Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ford Motor Company has agreed to fines totaling $2,960,000 for violations of air quality laws related to the sale of vehicles with non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems in California. Officials estimate the money will support loans for about 90 clean-diesel vehicles.

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California For Sale Ford Sale 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

million as part of this legal settlement. In addition, New York will replace or re-power older, high-polluting diesel-powered trucks, school buses, and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. The funds were secured through the Attorney General’s settlement with Volkswagen in close collaboration with DEC.

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New York Clean Cleaning Vehicles 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. ACC II establishes the next set of LEV criteria and ZEV requirements to reduce emissions of criteria air pollutants (including precursors) and GHGs from light- and medium-duty vehicles in California further.

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PHEV Emissions California Cleaner 195

Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. We are imperilling food production, polluting our ocean and air, creating a more dangerous, less stable environment, and holding back sustainable development.

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Emissions Pollution India Climate 52

Green Car Congress

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. A civil complaint does not preclude the government from seeking other legal remedies. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

The result is a compendium of experimental data regarding the regulated gaseous pollutants and fuel consumption on 21 vehicles. Measured THC emissions from most vehicles stayed below the legal emission limits and in general were lower under the WLTP compared to NEDC. —Marotta et al. 5b01364.

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Emissions Vehicles Diesel Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is rejecting. CARB will continue its investigation and technical evaluations with EPA to return the vehicles to legally required emission levels, determine mitigation for past and future environmental harm, and assess penalties. This rejection only applies to VW’s diesel 2.0L vehicles, not 3.0L

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California Diesel EPA 2015 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

A new report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides a comprehensive overview of methodologies for estimating air emissions from shipping; describes technological solutions; and analyses policy options for reducing carbon emissions and air pollution in this sector. The legal position on shipping emissions.

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Emissions Pollution Climate Change Transportation 199

DIY Electric Car

JULY 12, 2009

Overall the benefits that come from electric drives are huge, there is simply no pollution in the direct way, it's quiet and efficient. It was all fine for about two years until police found out that these are not legal on the public road. The BLACK CABS in London and ther eis 150,000 of them pollute London in the massive way.

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London Transportation Future Legal 124

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

California is separately issuing an In-Use Compliance letter to Volkswagen, and EPA and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) have both initiated investigations based on Volkswagen’s alleged actions. The alleged violations do not present a safety hazard; the cars remain legal to drive and resell. Passat (Model Years 2014-2015).

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EPA Diesel California 2015 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have both initiated investigations based on Volkswagen’s alleged actions. Every manufacturer must apply to EPA for and be approved for a certificate of conformity for each model, each year otherwise it is illegal to introduce the cars into commerce.

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EPA 2016 2014 Emissions 150

Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

“E-Mobility is an irreversible megatrend and an imperative to address pollution and generate job opportunities in India,” the chairman of the group had said back then. Tesla was rapidly expanding its reach and portfolio, and the Volkswagen Group — hurt from the ‘diesel gate’ scandal — had committed huge resources to pivot to electric cars.

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India DC Motor Motors 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

It also would establish financial support for large-scale demonstrations of plug-in electric drive vehicles, and provide financial assistance to manufacturers of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Manufactured Homes. Sections and provisions directly related to transportation are shaded.). Smart Grid and Electricity Transmission.

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Climate Standards Carbon California 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

The unit can be disabled at the touch of a button, at which point it reverts to an advisory status where the current, legal speed limit is simply displayed as a driver aid. There is also a complete over-ride switch with disables the system entirely. ISA uses the digital speed limit map of London which TfL launched on 29 January 2009.

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London 2001 Transportation Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The consumption scenarios are technically achievable but do not reflect significant barriers such as cost, regulation, legality, and consumer acceptance. Theoretically, cars operating on higher ethanol blends than the design point could emit greater concentrations of pollutants in exhaust gas. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Exhaust Water Fuel 230

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2009

2454 , The American Clean Energy and Security Act—which establishes a cap-and-trade program also contains a number of provisions for accelerating the deployment of a vehicle charging infrastructure and the manufacturing of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Manufacturing. Advanced technology vehicles.

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Plug-in Plug Standards Auto Industry 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

On the criteria pollutants side, LEV III reduces fleet average emissions of new passenger cars (PCs), light-duty trucks (LDTs) and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPVs) to. Manufacturers must overcomply by at least 2gCO 2 e each year for all four years. The lower trigger complements auto manufacturers’. Source: ARB.

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Clean Cleaning California Cars 265

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2017

When a car manufacturer breaches the legal requirements, national authorities must take corrective action (such as ordering a recall) and apply effective, dissuasive and proportionate penalties laid out in national legislation. Car manufacturers have been treating emission tests laxly—some have even broken the law.

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Italy Chrysler Emissions Legal 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

Policies are needed to ensure that manufacturers will use these technologies and calibrate them to effectively control emissions over the large majority of in-use operating conditions, not just those covered by the current test cycle. Some EU Member States are already facing legal actions for persistent air pollution problems.

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Diesel Emissions West Virginia 2014 344

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

The measurement of reductions is relatively straightforward, based on readings from meters installed at regulated power stations and manufacturing facilities. But Kyoto also allows companies to purchase “offsets”: credits from emissions-reducing projects in developing countries. CONCLUSION.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

reforestation); Limiting deforestation by purchasing forested property and preserving the forests with legal and enforcement mechanisms; Setting aside croplands from agricultural production to rebuild carbon in the soil and vegetation; and. Planting trees on previously non-forested land (i.e., 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Apart from contaminated sites, the mercury pollution detected today is often found in locations very far away from its original source. This heavy metal is persistent and is dispersed throughout the world by atmospheric transport. Use of coal for power generation and industry is increasing, especially in Asia. Global Mercury Assessment 2013.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

For manufacturers, the Administration claims reduced regulatory costs and burdens will result in: $252.6 No noticeable impact to net emissions of smog-forming or other “criteria” or toxic air pollutants. —California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. billion reduction in regulatory costs through MY 2029. ppm to 789.76

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EPA Fuel Economy California MPG 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

For Model Year 2016 (the most recent data available), domestic passenger vehicle manufacturers paid more than $77 million dollars for noncompliance with DOT’s CAFE standards. In Model Year 2017, most large manufacturers used banked credits, along with technology improvements, to maintain compliance with EPA’s greenhouse gas standards.

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Fuel Economy Standards California EPA 170

Green Car Congress

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. INTRODUCTION.

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244

Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

By 2026, car manufacturers will have to [make approximately 17% of new vehicles] in their total fleets electric and zero-emission. By 2026, car manufacturers will have to make approximately 17% of new vehicles in their total fleets electric and zero-emission. The courts put them on hold, all these legal challenges.

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EPA Emissions Standards Legal 103

Electric Auto Association

MARCH 27, 2021

Tesla’s 4680 battery cell is vastly superior to any battery cell the company has manufactured in the past, and the upcoming Ultium batteries from General Motors are also very impressive. Many manufacturers appear close to perfecting solid-state batteries with even more astonishing capabilities. In 2007, the U.S.

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EPA Batteries Battery Legal 62

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

The matter quickly turned into a major legal battle between a coalition of blue states and the federal government. That same year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) finalized a plan to end the sale of gasoline vehicles sold within the state by 2035.

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EPA California Emissions Gas 105

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

Grievances include claims that the executive branch is unconstitutionally manipulating the marketplace by setting requirements higher than manufacturers can adhere to, effectively mandating sales of electric vehicles that have been broadly unpopular in the United States. We just aren't buying it," Coleman said.

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