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Home Posts tagged "Environmental Protection Agency" (Page 2)

Tag: Environmental Protection Agency

VW Group facing yawning chasm after intentionally cheating on emissions certification

September 21, 2015 October 21, 2015

It’s been a tumultuous weekend for the Volkswagen Group.  Last weeks announcement that the EPA and CARB are investigating the company over allegations that VW had fabricated  TDI Diesel car emissions results has thrown a monkey wrench into the credibility of not only the VW Group but the whole system of validating emissions…

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VW’s emissions cheating raises doubt over EPA’s clean air enforcement policies

September 18, 2015 October 21, 2015

Back in 2009-10 the VW Group released a series of TDI Diesel vehicles with excellent emissions results.  Those emissions were so good that at that time I wrote a piece saying VW’s TDI vehicles are not your grandfathers dirty diesel, and even raised the question whether VW would need hybrid vehicles…

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EPA/CARB accuses VW, Audi, cheated on emissions regulations

September 18, 2015 October 21, 2015

Before the VW Group follows through on their promise of electric car leadership by 2018, VW has to face an EPA and California investigation over evasion of emissions laws.  Within minutes of publishing my previous piece saying the VW Group may be in the opening stanza’s of an electric vehicle symphony,…

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NRDC proposal shows EPA how to slash carbon emissions, save the climate, while saving megabucks

March 21, 2014 March 31, 2015

The NRDC has just released a report which demonstrates to the EPA how the U.S. could achieve aggressive climate change and carbon pollution reduction goals without costing very much to implement much less breaking the economy.  The plan relies heavily on efficiency improvements, followed by renewable energy system deployments, and…

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NRDC urges Obama administration to move forward with upgrading CAFE standards

January 18, 2012 April 12, 2015

NRDC’s Luke Tonachel testifies in joint EPA and Dept of Transportation hearings that the proposed CAFE standards upgrade would produce huge economic and environmental benefits. Today in Detroit was the first of three public hearings on the Obama Administrations proposal to increase CAFE standards to 54.5 MPG equivalent fuel efficiency…

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Why are Ford and Toyota teaming up on hybrid truck development? It’s the new 54.5 MPG CAFE Standards!

August 23, 2011 March 30, 2015
Ford and Toyota teaming up on hybrid drive-train development

The other day Ford and Toyota announced a partnership to develop hybrid drive train technology for light trucks and SUV’s.   That nice announcement filled my mind with images of contractors, construction workers and farmers driving around hybrid F-150’s or F-250’s starting in 2020ish.  But then a couple brain cells…

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