Sentences with phrase «over vehicle emissions standards»

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

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

-- «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.

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.

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)

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.

By comparison, a vehicle certified to the Federal Tier 2 Bin 5 California LEV II emissions standards currently in effect emits about 29 pounds over the same 120,000 miles.

From a technical perspective, European emissions standards do not reflect everyday usage of the vehicle as manufacturers are allowed to lighten the vehicle by removing the back seats, improve aerodynamics by taping over grilles and door handles or reduce the load on the generator by switching off the headlights, the passenger compartment fan or simply disconnecting the alternator which charges the battery.

The gray market consisted of companies that brought European - spec vehicles over to the States and modified them to meet our government's safety and emissions standards.

The transportation sector has eclipsed power plants as the biggest source of US carbon emissions, and EPA calculated in 2010 that the tougher fuel - efficiency standards would prevent more than one year's worth of total US carbon emissions over the lifetime of new vehicles sold from 2012 through 2025.

2011 (August) National Program Standards Phase I (Heavy Duty) Sets Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles fuel efficiency and tailpipe emissions standards estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by about 270 million metric tons and save about 530 million barrels of oil over the life of the vehicles built in model years 2014 - 2018.

The other major issue for me, is that there are over a billion vehicle on the planet's roads that will need to be replaced over a number of decades, and the way second hand vehicle from the developed world end upon the roads of developing countries where emissions standards are either not in place or, if in place, enforced.

It is estimated that the 54.5 mpg standard would cut oil consumption by 12 billion barrels over the lives of covered vehicles and reduce CO2 emissions by six billion tons.