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.
Ford met low -
emission vehicle standards by improving the catalyst technology and the combustion efficiency of the engine.
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.
Not exact matches
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.