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EPA and DOT Finalize Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Aug 24, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have jointly finalized standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel ...

Tags: EAP, DOT, finalized standards

Volvo Cars Joins Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Jul 13, 2016

Volvo Cars is the next automaker to join The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) as the latest original equipment manufacturer member. Volvo Cars Group chief information officer and senior vice president Klas ...

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Weichai Truck Engines Make New Breakthroughs

Nov 9, 2015

On November, 2, Weichai held its 2016 Engine Product & Technology Seminar. Themed with “Striving for International Excellence”, the seminar presented a whole new spectrum of products and technologies, catching wide-spread ...

Tags: Weichai Truck, high horse power engines

US Agencies Laid Down Standards for Medium-and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Jun 24, 2015

US agencies for environment and safety regulations have laid down standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, envisaging reduction of CO2 emissions by one billion tons, fuel costs by $170bn and oil consumption by 1.8 billion by 2027. ...

Tags: GHG Emission, Fuel Efficiency

Webb County Announced a Partnership with Enterprise Fleet Management to Reduce Costs

Jan 13, 2015

Webb County, Texas has announced a partnership with Enterprise Fleet Management to optimize its local fleet of around 500 light-duty vehicles to reduce costs. Webb County is expected to save around $170,000 each year once the ...

Tags: light-duty vehicles, Auto

Umicore to Construct a New Facility in Hemaraj, Thailand

Dec 17, 2014

Belgium based materials technology company Umicore is planning to construct a new facility in Hemaraj, Thailand which will produce emission control catalysts for light duty vehicles. The company is expected to invest around €20m at ...

Tags: emission control catalysts, light duty vehicles, Auto

New Engine Featuring WP580 EMS Is Issued by Westport and Tata Motors

Feb 19, 2014

Westport Innovations and Indian automaker Tata Motors have introduced a new spark-ignited (SI) natural gas 3.8L turbocharged engine featuring the Westport WP580 engine management system (EMS). WP580 EMS is a highly configurable system, ...

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Measured BTU Per Person Mile From 1970 to 2010

Jan 13, 2014

Fuel economy must improve 57 percent in order for light-duty vehicles to match the current energy efficiency of commercial airline flights, says a University of Michigan researcher. Michael Sivak, a research professor at the U-M ...

Tags: fuel economy, energy efficiency, transportation, fueling

The C-MAX Solar Energi Concept Is Announced by Ford

Jan 7, 2014

Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers – without depending on the electric grid for fuel. ...

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Under EC 443(2009)1,The EU Wide CO2 Emission Target for Passenger Cars Is Set at 120g/Km

Feb 18, 2013

Under regulation EC 443(2009)1, the EU wide CO2 emission target for passenger cars is set at 120g/km. This target must be met through improvements to power train performance, as measured by the NEDC test cycle, and credits obtained via the ...

Tags: regulation, EU, Glass

NHTSA Has Proposed a New Standard That Would Capture Valuable Safety-Related Data

Dec 17, 2012

A major event in the global automotive-electronic market is that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new standard that would capture valuable safety-related ...

Tags: NHTSA, EDR, automotive-electronic market

Replacing Petroleum Is a Tough Challenge

Dec 10, 2012

Replacing petroleum is a tough challenge. And although many alternatives have been developed, America still doesn't know what to do with them all. At a recent conference in New York City, we caught up with Dan Sperling, arguably the ...

Tags: petroleum, alternative fuel, climate change, electric cars, biofuels

Require Event Data Recorders Are Seeked to Require by US DOT in All New Cars

Dec 10, 2012

The US Department of Transportation's(DOT)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)has introduced a proposal aimed at mandating all the light passenger vehicles to be installed with event data recorders(EDR),commencing from 01 ...

Tags: DOT, NHTSA, light passenger vehicle, EDR, vehicle safety

U. S. Automotive Fuel Economy at All-Time High Is Displayed by The Study

Dec 10, 2012

Even with gas prices approaching record levels, there's good news for fuel-economy champions: Cars have never been more efficient than today. That's the conclusion of a new study by the University of Michigan, which finds that more ...

Tags: Automotive Fuel Economy, fuel-efficient models, gas bills

Report Declare That About 80 Million Clean Diesel Vehicles Will Be Sold at The End of 2018

Dec 5, 2012

About 80 million clean diesel vehicles will be sold globally from 2012 to 2018, according to a report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice. The report found that sales of clean diesel vehicles, including light-duty ...

Tags: clean diesel vehicles, light-duty vehicles, medium-duty trucks

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