On October 14th, 2020, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued a manufacturer Mail-out advisory (Mail-out ECC #2020-06) encouraging engine and vehicle manufacturers to voluntarily disclose non-compliant emission software and other violations to the agency by December 31st, 2020, in order to offset substantial financial penalties and remedial actions related to potentially non-conforming products.
In the spirit of the holidays, we’re keeping things light this week with a recent article from Science Daily on how scientists have recently discovered a way to create fuel using beer as a key ingredient. Here are the bullets: Chemists at the University of Bristol have taken the first steps toward making sustainableContinued
The United States is now at odds with almost every other country in the world. The Trump Administration’s denial of accepted climate science has set a new precedent for a government’s separation from factual science. Meanwhile, current studies are predicting an increase in the alarming weather patterns we’ve been seeing over the past few years.Continued
A team of Spanish, American, and Norwegian researchers have developed a membrane that produces compressed hydrogen from methane. The process results in nearly zero energy loss. The full story is available at Science Daily, but here are the bullets: The team consisted of researchers from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ), Valencia’s Polytechnic UniversityContinued
Toyota is a leading proponent of hydrogen fuels and hydrogen vehicle technology. They’re also the maker of the Mirai hydrogen-powered sedan. It’s easy to see why the Japanese company has major interest in the growth of a hydrogen refueling infrastructure. They’re so committed to hydrogen, that they’ve just announced a major investment that willContinued
Renewable diesel just experienced a major expansion in the state of California. Neste, a maker of “green” diesel, just inked a deal with four of California’s largest fuel distributors to bring their product to industrial end-users throughout the state. The full story is on NGT News, but here are the bullets: Houston-based Neste USContinued
Canadian off-road recreational vehicle manufacturer Bombardier has been fined by the California Air Resources Board. The full story is at BakersfieldNow.com, but here are the bullets: Bombardier was importing recreational vehicles that violated California law The California Air Resources Board was notified by a tip from the EPA Investigators discovered that the company was programmingContinued
The California Air Resources Board broke ground last Friday on its state-of-the-art Southern California headquarters. Located in Riverside, the 380,000 square foot location is slated to be among the world’s largest and most advanced vehicle emissions testing and research facilities. The full story is available at NGT News, but here are the bullets: TheContinued
A recent study has found that “fuel-efficient” diesel cars actually create more CO2 during the lifetime of the car than equivalent gas-powered cars. Read the full report at Green Car Reports, but here are the ECO bullets for you: Diesel cars make 1.6 tonnes more wells-to-wheels carbon emissions than do gasoline cars running E95,Continued
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