Sentences with phrase «diesel emissions from»

School districts, fleet owners and operators, bus drivers, parents and students all have a role in helping to reduce diesel emissions from school buses.

Since diesel emissions from the plant's back - up fuel settled in the region in February, many residents have complained of eye, nose and throat irritation, breathing problems and headaches.

Not exact matches

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is fighting diesel emissions - cheating allegations from U.S. and California regulators following CEO Sergio Marchionne's failed bid to find a merger partner.

The EPA offers grants and rebates for projects that improve air quality by reducing harmful emissions from diesel engines.

And I'm going to see another technology in the U.S. that reduces nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel trucks by up to 50 % while preserving horsepower.

American environmental protection has always focused on pollution, particularly Southern California smog — precisely what the NOx emissions from diesels exacerbate.

Scott Stringer, NYC Comptroller, and CNBC contributor Bob Lutz, former GM vice chairman, weigh in on allegations against Fiat Chrysler from the EPA over diesel emission software.

After the car companies met with the government at the start of this month, the CEOs of Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW conceded responsibility for the diesel scandal and promised to pay for software upgrades to reduce emissions from affected vehicles.

More recent diesels from VW and other manufacturers have attacked those shortcomings with turbochargers, more precise combustion and additional hardware to curb emissions.

Regardless of whether the fuel source is coal, gasoline, diesel, natural gas, or propane the tax doesn't discriminate, levying a $ 30 per tonne charge on emissions from all carbon fuels.

Driving palladium's rally this year, though, are bets that European car buyers will soon be switching from diesel - burning to gas - burning cars because of emissions concerns.

In fact, diesel has both higher carbon emissions and carcinogenic fine particles, the form of invisible pollution from which France is currently suffering a major spike.

A federal grand jury in Detroit has indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn on charges stemming from the company's diesel emissions cheating scandal.

The noxiousness of diesel has led to a paradoxical debate where far - from - benign gasoline emissions have gained the perverse position of being perceived as the lesser of two evils.

The newly appointed CEO of Volkswagen attempted to move the company on from the «difficult and painful watershed» of diesel emissions scandal by...

The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings and vehicles to clean power, and measures to cut the carbon emissions from gasoline and diesel fuel.

In 2008, the company used Chevy HHR crossover vehicles and switched from a diesel to gasoline fleet to reduce emissions and its carbon footprint.

The Environmental Advocates of New York on Friday called on the state's elected leaders to use $ 117 million in settlement money from Volkswagen to implement a decade - old law aimed at reducing diesel emissions in New York.

Justin Carinci Dolan Media Newswires Portland, OR — New diesel emissions rules could hit California contractors starting next year, and a national contractors group wants to stop those rules from sweeping the whole country.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday that the state has proposed a new regulation meant to improve air quality and protect public health by placing limits on emissions from diesel generators and natural gas - fired engines.

Cuomo announced that the state has proposed a new regulation meant to improve air quality and protect public health by placing limits on emissions from diesel generators and natural gas - fired engines.

Peak - time emissions from diesel trains at London's Paddington Station exceed the European recommendations for outdoor air quality, and are higher than nearby roadsides on the majority of days.

In urban areas, emissions from consumer goods such as paint, cleaning supplies and personal care products now contribute as much to ozone and fine particulate matter in the atmosphere as do emissions from burning gasoline or diesel fuel.

Even the oil sands ultimate consumption in a gasoline, diesel or jet engine only results in 500 kilograms of CO2 - equivalent per barrel of refined petroleum products, meaning total oil sands emissions from well to wheel are considerably lower than those of this nation's more than 500 power plants burning coal to generate electricity.

Manufacturers of heavy - duty diesel engines have slashed emissions from new engines by more than 90 percent for most pollutants, according to a study released yesterday.

Sutley, for her part, came to the post after a four - year stint as a deputy mayor in Los Angeles, where she also oversaw climate change and energy policy, including restraining emissions from diesel trucks at area ports as well as promoting solar energy by setting a goal of generating 10 percent of the city's electricity from the sun by 2020.

