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JULY 28, 2023

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. 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. Montana Renewables is a renewable fuel business located in Great Falls, Montana.

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MARCH 7, 2017

Additionally, Audi is now offering e-gas to power the A3 Sportback g-tron as standard; customers will pay only the regular natural gas price. With this deal, Audi is reducing the CO 2 emissions of the g-tron fleet when running on gas by 80%. CO 2 emissions are about 100 grams per km (160.9 lb per 62.1

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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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SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

million ( FTA-2015-006-TRI ) through the latest round of the Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo). The LoNo Program is a capital program focused on deploying new low- or no-emission production buses that are market-ready or near market-ready; i.e., it is not a program for designing and developing prototypes.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. million EVs were sold , up 49% YoY growth (CY2022: 10,25,118 units) and is reflective of the accelerating transition to eco-friendly, zero-emission transition in a country which is home to 20 of the world’s most polluted cities.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

kWh/100 km in the WLTP cycle; and CO 2 emissions of 36 – 33 g/km in the WLTP cycle. Production of the BMW XM will get underway at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in the USA in December 2022 before it arrives at dealers worldwide in spring 2023. Parking Assistant Plus is also included as standard. kWh of usable energy.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

alleging emissions cheating. liter engines for model years (MY) 2014 through 2016 that results in increased NO x emissions of up to nine times EPA’s standard. liter engines for model years (MY) 2014 through 2016 that results in increased NO x emissions of up to nine times EPA’s standard.

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APRIL 26, 2018

Bosch says that its engineers have refined existing diesel technolgoies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) so significantly that they already comply with future limits. Equipped with the latest Bosch technology, diesel vehicles will be classed as low-emission vehicles and yet remain affordable.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

O’Neill, Eastern District of California, ruled on Thursday that the State of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program is in violation of the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution and issued an injunction prohibiting its enforcement. Federal District Judge Lawrence J. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Supremacy and Commerce clauses.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos. 10 11 –5.17×10

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DECEMBER 12, 2020

In addition, the proposal contains provisions on mandatory green public procurement, on facilitating the enforcement of product rules, namely rules on conformity assessment, notification of conformity assessment bodies, market surveillance and economic instruments. Electronic exchange of information. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Despite the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, there has been little discussion about standardizing battery types. The question of whether governments should mandate increased battery standards is not new. So let us weigh some facts on the battery standardization movement. Standardization: Being Nice To the Environment.

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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. If a product is above the annual carbon intensity target, the fuel incurs deficits. The decline in the LCFS carbon intensity targets was frozen due to a legal challenge.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) earlier this year ( earlier post ) requires a 10% reduction in the average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of the state’s transportation fuels by 2020. or Version 1.0 or Version 1.0

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APRIL 1, 2019

The study shows that only about 833 million citizens (about half of India’s estimated population in 2030) would be living in areas that meet India’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in 2030. Instead, NO x emissions from transportation are major contributors to air pollution in these two states. While current ambient PM2.5

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

The federal government on Friday revealed vehicle efficiency standards for 2027-2031 that improve the fleet fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks—slightly. That’s down significantly from the 4% annual increase originally proposed for trucks and SUVs, which are already held to a lower standard and have become the dominant portion of U.S.

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MAY 23, 2023

Adhere to State and National Regulations EV manufacturing must adhere to the same safety standards that all companies in the manufacturing sector do. These are a mix of local and state regulations that set worker safety standards. Failure to comply can result in legal action from a third party, such as a government agency.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

The complaint alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impair their emission control systems and cause emissions to exceed EPA’s standards, resulting in harmful air pollution. liter vehicles with software that senses when the vehicle is undergoing federal emissions testing.

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JULY 26, 2017

Another element in the plan includes possible civil and criminal charges against manufacturers implementing emissions defeat devices, with fines of up to £50,000 (US$65,000) per instance. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

As part of its strategy of developing solutions to reduce CO 2 emissions, Valeo has acquired the Variable Torque Enhancement System (VTES) ( earlier post ) business of UK automotive technology development company Controlled Power Technologies (CPT). version of the vehicle but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius.

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MARCH 23, 2013

At the April meeting, ARB staff will discuss its biodiesel literature search, completed and on-going emissions research studies, as well as preliminary regulatory concepts for ADFs. While more innovation may be anticipated in ensuing years of lower carbon and higher renewable fuel standards, there are already notable innovations today.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

The agreement has no legal effect and imposes no legally binding obligation. The pact seeks to enhance cooperation through a range of activities, including: Accounting for the costs of greenhouse gas emissions in each jurisdiction. Oregon will build on existing programs to set a price on carbon emissions.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

This will improve the efficiency of the plants and prevent emissions even when fossil fuels are used—both in berth operations in ports and inland waterways and on the high seas. Creation and alignment of legal bases for the application of technology in ships.

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MAY 22, 2018

To take concerted action to tackle ammonia from farming, responsible for 88% of ammonia emissions, by requiring farmers to invest in the infrastructure and equipment that will reduce emissions. in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offense.

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MAY 17, 2009

The bill also calls for the harmonization of Federal and California motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards. ” Harmonized motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards. Do not preempt California’s legal authority to adopt and enforce its own mobile source emissions standards.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

UPM and WWF Finland support new generation biofuels, which considerably reduce greenhouse gas emissions when compared to fossil fuels while meeting credible sustainability criteria. The wider impact of using residues in biofuels production should be investigated further. —Liisa Rohweder, CEO of WWF Finland.

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MARCH 2, 2019

The engine delivers up to a 6% improvement in fuel efficiency, based on the World Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), while adhering to the latest stringent Euro 6 emissions standards. In addition to the new 185 PS variant, the 2.0-liter liter EcoBlue is also available with 130 PS and 105 PS power outputs.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The new battery regulation currently being reviewed in Europe will require disclosure of CO 2 emissions and the resource recycling rate throughout battery lifecycles to the European Commission.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Joining the four initiatives takes a product’s entire life cycle into account—from development, via procurement and production to recycling. A future step on the road to sustainable raw material procurement will be the complete transparency of, for example, the supply chain for battery cell production.

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MARCH 8, 2019

TFSI engine producing 96 kW (131 metric hp), the A3 Sportback g-tron sets standards for efficiency and economy. In addition, particulate emissions remain very low. Before being installed in a car, each tank is subjected to a hydraulic test at 300 bar during production. Equipped with a new 1.5 lb) of gas.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

The paper, “ California’s Clean Transportation Technology Industry: Time to Shift into High Gear ,” profiles the development of a burgeoning manufacturing sector that is producing zero- and near-zero emission light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as clean fuels, engines, vehicle components, and new mobility services.

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Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

“Within the HVAC world, innovations tend to be small and progressive: there’s not some silver bullet,” says Wade Conlan , an engineer in Maitland, Florida, and vice president of ASHRAE , a heating and air-conditioning standards-setting organization. Whereas, replacing residential furnaces stands to make a bigger impact. This year, the U.S.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. Any Federal vehicle standards are to achieve at least the results of the California standards.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. Final Percentage Standards. The final 2016 standard for advanced biofuel is 3.61

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JUNE 30, 2015

The result was a car that maintains all of its power and handling of a racecar, yet is still street legal. Motorists expect a lower carbon footprint as well as lower tailpipe emissions from renewable fuels, without compromising high quality and good performance. miles per gallon (3.52

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