Sentences with phrase «tailpipe emissions limits»

We successfully challenged the Bush administration's refusal to let California implement its own, stricter - than - national tailpipe emissions limits under the Clean Air Act, and in June 2009 the EPA issued a waiver to let California enforce its own automobile emissions rules, which also allowed a dozen other states to enforce the same rules.

Changes to the software can be made; the software then is to be re-certified to ensure that it meets tailpipe emission limits.

A big fight between Texas and the Environmental Protection Agency over its tailpipe emission limits is starting to brew.

During Crist's first few months in office, he signed executive orders calling for stricter tailpipe emission limits for cars sold in Florida, reductions in the state's greenhouse gas emissions, and a mandate requiring utilities to generate at least 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020.

Not exact matches

When EPA sets limits for tailpipe emissions from vehicles, it considers what could be achieved with new technology, not just the technology already on the market.

The electric e-NV200 is undergoing limited tested in Europe, including as a FedEx delivery van in London.One of the main advantages to an electric delivery van, apart from reduced fuel use and a reduction in tailpipe emissions, is that it will be far quieter than current cargo vans.

Whilst maintaining the high standards of comfort, quality and safety that Mercedes customers expect, the 100kW electric motor will return maximum torque of 310 Nm, a top speed limited to 100 mph and a 0 to 60 mph time of less than 10 seconds, all without emitting any tailpipe emissions.

Scientists holding this view say the world should move assertively to curtail emissions of heat - trapping smokestack and tailpipe gases, but mainly to limit the worst outcomes decades down the road — not so much because such actions could reduce today's climate - related risks.

California, which has a waiver under the 1970 Clean Air Act giving it the right to set its own vehicle emissions standards, reached an agreement with the Obama administration and the auto industry that established the first limits on tailpipe carbon emissions.