But diesels produce two - thirds of the PM10 emissions from British vehicles.

Off the record, one of the government's own advisers on air pollution will tell you he has estimated that the deaths of 3000 people a year in England and Wales can be laid at the door of emissions from diesel lorries, cars and buses.

If diesel vehicles account for 30 per cent of the PM10 emissions from all sources (as suggested by a recent report for the Department of the Environment), then the adviser's estimate makes some sense.

NOx gases represent some of the most reactive gases produced from diesel combustion and other fossil fuels, but the emissions limits for nitrogen dioxide are regularly exceeded, especially in urban areas.

Automakers are already phasing in particle traps that cut tailpipe emissions from diesel engines by 90 percent or more.

The scandal surrounding VW has thrust nitric oxide (NOx) emissions from diesel vehicles into the limelight.

Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment may face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards.A pervasive air pollutant, the fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is a mixture of emissions from diesel engines, power plants, refineries and other sources of combustion.

«The study shows, highly unambiguously, the relationship between anthropogenic emissions - in this case, from diesel engines - on deep convective clouds.»

Researchers from the US and China have determined that a duckweed biorefinery producing a range of gasoline, diesel and kerosene products can be economically competitive with petroleum - based processes, even in some cases without environmental legislation that penalizes greenhouse gas emissions.

A particular focus in this latter area is on developing the scientific underpinning of several new catalytic technologies that are viable candidates for exhaust emission control from diesel - fueled vehicles.

887 GtCO ₂ is the emissions from burning 285.6 Gt of kerosene (e.g., aviation fuel, home heating oil or the like, approximating that as C ₁₂ H ₂₆ and not dramatically different for diesel or petrol / gasoline).

A majority of sub-micrometer particles (< 1 µm in diameter, PM1) originated from diesel engine emissions whereas another sub-micrometer particle type originated from the combustion products of explosives (e.g. nitrate and ammonium).

Emissions from shale drilling, gas processing, gas escapes, and diesel exhaust can all negatively impact air quality.

From then on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performaFrom then on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performafrom the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performance.

For 2017, power comes from a gas four - cylinder or V - 6 engine; Audi has stopped offering a turbo - diesel V - 6 while it works on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas - electric hybrid has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.

Volkswagen Group's so - called «defeat - device» emissions software has allowed hundreds of thousands of diesel vehicles from the 2009 - 16 model years to emit nitrogen oxide at illegal levels while thwarting emissions tests.

President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America Michael Horn appeared Thursday before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, withdrawing from emissions - certification consideration suspect 2016 diesel models in the wake of the automaker's diesel scandal.

Volkswagen will likely use the concept car's debut at CES to reveal its future plans for electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles as it seeks to distance itself from the specter of its diesel emissions scandal.

VW and Audi no longer are selling diesel engines in the U.S. following an emissions cheating scandal that was revealed in fall 2015, and it appears sales are rebounding: Together, VW and Audi sold 508,929 vehicles in the U.S. through November, up 7.6 % from like 2016.

Following on with Porsche's recent distancing of itself from diesel, the new Cayenne E-Hybrid promises reduced fuel consumption and emissions, although how much attention has been lavished on driving pleasure, we're not so sure.

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that from 1 April 2018 new diesels could be moved to higher tax bands if they don't meet certain emissions regulations.

The tests compared operational, vibration, and air emission differences between regular ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel and a 76/33 blend of ULSD and Amyris Renewable Diesel (ARD) fuel, which is derived from sugar.

After Friday's accusations from the EPA concerning Volkswagen's alleged violation of emissions regulations, Volkswagen has now issued a nationwide stop - sale for affected new 2015 and 2016 diesel models equipped with the 2.0 - liter TDI engine, as well as all certified pre-owned vehicles with the diesel four - cylinder.

The investigation began when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) «was engaged in dialogue with our European counterparts concerning high in use emissions from light duty diesels,» CARB, which has its own testing lab, said in a letter to VW Group of America's legal counsel.