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APRIL 22, 2010

Source: EPA. EPA has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline (avgas). Emissions of lead from piston-engine aircraft using leaded avgas represent approximately half of the national inventory of lead emitted to air.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

In an expected ruling, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy finalized her decision to maintain the current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. EPA projects that this GHG compliance level of 51.4 Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

A new study suggests that focusing on a gasoline-fueled vehicle’s cold start is the best target for future design changes to reduce emissions of criteria pollutants. The main goal of our project was to find out how effective regulations of gasoline vehicle emissions have been at reducing the formation of smog. —Greg Drozd.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. Source: EPA. Source: EPA.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) and bi-fuel CNG Westport WiNG Power System models of the Ford 5.0L is the only half-ton pickup in the market with CNG and LPG capable engines offered by an original equipment manufacturer. in dedicated CNG (EPA).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In a newly published SAE paper, a team from Ford, General Motors and AVL argues that the exclusive use of a match blending approach to prepare ethanol-gasoline blends for regulatory emissions testing “has fundamental flaws”. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 26, 2014

One-pot process for conversion of cellulose to hexane, a gasoline component. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), unleaded gasoline contains about 11.6% Credit: ACS, Liu et al. Click to enlarge. They also found that recycling the Ir-ReO x /SiO 2 catalyst + HZSM-5 is feasible under the reaction conditions.

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JUNE 8, 2023

There are widespread policy assumptions that the phase-out of gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines will over time lead to much reduced emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from road transport and related fuels. Resources Samuel J. Cliff et al. —Cliff et al. Cliff, Alastair C. Lewis, Marvin D.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

The Chevrolet Volt’s all-new second-generation Voltec extended-range electric propulsion system ( earlier post ) delivers 53 miles (85 km) of all-electric range, based on EPA testing. kWh lithium-ion battery, rated at a combined 106 MPGe, or gasoline equivalent. Earlier post.). The next-generation Volt’s new 1.5L Tarnowsky, S.,

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Power management company Eaton has introduced a complete suite of solutions from its Vehicle Group to reduce vapor emissions produced during the refueling of gasoline-powered vehicles. This leakage occurs in all gasoline-powered vehicles, including passenger cars and an increasing number of small- and mid-sized commercial vehicles.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

In January 2012, BAL scientists reported the engineering a strain of Eschericia coli that could break down and then ferment alginate—one of the most abundant sugars in brown algae, but a sugar that industrial microbes can’t metabolize—into ethanol. While the engineering of the E. While the engineering of the E.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly released the finalized Phase 2 greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. California to keep pushing for more stringent regulations.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USDepartment of Justice (DOJ), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a proposed settlement with Daimler AG and its American subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law associated with emissions cheating.

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MARCH 10, 2016

G natural gas engine. The advanced version engine meets the 2018 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Heavy-Duty On-Board Diagnostics (HD-OBD) requirements and will continue to meet California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) Optional Low NO x 0.1 CWI) ISB6.7 g/bhp-hr emissions level. g/bhp-hr level by 90% to 0.02

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APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. These include: Lower energy content than that of gasoline. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Chrysler Group LLC and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working together to determine the possibility of adapting a hydraulic series hybrid system for application in large passenger cars and light-duty vehicles. The announcement of the partnership was made at the EPA laboratories in Ann Arbor, Mich., Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug-in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid ( earlier post ) has earned an electric-mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, the EPA gave the all-new minivan a rating of 10 in its Green Vehicle Guide.

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MARCH 11, 2012

In terms of market share, gasoline direct injection doubled in MY 2010 (from 4.2% In terms of market share, gasoline direct injection doubled in MY 2010 (from 4.2% Conventional gasoline vehicles continue to account for more than 95% of all light-duty vehicles. Light duty vehicle characteristics for seven model years.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

As reported in a paper in ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , the results showed that GDI technology has the potential to meet the upcoming California LEV III and US EPA Tier 3 PM mass standard of 3 mg/mi (phasing in over MY2017?2021) Schematic diagram of test vehicle engine & exhaust system and PM sampling systems.

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JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. —Isenstadt and German (2017). Background.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has approved specifications for dimethyl ether (DME) used as fuel in compression ignition engines. These include gasoline, diesel fuel, and other fuels such as biodiesel and hydrogen.). These include gasoline, diesel fuel, and other fuels such as biodiesel and hydrogen.).

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JANUARY 2, 2019

The researchers used four fuels: a baseline US EPA Tier 3 E10 fuel; one E10 fuel with higher aromatics content than the baseline E10; an E30 fuel that was splash-blended with the Tier 3 E10; and an E78 fuel. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, N=3. Yang et al.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

CleanFUEL USA , a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems has introduced its latest Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system for the General Motors (GM) 6.0-liter liter engine. When the 6.0L Systems are available through CleanFUEL USA Master Dealers and Preferred Installers.

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APRIL 2, 2010

Source: EPA. As part of its program, EPA is establishing a system of averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) of credits, based on a manufacturer’s fleet average CO 2 performance. Both EPA and NHTSA programs are footprint-based—i.e., g CO 2 /mi (EPA). mpg US (EPA). g CO 2 /mi (EPA). mpg US (EPA).

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JANUARY 18, 2014

year plans and roadmaps, with a concomitant focus of the majority of its resources on a limited number of “highest probability of success” pathways/approaches to ensure that the program initiatives are supported at a critical mass (both in terms of dollars and time) for maximum impact. Advanced Combustion Engine R&D. duty engines.

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MAY 17, 2012

The study claims mechanical damage and suggests degraded engine performance, emissions and durability on conventional vehicles from the use of E15 or E20 fuel. Growth Energy, an ethanol industry trade group, petitioned the EPA in March 2009 to raise the limit on ethanol in gasoline from 10 to 15 percent. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have announced a proposed rulemaking for the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. Proposed metrics.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. A common theme across the.

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MARCH 5, 2014

The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending. The Freightliner Custom Chassis built for UPS uses a GM engine. Both the engine and system integration were provided by Powertrain Integration.

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JULY 31, 2013

engine uses a variable-swirl intake mechanism to enhance performance while reducing emissions. The effectiveness of any such variable mechanism is linked to the quality of its controls; GM’s engineering team spent a great deal of effort calibrating the actuator precisely to open and close the valves for optimal performance.

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JULY 18, 2016

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service (MZM), a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding are partnering to produce and sell zeolite membranes, with a focus on ethanol dehydration. pressure swing adsorption (PSA) with pellet-form general-purpose zeolite). Bastidas, Iván D. Pierucci and G.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Martin Wissink from the team presented a paper on the work at the ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference in Vancouver, BC, this week. CR Gasoline, in which gasoline was injected through the higher-pressure common rail injector, allowing for much later injections of large quantities of gasoline.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. extends Cummins range of on-road diesel engines for North American vehicles. will be manufactured at the Columbus Engine Plant, with production to start during the fourth quarter of 2014.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. Since becoming the fuel economy leader in the 2008 model year (average 30.9

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JULY 21, 2015

A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with a colleague at EcoEngineering, has explored the potential of blending ethanol with natural gasoline (condensate) to produce flex-fuels (ASTM D5798-13a) and high-octane, mid-level ethanol blends (MLEBs). A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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