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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As these cross-industry partnerships indicate, our innovative technology for the decarbonization of heavy-duty engines can be effectively integrated and quickly scaled across the United States in the short term—not years from now. This is critical, particularly in industries like heavy-duty transportation.

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JULY 10, 2017

The US has charged a former Audi manager via criminal complaint for his role in a conspiracy to defraud US regulators and customers by implementing defeat device software in thousands of Audi diesel vehicles to cheat US emissions tests. liter diesel engine employed Selective Catalytic Reduction (“SCR”) technology to reduce NO x emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

EPA has issued a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. EPA call this software “the switch”. —EPA NOV.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of California, by and through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Attorney General, to resolve civil claims regarding approximately 83,000 affected 3.0L TDI V6 vehicles.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

The ISX12N and the Cummins L9N are the lowest certified NO x emission engines available in North America. NO x exhaust emissions are 90% lower than the current EPA NO x limit of 0.2 g/bhp-hr, and the engines also meet or exceed the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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JULY 1, 2009

As the next steps in a strategy to cut harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels, the US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new engine emissions and fuel standards for large marine diesel engines on US-flagged ships that would harmonize with international standards. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MARCH 8, 2010

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been using Pi Shurlok ’s OpenECU M460 and G850 control modules for the past year to support technology development programs in the areas of Advanced Engine Control and Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Control.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Volkswagen AG has agreed with the US government to resolve criminal and federal environmental and other civil claims against the company relating to the diesel emissions cheating débâcle. 2017, in Miami during a visit to the United States and appeared in federal court there on Monday. Cox of the Eastern District of Michigan.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals for a project to provide assistance in developing and implementing assessment and mitigation activities for diesel sources of black carbon in the Russian Arctic. Soot emissions account for about 17 percent of global warming, more than greenhouse gases like methane.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

EVs Must Meet Testing and Certification Standards The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states: “All light duty cars and trucks sold in the United States must meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. This is referred to as “well-to-wheel emissions.”

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APRIL 3, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has launched a cooperative research consortium—the Particle Sensor Performance and Durability (PSPD) consortium—to investigate the performance and durability of particle sensors designed for onboard diagnostics and diesel engine emissions control.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Vehicle fleets across the United States are transitioning from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles, and that includes school bus fleets. Electric school buses have no tailpipe emissions, so students are not directly exposed to harmful vehicle fumes when on or near the bus. What about electric buses?

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MARCH 18, 2014

Once the engine is in a warm mode, it is more fuel efficient, with improved emissions. Exhaust gas aftertreatment module close to engine. The compact unit is mounted very close to the engine, helping to lower heat and pressure losses. In the MDB, the exhaust gas treatment systems starts right after the turbocharger.

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JUNE 3, 2017

In a new study, a team from UCLA, with colleagues from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and West Virginia University, measured total particle number emission factors (PNEFs) from six newly certified heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) powered by diesel and CNG totaling over 6,800 miles of on-road operation in California. —Wang et al.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The new 2014 Ford Fiesta on sale next year will be the first vehicle available in the United States with Ford’s 3-cylinder 1.0-liter Though the car has not yet undergone EPA testing, Ford says it expects the Fiesta to be certified as the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car available in the United States.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Cargotec has introduced a hydraulic hybrid drive terminal tractor offering customers improved performance, significant savings in fuel costs and even greater reductions in NO x and particulate matter emissions. Kalmar has also participated in the EPA-led development of a hydraulic series hybrid terminal tractor, earlier post.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

will serve customers in the United States and Canada, and will be certified to US EPA 2013 NO x and PM emissions levels. Like the new 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel to be used in the Nissan Titan pick-up truck ( earlier post ), the ISV5.0 Cummins ISV5.0 Diesel Engines'

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Tailpipe emissions of CO 2 from the combustion of ethanol and gasoline are similar on an energy basis—i.e., using ethanol does not affect a vehicle’s tailpipe CO 2 emissions per mile driven. Effects on emissions. Earlier post.). the optimal air/fuel ratio for ethanol blends is lower than for pure gasoline.

