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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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1” is replaced by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted/extended/refused/withdrawn approval. The first two digits of the approval number (01) indicate that the approval was granted in accordance with the requirements of Regulation No. Generic format of the approval mark pursuant to Regulation No. Click to enlarge.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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While Tesla Motors was 23 part of the study, California data was unavailable since Tesla opted out of providing data in the state of California. These expose dealers to legal liability for misstatements or for communicating misleading information to customers. Other incentive-related uncertainties abound. —Cahill et al.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The distilleries were referred to as “stills” and the alcohol became known during the Prohibition period as “moonshine.” Until fairly recently, these US motor vehicles were non-FFVs. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. US Environmental Protection Agency Grants Testing Waiver.

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European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies

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When a car manufacturer breaches the legal requirements, national authorities must take corrective action (such as ordering a recall) and apply effective, dissuasive and proportionate penalties laid out in national legislation. In January 2016, the Commission proposed a Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles.

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European Commission proposing overhaul of type-approval framework to ensure strict compliance with EU requirements; centralized enforecement

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The Commission was already reviewing the EU type-approval framework for motor vehicles prior to the Volkswagen revelations. The proposal for a Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles complements efforts to introduce more robust emissions testing (Real Driving Emissions testing).

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Trump Administration revocation of California waiver reprises US denial of California waiver in 2007

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In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Trump said that his administration “ is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions ”—a reference to the waiver of preemption under the federal Clean Air Act granted California by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Obama Administration in 2012.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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California will be able to keep in place and enforce programs to address smog and other forms of air pollution caused by motor vehicles. When Barack Obama became president, the litigation was put in abeyance and EPA in 2009 granted California’s waiver to set its own greenhouse gas emission standards for model years 2009 to 2016.