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DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos. 10 11 –5.17×10

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

that it had rigged emissions data, Daimler “ sharply ” denied the allegations and said that it was evaluating legal options pertaining to the approach taken and the public assertions made by the DUH. Our engines meet and adhere to every legal requirement. The technical programming of our engines adheres to all legal requirements.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not finalize the 2014 applicable percentage standards (the 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations, RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program until sometime next year. billion gallons; the final 2013 overall volumes and standards required 16.55 Background. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. With the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017, Germany was the first country to create a legal basis for the intended use of these systems.

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MAY 13, 2022

Since that study, which was transparently designed to quantify the worst-case tire emissions under legal driving, Emissions Analytics has been testing and analyzing tire wear emissions in more detail across a wider range of driving conditions, and has performed a detailed chemical analysis of hundreds of new tires.

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MAY 21, 2014

Bakken crude is similar to other North American light, sweet crudes and does not pose a greater risk to transport by rail than other transportation fuels, according to a study recently completed by Turner, Mason & Company for the North Dakota Petroleum Council (NDPC). —Kari Cutting, vice president of the NDPC.

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APRIL 16, 2021

Deceleration is also applied to detected vehicles ahead until they come to a standstill, for example at traffic lights. These record distances, speeds and accelerations, lighting conditions, precipitation and temperatures, seat occupancy as well as the driver's blink of an eye or the passengers’ speech. million micro-mirrors.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

The aim is to establish an SDS as a standard module for all Group brands in future. This will make the brand for light commercial vehicles the first user of the SDS from Volkswagen Autonomy. An SDS development site in China is needed to comply with local legal requirements. —Alexander Hitzinger.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

ACC combines three sets of regulations to reduce emissions from light-duty vehicles and build the market for advanced zero emission vehicles. On the criteria pollutants side, LEV III reduces fleet average emissions of new passenger cars (PCs), light-duty trucks (LDTs) and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPVs) to. Source: ARB.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

A coalition of 11 states filed a lawsuit to compel the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promptly to revise national air quality standards for air pollution involving soot. The EPA had failed to meet an October 2011 deadline for revising the existing standards. EPA last revised the standards in 2006.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Testing of two popular Euro 6d-temp diesels by Ricardo, commissioned by the environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E), has found that the periodic regeneration of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) in the light-duty vehicles can generate spikes of particulate emissions of more than 1,000 times the normal rate.

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OCTOBER 30, 2010

Earlier in October, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. But failing to adhere to the legal steps required to do so may give our fuel products and our industries an unnecessary and avoidable black eye. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 14, 2023

The list of participating companies includes: Automotive OEM Ford Otosan will provide different batteries to enable demonstration of automatic disassembly and will be involved in the development of a standardized battery labeling system. Libattion will develop a modular second-life battery pack based on used cells.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This action is based on the premise that federal law preempts state and local tailpipe greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards as well as zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandates. California’s ability to enforce its Low Emission Vehicle program and other clean air standards to address harmful smog-forming vehicle emissions—i.e.,

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MAY 8, 2015

At the Vienna Motor Symposium, Jörn Kahrstedt, Head of Diesel Engine Development for the Volkswagen brand, presented the new EU6 TDI engine family for light-duty vehicles. TDI BiTurbo for light duty vehicles. The newly developed 2.0 The top-of-the-range engine features a newly developed dual-stage turbocharger layout. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The Administration should establish a process by which an independent panel of experts periodically considers whether assumptions made in the standard setting process are still valid. Failure to undertake and complete these mandatory safety studies may render any final rule legally vulnerable, the Alliance suggested.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Common problems include faulty brakes, worn-out tires and broken lights. Federal laws set weight and security standards, but some companies ignore them to save time and money. Companies that cut corners or skip legal requirements put lives at risk. A poorly maintained truck is a hazard on the road.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The BMW XM comes as standard with adaptive M suspension Professional including electronically controlled dampers and active roll stabilisation with 48V electric motors and Active Roll Control. It is also the first BMW M model to feature Integral Active Steering, also part of standard specification. Driver assistance systems.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Among the direct transportation-related provisions in the extensive package are a low-carbon fuel standard for all transportation fuels; financial support for large scale demonstrations of electric vehicles; and financial support for automakers retooling plants to make electric vehicles. trucks, construction machines, ships and planes.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Electric cars are efficient, modern and packed with cutting-edge tech, but sometimes they can feel a little standard. Whether you want a matte black finish, a glossy neon effect or even a color-shifting wrap that changes in the light, the options are endless. Just make sure it stays within legal limits. Leave your mark 6.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. Data has been collected for 23 light-duty vehicles at ORNL’s vehicle research laboratory and a valuable data set for 51 vehicles was loaned to ORNL by Chrysler, LLC under a non-disclosure agreement. Footnotes. [ The other 2 histograms contain data for 74 vehicles. Thomas, H-L.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that vehicles with autonomous driving modes will gradually gain traction in the market over the coming two decades, from about 4% of the global light-duty vehicle market in 2025, rising to roughly 41% in 2030 and 75% by 2035—about 95.4 million units annually by then.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Previously, the Administrative Court in Dusseldorf and the court in Stuttgart had ruled that diesel bans are legally permissible and necessary to achieve NO 2 limit values as soon as possible in the two cities. The Bundesverwaltungsgericht ruled that limited driving restrictions for certain diesel vehicles are legal and not excluded.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

