Sentences with phrase «emission vehicle standards»

Ford met low - emission vehicle standards by improving the catalyst technology and the combustion efficiency of the engine.

Nine others have adopted California's zero - emission vehicle standard, which establishes a sales quota for EVs and hybrid plug - ins.

In several builds across its 2.5 i and 3.6 R trims, including Premium and Limited with 2.5 - and 3.6 - liter, 4 - cylinder and 6 - cylinder engine options, select 4 - cylinder iterations even built to Partial Zero - Emissions Vehicle standards, 2018 Outback is, from the start, designed to excel atop diverse terrain while remaining a model of fuel economy.

All versions of Honda's midsize mainstay now meet California's low - emission vehicle standard, and some qualify for the tough ultra-low-emission vehicle mark.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plan to scrap Obama - era auto - emissions standards that would require vehicles to get significantly higher gas mileage by 2025..

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on a California lawsuit over vehicle emissions standards:.

WASHINGTON, April 30 - Two Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Monday for documents related to proposed changes to vehicle fuel emission standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans.

The federal emissions standard is estimated to reduce carbon pollution equivalent to 134 coal power plants burning annually and save drivers $ 1,650 per vehicle through fuel savings according to the coalition that includes Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

The EPA with cooperation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and California Air Resources Board established in 2010 a single national program of greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year 2012 - 2025 vehicles.

A coalition of 17 states and Washington, D.C., is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to defend new vehicle emissions standards.

As the world began to learn in September, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a shocking «notice of violation,» the vehicles met emissions standards for dangerous oxides of nitrogen, known collectively as NOx, only when running their paces in an artificial, indoor lab setting.

The Trump administration plans to weaken vehicle emission standards citing demand for SUVs that has been created by car makers, says Vera Pardee.

The charge will apply to vehicles that do not meet «Euro 4» standards for particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions.

As a result testers got one outcome — a diesel - powered car that met all the EPA's emissions requirements — while VW owners got another: a more powerful vehicle that spewed out up to 35 times more nitrogen oxide, an air pollutant, than standards allow.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California, 16 other states sue to halt Trump administration plan to scrap vehicle emission standards over next decade.

A coalition of 17 states and Washington, D.C., is suing the EPA to defend new vehicle emissions standards.

In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Winterkorn was one of six defendants charged in an alleged scheme where they knew VW vehicles did not meet U.S. emissions standards and used software to cheat the U.S. testing process.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced a lawsuit by California and 17 other states against the Trump administration to protect national vehicle emission standards from being rolled back by the federal government.

This will be accomplished through a combination of a «cap and trade» carbon pricing system, mandatory vehicle emission standards, and investing in renewable energy production and consumption.

-- «Calpers rejects plea to divest from carmakers over emissions,» by Bloomberg's Kate Smith: «The nation's largest pension system has rejected a call to divest from vehicle manufacturers that follow the president's agenda to roll back fuel efficiency standards, according to an April 20 letter.

With the Trump administration taking a look at and re-thinking Obama - era vehicle emission standards, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he, along with counterparts in 14 other states, will go to court if the standards are diluted.

AG Eric Schneiderman today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in suing the EPA to preserve the greenhouse gas emission standards currently in place for model year 2022 - 2025 vehicles.

These include eco-design and energy labelling standards, greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles, the internal energy market, construction product standards, chemicals regulation and nuclear safety and safeguards.

However, further budget backing for greener vehicles was limited to a small rise in vehicle excise duty for new diesel cars that fail to meet rigorous emissions standards — disappointing campaigners who had hoped for a rise in fuel duty or a diesel scrappage scheme.

One big question is Trump and whether he will attempt a rollback of the state's ability to set vehicle emission standards.

Reducing pollutant emission of vehicles and meeting stricter exhaust gas standards are major challenges when developing catalytic converters.

The state has long led the U.S. in environmental regulations, from high vehicle - emissions standards to a greenhouse gas cap - and - trade program — and it has done so without sacrificing its economy.

The games also served as an impetus for permanent improvements to the city's transportation infrastructure and vehicle emission standards, possibly influencing other metropolitan areas in China to follow Beijing's lead.

«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,» says Greg Drozd, Ph.D. «It was also a very forward - thinking study in anticipation of how cars that meet future emissions standards will lead to reductions in air pollution.»

The state renewable energy standard requires electric companies to meet emissions targets by investing ratepayer money into programs that green the grid and electrify vehicles and buildings, or else pay into a state fund at the end of the year.

However, today we rely on government programs like fuel - efficiency standards for light - duty vehicles and renewable portfolio mandates for utilities to help reduce CO2 emissions.

The devices sense when a vehicle is undergoing testing and reduce emissions to comply with government standards.

Had the emissions met standards, the vehicles would have emitted closer to 8.6 million tons of NOx.

«Tighter vehicle emission standards coupled with measures to improve real - world compliance could prevent hundreds of thousands of early deaths from air pollution - related diseases each year,» said Anenberg.

After all, standards set in California — the eighth - largest economy in the world on its own — are often adopted at the federal level, ranging from emission standards for vehicles to efficiency settings for appliances.

A climate deal between the United States and China could spur new regulations on vehicle - efficiency standards, refrigerant pollutants and methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, launching a new round of executive action that is sure to raise objections from a Republican - dominated Congress.

It could impose a timetable of emissions standards for electric utilities and for vehicles, which together account for around three fourths of carbon emissions.

In two reports released last month, the EPA said that manufacturers had surpassed the emissions standards for 2015 passenger vehicles by an average of 7 grams of CO2 per mile.

The auto standards are up for an obligatory mid-term review — the EPA will decide whether to adjust the emissions standards and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will announce its final fuel economy standards for model year 2022 — 2025 vehicles.

Moreover, the EPA denial flies in the face of the Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts, et al v. EPA (CTA Global Warming Case) last year that directs the EPA to develop standards for regulating vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases.

Vehicle efficiency improvements via effective standards and policies could reduce annual CO2 e emissions from the US, China, and the EU by 1.3 Gt at a savings of about $ 135 billion per year by 2030.

In fact, the four biggest economies in the world all have fuel efficiency standards that will converge by 2025, encouraging research and development of lower emission vehicles on an international scale.

For more details on DOT's and EPA's phase two greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium - and heavy - duty vehicles, visit: https://www3.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regs-heavy-duty.htm and http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy.

«This next phase of standards for heavy and medium duty vehicles will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while driving innovation, and will ensure that the United States continues to lead the world in developing fuel efficient technologies through the next decade and beyond.»

Today's final rulemaking builds on the fuel efficiency and GHG emissions standards already in place for model years 2014 - 2018, which alone will result in CO2 emissions reductions of 270 million metric tons and save vehicle owners more than $ 50 billion in fuel costs.

The final standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1.1 billion metric tons, save vehicle owners fuel costs of about $ 170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to two billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program.

Remedies defects relating to motor vehicle safety or emissions, and non-compliances with motor vehicle safety standards and emissions standards.

MOT Test = Ministry of Transport Test - an annual test carried out on vehicles over 3 yrs old in the UK to ensure they are roadworthy (i.e. safe and meet emission standards)

«There is a debate emerging around the adequacy of Australia's current vehicle - emission standards, but this debate risks being rendered meaningless unless a more relevant testing regime is put in place,» Bradley says in a statement.

Neutered two years ago from the collapse of new - vehicle sales amid a foundering economy, auto makers dropped their historically combative stance over stricter rules and gave over to an historic hike in CAFE in return for a single national tailpipe emissions standard.