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JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under this competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 70 assistance agreements.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is helping a client develop a simple post-refinery treatment process that reduces exhaust emissions from diesel engines by overcoming the soot/nitrogen oxides (NO x ) reduction trade-off that has plagued engine researchers for decades.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USDepartment of Justice (DOJ), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a proposed settlement with Daimler AG and its American subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law associated with emissions cheating.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The 2022 amendments will require a variety of actions designed to reduce the pollution these units produce, and accelerate their transition to zero-emission technologies. The new requirements include the transition of diesel-powered truck TRUs to zero?emission; road particulate matter emission standard for 25?50

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APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Both CARB and EPA have introduced Low Load requirements, in-use NO x measurement updates, and limits on permissible real-world emissions.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Dearman, the UK-based developer of clean cold power systems based on its engine powered by liquid nitrogen ( earlier post ), has identified a diesel loophole in the new London T-Charge levy on the most polluting vehicles. However, Dearman notes, many refrigerated delivery trucks use two diesel engines. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The California Air Resources Board approved a new regulation designed to reduce pollution further from ocean-going vessels while docked at California’s busiest ports. That rule has achieved an 80% reduction in harmful emissions from more than 13,000 vessel visits since 2014.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s Vehicle Group has demonstrated cylinder deactivation (CDA) as an effective technology for meeting future global emissions requirements for diesel-engine powered commercial vehicles. New emissions regulations spearheaded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions 170

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APRIL 13, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. The light-duty vehicle category includes passenger cars and light trucks consistent with previous EPA criteria pollutant and GHG rules.

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JULY 29, 2021

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) announced it will be working together with Sierra Northern Railway, Gas Technology Institute (GTI), and other technical experts to develop and test a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell engine for a switcher locomotive. Earlier post.). SoCalGas is committing another $500,000 to advance the research.

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JULY 24, 2020

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, has opened four new fueling stations in northern and central California, providing greater accessibility to 100% renewable diesel. They are located near major commercial freight routes and are designed to accommodate commercial fleet vehicles of all sizes.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Now, MIT engineers are proposing using an ammonia-based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system that could result in an approximately 95% reduction in NO x emissions in exchange for a ~0.5% The trend towards smaller engine cores with smaller mass flow rates in the core stream, presents new opportunities for emissions control.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

2010 engines emissions reduction relative to 2010, 2007, and 2004 US emission standards. For a number of the most important pollutants, levels were substantially lower than required by regulations. The study, the Phase 2 Report of the comprehensive Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES). Source: CRC.

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Diesel Emissions 2004 San Antonio 296

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APRIL 11, 2023

Replacing all of the oldest, highly polluting school buses in the US could lead to 1.3 The suspected cause of these preventable absences is exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust fumes, which can leak into school bus cabins or enter buses through open windows. The program is ongoing. —Sarah Adar, co-author Resources Pedde, M.,

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APRIL 17, 2020

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved various retrofit systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. This means that Euro 4 or Euro 5 diesel cars can be retrofitted and exempted from traffic restrictions in certain regions. —Richard Damm, President of the KBA.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The United States Department of Justice has accused Cummins of installing emissions defeating devices on diesel motors and decided to fine the company $1.67 The Justice Department has alleged that Cummins installed devices that allowed the engines to pass emissions during testing. billion for violating the Clean Air Act.

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APRIL 27, 2017

EPA is announcing $11 million in competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Eligible diesel vehicles, engines and equipment include: School buses. Funds awarded under this program cannot be used to fund emission reductions mandated by federal law.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Two-stroke diesel in test car. The objective of POWERFUl was to design engines for light-duty urban and micro-urban vehicles (segment A and B), capable of reducing CO 2 and criteria pollutant emissions. The engine has been designed for small vehicles such as the Renault Twingo, in which it has been applied.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

The results highlight the disparity between test-cycles and real-world emissions as well as the large disparity between gasoline and diesel vehicles. Red dotted lines represent the corresponding Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) NO x emission standard according to vehicle type: 0.08 gNO x /km for gasoline; and 0.25 Source: The ICCT.

