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EPA Restores California’s Authority to Enforce Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Cars and Light Trucks

March 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

On March 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reinstated California’s authority under the Clean Air Act to implement its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate. This action concludes the agency’s reconsideration of 2019’s Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule Part One: One National Program Rule (SAFE-1) by finding […]

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AkzoNobel Sets Carbon Reduction Target to Tackle Climate Change

July 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel People Planet Paint

AkzoNobel is following up on its commitment to setting science-based sustainability targets by announcing carbon reduction targets for the full value chain. AkzoNobel’s target is to reduce carbon emissions for the whole value chain by 42% by 2030 versus a 2020 baseline. This will apply to the company’s own operations, as well as its partners, such […]

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Auto Industry Pledges to Work with Biden Administration to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

February 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. auto industry is aligned with the Biden Administration’s goals to achieve net-zero carbon transportation and an accelerated shift to electric-drive vehicles, and is committed to working with the administration on a revised national program that includes California, brings all automakers under a unified set of common requirements and ensures a level, competitive playing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Emissions, Regulations

California Regulation to Eliminate Diesel Trucks by 2045

June 26, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

zero-emission truck at port of LA

The California Air Resources Board adopted a first-in-the-world rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in 2024. By 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission. “California is an innovation juggernaut that is going electric. We are showing the world that we can move […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Emissions, Heavy Duty Trucks, Regulations

NHTSA, EPA Move to Revoke California Exemption on Fuel Economy Standards

September 19, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an initial step towards finalizing the proposed Safer, Affordable, Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule by issuing a final action entitled the “One National Program Rule,” which will enable the federal government to provide nationwide uniform fuel […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Center for Auto Safety, Emissions, Fuel Economy, NHTSA, Regulations, U.S. EPA

Automakers and Colorado Officials Announce Agreement on Electric Vehicles

July 30, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Colorado consumers can expect to see more electrified vehicles on the roads sooner as the result of a collaborative effort between automakers and state officials over the past year. The auto industry and the Polis administration are pleased to announce that both parties are filing a joint alternative regulatory proposal to implement the California Zero […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Alliance, Colorado, Electric Vehicles, Emissions, Global Automakers, Regulations

California Reaches Vehicle Emission Standard Compromise with Four Manufacturers

July 26, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Four vehicle manufacturers and California have agreed on a voluntary framework to reduce emissions that can serve as an alternative path forward for clean vehicle standards nationwide. Automakers who agreed to the framework are Ford, Honda, BMW of North America and Volkswagen Group of America. The announcement comes as the Trump Administration has been moving […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Emissions, Fuel Economy, Regulations, U.S. EPA

White House and California Discontinue Talks on Proposed Auto Emissions Regulations

February 26, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

On February 21, officials from the White House, Department of Transportation, and Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Trump Administration has decided to discontinue discussions with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. Despite the Administration’s best efforts to reach a common-sense solution, it is time to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Emissions, NHTSA, Regulations, U.S. EPA

EU Parliament Votes to Lower Vehicle Emissions

October 4, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle manufacturers concerned targets beyond what consumers are willing to purchase. The European Commission is proposing to reduce the 2021 limit for emissions by 15 percent from 2025 and by 30 percent from 2030. New targets are expressed in percentages because the 95 g/km standard will have to be recalculated according to the new more […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Emissions, Europe, Regulations

California Bill Would Require All New Vehicles to Be Zero Emission by 2040

January 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

A bill introduced in California by Assembly member Phil Ting, AB 1745, the Clean Cars 2040 Act, would require all new passenger vehicles sold in the state after January 1, 2040 to be zero emissions.  “California has long led the nation in promoting environmental protection and public health through visionary policies and technological innovations,” said […]

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