe industrial trade exhibition in late April, Fraunhofer IPK researchers will present a draft technical reference standard designed to enable battery passports to be implemented in a way that is scalable and interoperable.

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New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

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Setback distances should be revisited to address temporal variability and pollution controls in vent emissions. By comparison, the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) used an estimate of 0.11 —Hilpert et al. Gasoline vapors contain a number of toxic chemicals—notably benzene, a carcinogen.

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Debunking the ‘Electric car is a coal car’ argument!

Plug In India

In this article, we will document some important facts that debunk this statement with facts and sources. Being exposed to oil refineries and breathing in air from pollution caused by petrol and diesel cars in our cities results in leukemia, cancers, brain development issues, respiratory issues. They are worse than petrol cars."

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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National benefits of the CH 4 plus BC measures versus the reference scenario. While carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming over the long term, limiting black carbon and methane are complementary actions that would have a more immediate impact because these two pollutants circulate out of the atmosphere more quickly.

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HEI study finds no heart effects of ozone exposure in healthy older adults; lungs affected at relatively low exposures

Green Car Congress

The largest systematic study ever conducted of human volunteers exposed to ozone air pollution has found no evidence of effects on the heart in its healthy, older participants, but did find effects on the volunteers’ ability to breathe, even at low ambient levels. Frampton MW, Balmes JR, Bromberg PA, Stark P, Arjomandi M, Hazucha MJ, et al.

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European Strategy for low-emission mobility stresses digital tech, electrification and ZEVs

Green Car Congress

EU legislation currently refers to low-emission vehicles as vehicles having tailpipe emissions below 50 g/km. The Commission is also working on improving road charging, to make it fairer and more efficient and better reflect the polluter-pays and user-pays principles. The latter two examples also represent zero-emission vehicles.

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