Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

In addition, EPA is also proposing to exclude CO 2 -equivalent emission improvements associated with air conditioning refrigerants and leakage (and, optionally, offsets for nitrous oxide and methane emissions) after model year 2020. No noticeable impact to net emissions of smog-forming or other “criteria” or toxic air pollutants.

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EPA Fuel Economy California MPG 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. Imagine small, nimble electric vehicles that know where other moving objects are and avoid running into them. Now several compies aremaking electric cars.

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GM Green 2009 Vehicles 48

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. criteria pollutants. -Ed.] Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy Standards California EPA 170

Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

The Department of Transportation has finalized its newest Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, requiring an increase in fuel economy that will reduce pollution and save Americans $23 billion in fuel costs, but are nevertheless softer than the administration had originally sought. miles per gallon in 2031.

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Fuel Economy Economy Standards Fuel 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The EDISON (Electric Vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated Market using Sustainable Energy and Open Networks) research consortium will seek to match power generation from wind turbines on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, with the power consumption of charging plug-in electric cars.

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Wind Grid Green Electric Cars 34

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

California has led the nation in the fight against air pollution. The state has consistently implemented clean-air rules that are stricter than those imposed at the federal level, including the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which requires automakers to produce a certain number of electric vehicles. You better have some steel.

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California Emissions Future EPA 52

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Q&A with former EPA exec Margo Oge. Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger. Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. Can you parse the alphabet soup for us?

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EPA Standards Emissions Obama 56

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Sources: Large electric generators. INTRODUCTION. Overview of RGGI.

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244

Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Biden administration has announced three major pro-EV initiatives in recent months—a revamping of the federal tax credits , an infrastructure funding package , and new EPA emissions standards. By 2026, car manufacturers will have to [make approximately 17% of new vehicles] in their total fleets electric and zero-emission.

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EPA Emissions Standards Legal 103

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The fact is, about half the world’s electricity comes from coal. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. A joint venture is a legal organization that takes the form of a short term partnership in which the persons jointly undertake a transaction for mutual profit.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244

Electric Auto Association

MARCH 27, 2021

Environmental safeguards become easier to enforce as battery technology improves By Peter DouglaS: Member, Electric Auto Association. The lithium ion batteries that are used to power electric vehicles (EVs) have improved steadily over the years, and they are now poised to take a great leap forward. In 2007, the U.S.

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EPA Batteries Battery Legal 62

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

appeals court agreed to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to re-grant a waiver that allows California the ability to set its own tailpipe emissions limits and electric vehicle mandates. The matter quickly turned into a major legal battle between a coalition of blue states and the federal government.

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EPA California Emissions Gas 105

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We have a free market; therefore if Americans truly wanted to make the switch to electric vehicles, then they would buy them — no government interference necessary. The truth is that electric vehicles aren't a reliable option for everyone, nor are they affordable. People shouldn't be compelled to purchase them.

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California Emissions Gas EPA 105

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

Over two dozen states have joined forces to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over proposed vehicle emissions regulations put forward by the Biden administration in March. We won’t stop fighting to protect our communities from pollution and the climate crisis.” The EPA declined to comment.

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EPA Emissions West Virginia Gas 98