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Tallow, of the sort that used to go toward making fries, will be used to make fuel that's claimed to be chemically identical to petroleum diesel.
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EPA finds its Trump-era fuel-efficiency rulemaking flawed, as it prepares tighter standards
The EPA expressed "concerns" about the process used to create the Trump-era rules that relaxed fuel-efficiency targets.
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Report: Microplastic pollution from vehicle tires is a serious global issue
As tires wear from driving, they shed particles that can be carried far away, contributing to pollution in the ocean and atmosphere.
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Tougher emissions rules coming by July, EPA chief confirms
The Biden EPA chief plans to restore stricter auto-emissions standards—and perhaps lay out targets for going all-electric.
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Tesla Model 3, Toyota hybrids get Consumer Reports' new Green Choice label
With the Green Choice label, Consumer Reports is flagging the cleanest 20% of the market—and paying attention to tailpipe emissions for the first time.
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Toyota claims the 2021 Mirai fuel-cell car cleans the air, calls it “minus emissions”
The 2021 Toyota Mirai claims to have better than zero-emissions by filtering the outside air, but it ignores the emissions of hydrogen sourcing.
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Airstream is offering carbon offsets as well as pushing ahead with plans for an electric trailer that could make towing more feasible with an EV.
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US shift to EVs won't solve climate goals: Think outside the electric car, experts urge
An RMI analysis frames it clearly: In order to make meaningful cuts in CO2, people need to drive less.
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Just before arrival of electric trucks, diesel sales are surging
Five of the top 10 non-gasoline models with the steepest sales gains in 2019 and 2020 were diesels, according to an industry group.
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Report: Emissions gains from EVs in 2020 were canceled out by added emissions from SUVs
Although EV sales increased 50%, a massive shift to less-efficient SUVs offset any carbon reduction.
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Truckmakers commit to 2040 diesel phaseout in Europe, CO2-neutral manufacturing in the US
A group of truckmakers has moved the timeline for retiring diesel truck production 10 years earlier.
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Illegal emissions tampering on diesel trucks is rampant—and apparently a big business
Illegal delete kits and tampering with emissions equipment is so common that is creates more noncompliant vehicles than the VW diesel scandal, a new EPA report suggests.
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By harnessing the wind, a new car-carrier design will have a smaller carbon footprint than combustion or battery-electric ships.
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Survey suggests post-pandemic driving could soar, thwarting efforts to curb CO2
Americans anticipate they'll drive more after the pandemic than they did before it—adding urgency to the need for more EVs and clean vehicles.
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Report: California clean cars crusader Mary Nichols on shortlist to be next EPA chief
The Environmental Protection Agency might be led by one by a champion of electric cars, potentially replacing a former coal lobbyist.
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Ford plug-in hybrid issue prompts it to pool CO2 credits with Volvo in Europe
Due partly to an issue that has delayed some plug-in hybrid models, Ford will pay Volvo for some of its credits in order to meet EU carbon dioxide rules.
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California gives automakers until end of year to come clean on emissions cheats
CARB is offering carmakers a grace period on non-compliance or defeat devices—before higher fines and a new lab to sniff out cheats next year.
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Ford points to its stand with California: Cleaner air, more EVs
Ford is the Detroit automaker that hasn't sided with the Trump administration on emissions—and Ford wants you to know that.
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EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler has questioned the legality of California regulation leading to a 2035 ban on the sales of new gasoline passenger vehicles.
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Polestar points to "a disturbing lack of transparency" about EV carbon footprint
Polestar is one of the first vehicle brands to assess a lifetime carbon methodology to all of its new EVs. Should other automakers follow?
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Faster US transition to EVs will save 6,300 lives annually, $185 billion by 2050, study projects
The American Lung Association anticipates that the difference between a modest adoption of EVs and a more aggressive one is possibly 6,300 lives a year.
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Uber targets all-electric rides by 2030, zero-emission platform by 2040
Largely matching an initiative announced by Lyft earlier this year, Uber says that it will make nearly all its rides electric by 2030.
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Lifetime carbon emissions for EVs is much lower than previously suggested: Study highlights errors
A study analyzes six of the "biggest mistakes" in other studies suggesting EVs have similar greenhouse gas emissions to gasoline or diesel vehicles.
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California relies on diesel generators, as it steers trucks away from diesel
Amid this week's blackouts, California moved to ban diesel trucks in the future while relying on diesel generators to supplement the grid.
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