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Gasoline Diesel India Emissions 150

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. The transportation sector was responsible for over 7 million tons of NO x emissions in the US in 2014, with 50% of this sector’s NO x attributed to heavy-duty on- and off-road vehicles and equipment. Source of data: US EPA (2019).

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AUGUST 2, 2017

German auto manufacturers will optimize the emissions systems in 5.3 million currently approved Euro 5 and 6 diesels in the country, according to the outcome of the “National Diesel Forum” held in Berlin today between the automotive industry and the German Federal and state governments. At Wednesday’s National Diesel Forum.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a remedy proposed by Volkswagen that will reduce the excess NO x emissions from the Generation 3 (MY 2015) diesel 2.0 This modification will reduce excess emissions from the affected vehicles by 80-90%. liter vehicles.

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EPA Diesel Emissions Vehicles 150

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The new report is a companion to a report released by MECA in June 2019 that provides an assessment of market-ready technologies for heavy-duty diesel vehicles to meet lower intermediate NOx standards by 2024 (“ Technology Feasibility for Model Year 2024 Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles in Meeting Lower NOx Standards ”). —Ed].

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

A development in catalysis research by academics at the Universities of St Andrews and Newcastle could lead to new systems to treat diesel emissions. The approach enables the design of compositionally diverse confined oxide particles with superior stability and catalytic reactivity. Dragos Neagu, Evangelos I. Ramli, David N.

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JULY 18, 2023

The RA-01 was designed to reduce diesel consumption during yard operation, at the dock, while idling, and in a multitude of other scenarios. The RA platform is the first trailer electrification platform to be eligible for the CORE incentive. Range’s platform also works as a mobile power unit.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Regulators in Germany have opened an investigation into alleged diesel exhaust rule circumvention on the part of BMW. Claims have been made that the automaker used an illegal defeat device on select models to achieve lower tailpipe emissions during testing. liter diesel motor contain software designed to skirt emission regulations.

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MAY 10, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $9-million funding opportunity ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-13-02 ) for the 2013 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Diesel pollution is linked to a range of serious health problems including asthma, lung and heart disease, other respiratory ailments, and premature death.

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JULY 9, 2022

Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets. Epiroc scored high on safety, design and testing of the entire battery system. Also, the batteries have integrated cooling systems and safety systems built into the design. F) at depth.

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MAY 21, 2020

The VW diesel scandal began on 18 September 2015. On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 liters displacement (type code EA 189) contained illegal software designed to manipulate emissions.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Meeting standards for fine particle pollution, or PM 2.5 , is the San Joaquin Valley’s most critical air quality challenge. The San Joaquin Valley has the worst particulate matter pollution in California—and the worst in the nation for annual federal standards. and nitrogen oxides (n)ox emissions to reach attainment.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for installing and failing to disclose at least eight auxiliary emissions control devices (AECDs) in light-duty model year 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks with 3.0-liter liter diesel engines sold in the United States.

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MAY 2, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $9 million in grant funding for clean diesel projects to reduce diesel pollution and emissions exposure from the nation''s existing fleet of diesel engines. The closing date for receipt of proposals is 17 June 2014.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

While these heavy-duty vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds comprise only 3% of all vehicles on California roads, they are responsible for more than 50% of nitrogen oxides and fine particle diesel pollution from all mobile sources in the state.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Beginning with the initial regional base annual CO 2 emission budgets for 2022, the regional base annual CO 2 emission budgets are to decline by an amount per year to be set in the final MOU. The draft Memorandum of Understanding builds on a program framework made public on 1 October 2019. Elements of a Model Rule.

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JUNE 3, 2014

A new working paper by the the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) concludes that tighter heavy-duty diesel vehicle emissions standards in Mexico (NOM 044 standards) would result in a net benefit to Mexico of US$123 billion (1.6 Resources.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) sent a letter to automakers and other vehicle and engine manufacturers encouraging them to disclose by the end of the year any unapproved hardware or software programs that impact emissions control systems in vehicles sold in California.

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