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APRIL 12, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has opened a solicitation for the $800,000 Advanced Technology Demonstration Project for the demonstration of technologies that meet the Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive emission level or below. urea), not typically used on locomotives, to reduce NO x emissions will not be considered.

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JUNE 20, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting its 16 th annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award ceremony tonight in Washington, DC. This year’s awards marks the 20 th anniversary of EPA’s efforts in what would become the creation of green chemistry.

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APRIL 29, 2016

Fine particles from car exhaust, power plants and other industrial sources are breathed into the lungs, but the scientists have now found evidence of the effects of that pollution in the pregnant women’s placentas. We found biological effects in women exposed to air pollution levels below the EPA standard. Even small amounts of PM 2.5

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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. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 14, 2011

The large number of new vehicle fuels and technologies being developed to meet market and legislative pressure for improved efficiency and reduced emissions offer major opportunities for progress, according to a new report published by the Special Committee on Emerging Technologies (SCET) of the Health Effects Institute ( HEI ). Source: HEI.

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MARCH 6, 2010

An offset is a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of GHG emissions from a source not covered by an emission reduction program. In this way, offsets would complement the more traditional emissions trading that can occur between two covered sources. what would have happened anyway).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The Partnership aims to “ accelerate the introduction of advanced truck and bus technologies that use less fuel, have greater fuel diversity, operate more safely, are more reliable, meet future emissions standards, and are cost effective.” The 21CTP was formed in 2001 to reduce fuel usage and emissions in trucks of Classes 3 through 8.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

The new FOA supports the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, which seeks to make the United States the first country to produce a wide array of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) models (including plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles) by 2022 that are as affordable and convenient as current gasoline powered vehicles we drive today.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States. Hydrous ethanol has been used in the United States as a transportation fuel for at least one hundred years. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. In February, 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie, Inc. 40 CFR § 80.27

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

engine carries an EPA rating of 33 mpg (7.13 The new combustion system features improved knock resistance and higher-flowing intake and exhaust ports in the cylinder head, which help increase efficiency, power and torque. and Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plants in the United States. GM expects the 2.5L L/100km) highway.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Fuels currently sourced or that can be sourced in the United States are highly encouraged. Applications submitted within this AOI shall propose a demonstration project for a prototype multimaterial light-weight vehicle that is part of the Clean Energy Dialogue between the United States and Canada. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2010 Heavy-duty big-bore ISX15 and MidRange ISB6.7, Certification of these engines means that the Cummins 2010 engine line-up for on-highway applications meets the near zero emissions levels required for all engines manufactured in 2010. Cummins Inc.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

In this scenario, the analysis found that 4,520,000 tonnes of additional CO 2 emissions would be incurred in 2015. The single year of carbon emissions is the equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 951,600 passenger vehicles, according to the EPA’s equivalency calculator.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

GM introduced the 2014 Cruze Diesel in early summer 2013 in the US with an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 27 mpg city, 46 mpg highway and 33 mpg combined (8.7, On the other hand, the highway fuel economy (when not facing with a choked Interstate crawling with traffic) was at or above the EPA estimate (with the air-conditioning on).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

liter displacements to meet a broad variety of on-highway and off-highway global market requirements and emission standards. Design and development of the engine was led by a team in the United States and supported by global technical and marketing resources with deep knowledge of local market and customer needs.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

As an alternative-fuel vehicle with extremely low smog-forming emissions, the Civic Natural Gas currently qualifies for a state-issued decal allowing single-occupant access to High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) “carpool” lanes in California and several other states. 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas engine bay with 1.8-liter

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JUNE 16, 2011

Spark-ignition (SI) engines will continue to be the primary source of propulsion for light-duty vehicles in the United States over the time frame of the report (next 15 years). This technology combination is assumed to be added after direct injection, and its fuel consumption benefits are incremental to those from direct injection.

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. states account for approximately one-half of the U.S.

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