Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Automakers are not reducing the weight of small cars, but instead are prioritizing weight reductions where it offers the most promise to boost fuel economy and reduce emissions—their larger, heavier cars and trucks. —Mario Greco.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Using a new methodology, a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has concluded that anthropogenic emissions of methane from agriculture and fossil fuel extraction and processing (i.e., times greater than in most inventories and account for 24 ± 3% of national emissions. —Miller et al.

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JULY 28, 2017

FCA US has received a certificate of conformity from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a conditional executive order from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), permitting the production and sale of FCA US 2017 model-year light-duty Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter liter diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2015

AVL has been awarded a contract by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an emissions measurement system at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The EPA plans to use the newly equipped test site to measure a vehicle’s emissions’ “cleanliness” against all fuel types.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

billion in Michigan since 2016 and created and retained 7,000 jobs in the state. This truck and the Ford-UAW workers who are assembling it in Michigan have a chance to make history and lead the electric vehicle movement in America. The investment and 450 added jobs will help increase production capacity to 80,000 trucks a year.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 17, 2023

of nationwide greenhouse gasoline emissions, worsening weather exchange and native air pollution. In Michigan, climate-induced drought stresses the environment’s annual $100 billion agriculture business. Additionally, the EPA estimates that some great benefits of Section 3 exceed prices via up to $320 billion.

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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 5, 2017

The defect leads to lower fuel economy, non EPA-compliant emissions levels, and costly and frequent vehicle repairs, the complaint charges. According to the lawsuit, RAM owners report that efforts to fix the faulty emissions system significantly affect engine performance and mileage, with miles per gallon dropping as much as 25%.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Today, Tesla opens a gallery in Michigan, one of the states that bars it from actually selling cars to customers, automaker lobbyists fail to overturn EPA emissions rules, and BMW sets the goal of selling 100,000 plug-in cars next year. Tesla still can't sell cars directly to Michigan, but it now has a.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The City Council of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency, laying out a series of carbon-reduction measures to take effect between now and 2030.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2015

As part of its ongoing investigation into Volkswagen’s emissions issues, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. The hearing is entitled, “Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheating Allegations: Initial Questions.”. The very notion of a carmaker intentionally violating our environmental laws is beyond belief.

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MARCH 21, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed the RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive ( earlier post ) from Parker Hannifin Corporation on the National Clean Diesel Campaign’s Emerging Technologies List. —Jeff Cullman, Group President, Hydraulics for Parker Hannifin.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Michigan will partner in a $1.4 The study is funded through EPA’s Science to Achieve Results program. EPA and the University of Michigan will study traffic-associated pollution in Detroit and whether it could lead to more severe asthma attacks in children ages 6 to 14.

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JULY 7, 2011

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) (also called the Transport Rule). The court allowed CAIR to remain in place temporarily while EPA worked to finalize the replacement rule.). NO x emissions will drop by 54%. Source: EPA.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

Power management company Eaton and Tenneco announced a joint development agreement between Eaton’s Vehicle Group and Tenneco’s Clean Air business group to produce an integrated exhaust thermal management system that will enable commercial truck and light vehicle manufacturers to meet upcoming emissions regulations.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment. However, as the EPA is getting ready to relax the future vehicle fuel economy standards , the time is right to consider whether, under the current administration, this agency’s mission is, in fact, being carried out.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen AVL to provide a battery test system that includes vehicle-simulation capabilities that allow maneuver-based testing at the battery level as part of an initiative related to fuel economy and establishing electrification standards for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

General Motors earned a 2017 EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence award for continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. Fifteen GM buildings earned ENERGY STAR certification in 2016, including the Enterprise Data Center in Warren, Michigan.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2024

Baltimore City is planning to replace several diesel-powered school buses with electric units later this month, serving 350 students with zero-emission transportation to school every day. So far, 5,103 buses are set to be replaced. 439 awards have been given so far, totalling over $1.8

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This likely reflects both a continuing increase in the proportion of light trucks sold each month, as well as the recent calculation adjustments for window-sticker values implemented by the EPA for model year 2017, they suggested.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The average fuel-economy (EPA window-sticker) value of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US in November was 24.8 mpg from the revised October value, according to the monthly report from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Vehicle fuel economy is up 4.7 Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 11, 2023

million fewer daily absences annually, according to a University of Michigan study. While it is considered the safest mode of transportation from a traffic accident perspective, concerns about levels of emissions are well documented. 2023) “Randomized design evidence of the attendance benefits of the EPA School Bus Rebate Program.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). For model year 2017, the EPA revised its methodology for calculating the window-sticker fuel-economy value for new vehicles. The value for November 2016 is up by 4.8 mpg from the revised peak of 25.5 mpg reached in August of 2014.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP) chose the state of Michigan to host the multi-stage competition that will result in the award of a $10 million prize purse in September. Achieving emissions thresholds will prove a significant hurdle for teams in this stage as will the hill climb challenge. The competition timeline.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the EcoCAR consortium as a platinum sponsor of EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge. EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) will serve as a major sponsor of the EcoCAR competition, providing technical advice and mentoring in the areas of greenhouse gas and tailpipe emissions.

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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. million federal penalty and perform annual audits of its engine emission testing and certification activities for three years. MTU America Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2011

The most recent (April 2011) value of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ( UMTRI ) Eco-Driving Index (EDI) stands at 0.86, indicating that in April 2011 there was a 14% reduction of emissions per driver of newly purchased vehicles in the US compared to the situation in October 2007. Source: UMTRI.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2016

The US Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., —Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance at EPA. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle report that the average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in October reached 24.1 l/100km)—the highest level yet, and up 4.0 mpg from October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring).

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Green Cars News

MARCH 24, 2011

With the Renewable Fuel Standard program looming large, the US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a contract for automotive emissions testing. The contract has been handed to AVL for testing that will take place at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

mpg from October 2007, according to the latest tracking figures from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). All values are corrected for the changes in the EPA ratings for the Hyundai/Kia vehicles that were issued on 2 November.). Average sales-weighted mpg.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

EPA alleges that for calendar years 2003 through 2008 BP failed to manage and treat benzene waste from the facility as required by the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants. To resolve them, EPA may issue a compliance order, assess an administrative penalty or bring suit against the company in federal court.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Rear-wheel-drive-equipped Explorer Limited Hybrid has an EPA-estimated rating of 27 mpg city /29 mpg highway/28 mpg combined, while a four-wheel-drive version has an EPA-estimated rating of 23 mpg city/26 mpg highway/25 mpg combined. Explorer Limited Hybrid featuring a 3.3-liter liter EcoBoost engine.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

l/100km), according to the latest monthly report from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in December was 23.9 This is an increase of 3.8 window sticker ratings) for the respective models.

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