Sentences with phrase «emission tests for»

The European Government is planning new regulations regarding emission tests for upcoming diesel models, but the automakers say it's impossible to act based solely on a draft.
The commission says that emission tests for new bus engines «will not deal with this problem».
In case you forgot, that involved the brand duping regulators by installing software intended to evade emissions tests for its diesel vehicles.
The automaker was caught last year cheating on California and U.S. emissions tests for its four - cylinder diesel engines.
Three new categories for faults and failures will be introduced to the MOT test as well as tougher emissions tests for diesels
The German automaker admitted to cheating on the US emissions tests for half a million of its diesel vehicles.

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Fiat Chrysler's stock fell the most after Reuters reported in the previous session that the European Union would begin legal action against Italy for not policing allegations of emission test cheating by the car maker.
The key findings of the West Virginia group — already known to CARB and the EPA — were revealed for the first time on March 31, 2014, at a conference in San Diego on emissions testing.
The trial was one of three scheduled for the first half of this year over claims that Volkswagen deceived customers with the deliberate rigging of emissions controls to perform differently when being tested than they do on the road.
A program dealing with San Francisco Bay that received $ 4.8 million last year would be eliminated, as would initiatives for reducing diesel emissions and beach water quality testing.
Sources say people responsible for rigging the U.S. emissions tests will be fired starting Friday.
The move would cap a tumultuous time in charge for Mr. Müller, who took over after the carmaker admitted that it had cheated on diesel emissions tests.
General Motors is being sued for allegedly rigging diesel engine versions of its Silverado and Sierra HD vehicles to pass emissions tests.
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.
CA Department of Food and Agriculture awards CSWA a $ 450,000 grant for a four - year project to drive climate protection and innovation through field testing a carbon offset and greenhouse gas emissions model for California wine grape growers (2010)
Newton products have been independently tested and certified by UL to meet Greenguard Gold standards for the lowest chemical emissions.
GreenGuard thoroughly tests for chemical emissions in order to guarantee a product is safe for use by babies and toddlers.
The neat looking backpack style case makes this one great for carrying around between locations, and it also happens to be thoroughly tested for offgassing and chemical emissions, since it is certified Greenguard Gold standard.
These may include a hearing test (either the otoacoustic emission or the automated auditory brainstem response tests,) car seat safety check, testing for an hyperbilirubinemia, and screening for heart disease.
Plus it has been thoroughly tested for chemical emissions and passes all flammability standards without the need for flame retardant chemicals or other barriers.
The oto - acoustic emission (OAE) test is the most common one (and the first one used for newborn hearing screening programs).
Schuetz says the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute is a reputable group that tests products for harmful emissions.
This superior mattress is made of 100 % organic cotton and has the Greenguard Certification assuring that testing for chemical emissions has been completed.
All Naturepedic products are tested for chemical emissions and certified according to the most stringent GREENGUARD ® «Select» Certification.
This company helps manufacturers test items for low chemical emissions, improving the air where products will be used.
A single, small, retrospective case - control study examined the use of newborn transient evoked otoacoustic emission hearing screening tests as a tool for identifying infants at subsequent risk of SIDS.343 Infants who subsequently died from SIDS did not fail their hearing tests but, compared with controls, showed a decreased signal - to - noise ratio score in the right ear only (at frequencies of 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz).
While the implications for the UK are minor compared with member states that will have to implement RWTs for the first time, the BMF say that nevertheless the wider scope of the tests could mean higher costs for UK bike maintenance, especially with the emissions testing implications.
«That's how we've worked for 23 years, and we have a flawless record on our ash testing and our emissions testing
Charging that automaker Volkswagen AG showed «total disregard for the rule of law,» state Eric Schneiderman announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the company over its sale of cars outfitted with illegal «defeat devices» to beat emissions test and its alleged attempted cover - up of its actions.
A team of researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and environmental testing firm URS reports that a small subset of natural gas wells are responsible for the majority of methane emissions from two major sources — liquid unloadings and pneumatic controller equipment — at natural gas production sites.
«We urgently need to stop the sale of new diesel models until emission testing is truly fit for purpose.
For the study, researchers measured the level of calcium in the coronary arteries during stress testing using two common diagnostic tests — positron emission tomography, or PET, and computed tomography, or CT — to determine a patient's risk of heart disease.
The authors conclude that «the data strongly support the view that human emissions play an important role in climate change and represent a key test for climate change theory.»
A researcher is about to test a technology that he says could be a breakthrough for curbing greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants, natural gas generators and other industrial facilities.
It allows operators of power plants, for example, to choose between using continuous monitoring to measure fine particles or a combination of quarterly testing and emission factors.
Volkswagen has taken a step into the shameful limelight for installing a deceptive device in their diesel - powered cars that tricks emissions tests into lower scores, NPR reports.
Public - private partnerships in both countries have struggled to secure financing for zero - emissions power plant demonstration projects, but energy agencies in both nations are mapping out and testing sites for storing carbon emissions.
«I would like to offer a sincere apology for Volkswagen's use of a software program that served to defeat the regular emissions testing regime,» Horn said to a packed committee room.
They use non-destructive testing methods to do this, for example acoustic emission technology.
MRI, positron emission testing (PET scan), functional MRI, computerized tomography (CT scan) and / or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to look for scar tissue or other brain abnormalities that may be causing seizures
With his newfound ability to develop and test ideas, Campanell studied the effect of electron emissions on plasma - surface interactions for his thesis project.
To test for a correlation between magnetic activity and photometric variability, we searched for H$ \ alpha $ emission among eight L3 $ - $ T2 ultra-cool dwarfs with extensive previous photometric monitoring, some of which are known to be variable at 3.6 $ \ mu $ m or 4.5 $ \ mu $ m.
So, when you take your car in for Emissions testing, we're measuring the tailpipe of your body, which is the urine.
The finished latex is tested and certified for hazardous emissions by the eco-INSTITUT ® — an international product testing and quality assurance company — by our provider, LIEN A.
It means they're scientifically tested to meet some of the world's most rigorous emissions standards for chemical exposure and pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde and phthalates.
The offer comes ahead of a long - term fix for the cars, which have illegal software that evades emissions testing.
However, the mid-mounted 1.5 - litre turbocharged three - cylinder petrol engine is unchanged, save for a new particulate filter reducing NOx emissions in preparation of incoming real world economy testing.
I used it because I drove the car for very short distances (3 km) for long time during winter, that is when the car failed the emission test.
Sticking with the same engine and design has limited the need for expensive crash and emissions testing, and most of the rest of the hardware has already been long since paid for.
Drive the car on the freeway for at least 20 minutes before taking it in to get the emissions tested.
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