We might be engine certification experts but were also champions of emissions reductions. Consumer sedan EV’s are more popular than ever but a growing trend of EV light-weight and heavy duty trucks are entering the market and making waves. Here’s six EV Trucks we’re keeping our eye on: GMC Hummer EV Touted as the “World’sContinued
Public Availability of Modified Text for the Procedures for Exemption of Add-On and Modified Part(s) for On Road Vehicles/Engines The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) has posted a 15-day Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text for the Procedures for Exemption of Add-On and Modified Part(s) for On Road Vehicles/Engines. Public Hearing Date:Continued
While one of the more well known automobile emissions battles was kicked off in October 1997 with the introduction of the Toyota Prius hybrid, the California Air Resource Board (CARB) was already seven years into it’s Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program. The majority of awareness, protocols and standards in place across several cities in the UnitedContinued
New application forms have been posted on the small off-road engine (SORE) website for certifying evaporative emission control system components (fuel tanks, fuel lines, and carbon canisters). Note – For your convenience we have posted the documents below. Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 2767.1, subdivision (a), the Executive Officer may makeContinued
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.
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
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