However, the amendment raises additional issues that must be considered where complicated and interconnected environmental and legal issues are at stake. While the author of the amendment appears not to intend this outcome, we feel compelled to express our concerns.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Existing policies contributing to this include: Federal and California light duty vehicle standards (2.6% reduction); Federal emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (0.3% reduction); Federal renewable fuel standard and regional low carbon fuel standard (1.6% by 2020.

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DECEMBER 14, 2019

Since June 2019, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has been supplying the new heavy-duty Actros truck with MirrorCam—side-mounted digital rear-view mirrors—as a standard feature. Its performance far exceeds the legal requirements. The same applies to areas with artificial lighting such as a tunnel. Sideguard Assist.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The US DRIVE mission is to accelerate the development of pre-competitive and innovative technologies to enable a full range of efficient and clean advanced light-duty vehicles, as well as related energy infrastructure.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In addition to precluding future regulation of stationary sources of greenhouse gases by the EPA under the current framework, passage of a disapproval resolution would also nullify EPA’s soon to be introduced final ruling on greenhouse gases from light duty vehicles.

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MARCH 2, 2019

The engine delivers up to a 6% improvement in fuel efficiency, based on the World Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), while adhering to the latest stringent Euro 6 emissions standards. A variable-flow oil pump reduces parasitic losses by adapting oil delivery to demand. In addition to the new 185 PS variant, the 2.0-liter

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In October 2016, a federal judge approved a national settlement plan to address Volkswagen’s installation and use of devices in approximately 580,000 Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche vehicles that circumvented federal emissions standards for NO x. million as part of this legal settlement.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). It does not impact existing vehicles on the road today, which will still be legal to own and drive.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

A folding-wing, two-seat, roadable aircraft, the Transition is designed to fly like a typical Light Sport Aircraft in the air and drive like a typical car on the ground. It will run on premium unleaded automotive gasoline, fit in a standard construction single-car garage, and convert between flight and drive modes in less than one minute.

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MAY 24, 2014

All these challenges are supported by studies of legal issues and effectiveness evaluation. Areas of effective application, legal issues. Comprehensive assessment of cognitive assistance systems for urban areas concerning potential, effectiveness, and legal requirements. Human Factors in Traffic.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

The paper, “ California’s Clean Transportation Technology Industry: Time to Shift into High Gear ,” profiles the development of a burgeoning manufacturing sector that is producing zero- and near-zero emission light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as clean fuels, engines, vehicle components, and new mobility services.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

In 2019, CARB testing revealed several small off-road engine (SORE) products did not meet CARB evaporative emission standards. These standards control the amount of raw fuel that is allowed to evaporate from these engines, which are typically used in lawn and garden equipment such as lawn mowers and pressure washers.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Much of the momentum for the shift originally came from the EU’s directive on mobile air-conditioning systems (MACs), which aims to reduce emissions of specific fluorinated greenhouse gases in the air-conditioning systems fitted to passenger cars (vehicles of category M1) and light commercial vehicles (category N1, class 1). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

The new Audi A8 incorporates conditional automated driving at level 3 as standard ( earlier post ). The new A8 is designed for conditional automated driving at level 3 in accordance with international standards. Two concept cars will also be demonstrating the Audi vision for level 4 and level 5. meters (16.1

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