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CARB warns vehicle and engine manufacturers about hiding software or hardware changes that affect emissions

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) sent a letter to automakers and other vehicle and engine manufacturers encouraging them to disclose by the end of the year any unapproved hardware or software programs that impact emissions control systems in vehicles sold in California.

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California ARB fines Ford $2.96 million for sales of non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic systems in California

Green Car Congress

OBD systems constantly monitor critical engine and emission control system operations and alert drivers to problems by turning on the vehicle dashboard “check engine” light. These actions will help ensure that future vehicles are fully compliant with OBD system certification requirements prior to being offered for sale in California.

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General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

Green Car Congress

The brand’s future product development will focus on improving efficiency and performance in current HUMMER models with alternative fuel powertrains, more efficient gas engines, 6-speed transmissions and diesel engines. Tengzhong is one of China’s major privately owned engineering companies.

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CARB fines major online automotive parts retailer $1M for selling illegal aftermarket parts in California; ~4,000 emissions violations

Green Car Congress

was a retailer, everyone in the chain of commerce—that is manufacturers, distributors, dealers, installers, and retailers—has an important responsibility to ensure that all aftermarket products they offer for sale have first been exempted by CARB. Although the former AutoAnything, Inc. —CARB Enforcement Chief Todd Sax.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? liter Suzuki three-cylinder engine, rated at 49 horsepower. It appears that this engine was not legal for sale in high-altitude areas.

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Tesla goes after Cybertruck owners selling their electric pickup trucks for profit

Baua Electric

Ford even bought one, seemingly to reverse-engineer it. Electrek’s Take I think Cybertrucks buyers should be able to do whatever they want to do (legally, of course) with theirs vehicles, and Tesla should be allowed to do whatever it wants also, including not doing business with specific people if they don’t want to.

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This cheap electric half-car/half-truck looks like a botched Alibaba El Camino

Baua Electric

The spork is a good example, representing the peak of culinary engineering. You don’t even have to be a man of expensive tastes to own one, as it turns out they’re listed for sale at just $1,300! And that’s if you can even get it into the country – these things aren’t exactly street-legal in the US.

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