Green Car Congress

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.

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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. liter diesel vehicles sold in the United States since the 2009 model year. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As of now, the Yoke is the standard wheel design on all Model S and Model X builds. This then catalyzed concerns from some drivers who wondered if the Yoke was legal and aligned with NHTSA safety standards. Tesla has not confirmed whether it will offer the option to customers. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc., The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc.,

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JULY 10, 2017

According to the complaint, from in or about 2006 until in or about November 2015, Pamio led a team of engineers responsible for designing emissions control systems to meet emissions standards, including for nitrogen oxides (NO x ), for diesel vehicles in the US. Neal and Assistant United States Attorney Timothy J.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Since then, these partially self-driving vehicles have risen in popularity, but drivers in the United States are still figuring out what happens if their Tesla vehicles crash. The next step would be to take photos of your damaged Tesla for insurance and legal purposes. No street-legal vehicles have reached Level 3 autonomy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

The first count charges that Winterkorn conspired with other senior VW executives and employees to defraud the United States, defraud VW’s US customers and violate the Clean Air Act by making false representations to regulators and the public about the ability of VW’s supposedly “clean diesel” vehicles to comply with US emissions requirements.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Similar to how ethanol is currently blended into motor gasoline in the United States, methanol is blended into gasoline in China. Smaller amounts of China’s methanol supply are imported from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, and the United States. Most of China’s methanol supply is from domestic production.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2021

In the United States all models that are new in 2022 come with it, although compliance is voluntary, pending formal rulemaking. Manufacturers made it standard before government agencies got around to telling them to. Formal requirements came long afterwards—in Europe in 2004 and in the United States in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Once modified, the vehicles will also meet all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards. TDI V6 diesel engine vehicles in the United States (almost 15,000 of them in California). Customers will incur no costs for the implementation of the technical measures. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2015

Nevada has granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck—the Freightliner Inspiration—to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). The camera recognizes lane markings and communicates to the Highway Pilot steering gear for autonomous lane guidance.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 13, 2023

steering wheels and pedals) have to be given exceptions from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) to legally operate in populated areas, NHTSA leadership believes that having access to the data they’ve collected will be useful in informing decisions on how the rules could be changed. That does make sense.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2023

We can blame manufacturers for cutting costs while seeking to standardize snazzier equipment elsewhere. & According to a report from CarBuzz , the Japanese automaker has filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for shock absorbers mounted directly to the seat frame.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Patient data is protected by law in the United States and elsewhere. Fully homomorphic encryption is an automated solution to get around legal and regulatory issues while still protecting privacy,” says Kurt Rohloff , CEO of Duality Technologies , in Hoboken, N.J., billion fine for Meta.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2009

The bill also calls for the harmonization of Federal and California motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards. This can include the reconstruction or retooling of facilities for the manufacture of plug-in electric drive vehicles developed and produced in the United States; and the purchase of domestically for the plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2015

The study addresses two current market conditions: first, more ethanol is produced domestically than can legally be blended in E10 (the ethanol blend wall). For the study, the team collected 8 gasoline samples from pipeline companies or ethanol producers around the United States. —Alleman et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

USCAR is a partner in US DRIVE, which stands for United States Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle efficiency and Energy sustainability. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. EVs will reduce vehicle carbon dioxide emissions in the US by more than 1 million tons.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

In January, Underwriters Laboratories issued a statement saying that gasoline pumps certified under the UL 87 standard are only covered for handling fuel with up to 10% ethanol. Earlier post.) plastics, elastomers and composites) used in a dispensing system increases as the percentage of ethanol increases.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

liter engines for model years (MY) 2014 through 2016 that results in increased NO x emissions of up to nine times EPA’s standard. The NOV covers approximately 10,000 diesel passenger cars already sold in the United States since MY 2014. In addition, the NOV covers an unknown volume of 2016 vehicles. Earlier post.).

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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. Inventory of Federal Regulations Affecting Biofuels other than the Renewable Fuel Standard , Van Ness Feldman. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

Certified B Corp enterprises must meet standards set by B Lab , a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit founded in 2006 that awards for-profit companies with certifications for social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. What’s the certification process?

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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

India has the highest number of total persons killed due to road accidents, followed by China and the United States as per the World Road Statistics, 2022 published by the International Road Federation. This design became the global standard, significantly improving vehicular safety.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the United States since 2008. The alleged violations do not present a safety hazard; the cars remain legal to drive and resell.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It’s built into Wi-Fi and has been included in all wireless cellular standards starting with 3G. The tokens, along with using smart contracts to reduce legal fees, would make real-time exchange and monetization feasible, he says. Participation in Wi-Fi standardization projects. The code is used in billions of devices.

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EPA standards meant to incentivize EV production are phasing out By Peter DouglaS: Member, Electric Auto Association. Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role helping automakers keep in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards. million vehicles, beating its standard by 15 grams per mile.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. The request was subsequently denied in December 2007. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) filed a legal challenge to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) with the US District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division. 1492, and the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). 109-58, 119 Stat. 110-140, 121 Stat.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2022

Abbott and his team filed applications in 2018 and 2019 in 17 patent offices around the world, including in the United States, several European countries, China, Japan, and India. He and a group of patent lawyers decided to seek out a test case to help establish a legal precedent. The European Patent Office (EPO), the U.K.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

However, production subsidies, import tariffs and sustainability standards do. Sustainability standards which set a maximum amount of CO 2 emissions per gallon are ineffective because of leakage to other sectors or countries not covered by the standard.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2009

Should EPA find that new motor vehicle GHG emissions meet the endangerment test, section 202(a)(1) of the CAA requires the Agency to set motor vehicle standards applicable to emissions of GHGs. In addition, legal challenges have been brought seeking controls for GHG emissions in preconstruction permits for several coal-fired power plants.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

He says that he was also informed that EPA regulations included various penalties for non-compliance with the emissions standards and that the agencies can conduct engineering tests which could include “defeat device” testing or analysis. As the EPA has said, these vehicles do not present a safety hazard and remain safe and legal to drive.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

The starting point of the diesel matter was, Volkswagen said, its strategic decision in 2005 to start a major diesel campaign in the United States and to facilitate a breakthrough for this technology which at the time was already very popular in Europe.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

That year was the height of counterculture in the United States, it witnessed the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ War raged in Vietnam and students across the US overwhelmingly opposed it. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). President Obama.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

For the US, we also have to recognize the specific legal regulations as well as the different characteristics of the electricity supply: both the reduced 110-volt mains supply and the type of charging plugs. The announcement comes on the heels of an impressive year for Volkswagen TDI® products in the United States where high-mileage, clean.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States. Hydrous ethanol has been used in the United States as a transportation fuel for at least one hundred years. During the early 1900s, a distillery was a standard piece of farm equipment. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States.

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