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USDOT and USDOE Announce $5 Billion over Five Years for National EV Charging Network

February 11, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, an important step towards making electric vehicle (EV) charging accessible to all Americans. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: d, Department of Energy, Electric Vehicles, U.S. DOT

U.S. Department of Transportation Includes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirement in Spring Regulatory Agenda

June 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Regulation would replace 2015 voluntary agreement. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 11 announced the Department’s portions of the Unified Agenda (also known as the Spring Regulatory Agenda) identifying the actions the Department plans to take over the next year and beyond. The portion of the regulatory agenda addressing roadway safety proposes to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AEB, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regulations, U.S. DOT

U.S. DOT and EPA Announce Final Rule on 2021-2026 Fuel Economy Standards

April 1, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

EPA Final Rule

Auto industry supports gradual increases in fuel economy, opponents promise lawsuits. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Consumer Reports, Fuel Economy, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Road Safety Initiatives

January 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today spoke at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) where she announced new transportation initiatives aimed at harnessing new and existing technologies to improve safety for the traveling public and first responders. Among the initiatives was an endorsement of a call by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Consumer Reports, National Safety Council, U.S. DOT

General Motors Calls for National Zero Emissions Vehicle Program

October 26, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Manufacturer believes national program supports its zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion vision. Could add more than 7 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030. General Motors announced that it was filing comments today to the U.S. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fuel Economy, General Motors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Automated Vehicles 3.0 Guidance

October 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AV 3.0 cover

The new guidance provides the first joint, multi-modal guidance for on-road transportation automation. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) yesterday released new Federal guidance for automated vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting the safe integration of automation into the broad multimodal surface transportation system. Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Regulations, U.S. DOT

U.S. EPA and DOT Propose to Hold Model Year 2021-2026 Vehicle Emissions at 2020 Levels

August 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Increased fuel economy standards, behind vehicle materials and design changes impacting collision repair industry, would slow under proposal. Continues to set one national standard, eliminating California’s ability to set more stringent requirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on August 1 released a notice […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Fuel Economy, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

EPA Will Revise 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards

April 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

EPA Emission Regulations

Administrator Pruitt announced that greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks driving adoption of advancement materials and alternative fuels would be revised. Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Fuel Economy, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

Center for Auto Safety Opposes DOT Review on Auto Safety Standards

December 4, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Believes effort will weaken vehicle safety rules The Center for Auto Safety submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on its notice of regulatory review of several motor vehicle safety standards. The Center urged the DOT not to weaken or repeal regulations that protect drivers, passengers, and pedestrians, and create more benefits than […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Auto Safety, Regulations, U.S. DOT

U.S. DOT Releases New Automated Driving Systems Guidance 

September 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

US DOT AV Guidance

On the same day the National Transportation Safety Board found the design of Tesla’s AutoPilot system contributed to a fatal crash, regulators provide updated guidance to pave way for increased automation. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday released new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems (ADS):  A […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Regulations, U.S. DOT

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