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Utah's Zion National Park may convert its propane buses to electric power.
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What would it take to get Australia to 100-percent renewable energy?An Australian think tank plots a way for the country to switch to 100-percent renewable energy.
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EU proposes deep cuts to vehicle emissions, ignores ships, airplanes
Proposed new emissions rules have drawn criticism from auto-industry lobby and environmental groups.
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U.S. states agreed to keep Exxon climate-deception probe secret: here's why
A pact among state attorneys general investigating ExxonMobil mandates confidentiality.
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FTC warns VW dealers not to mislead owners about buybacks
Volkswagen diesel owners are still waiting for final approval of the proposed settlement that will allow VW to buy back their cars. But on Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission took the unusual step of warning VW dealers not to mislead owners about the buyback terms. It also issued an informational...
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Ending $4 billion U.S. oil, gas drilling subsidies would have low impact: study
U.S. subsidies to the oil and gas industries are often a flashpoint among electric-car advocates and environmentalists. They see a conflict in the government providing billions of dollars in incentives for drilling while simultaneously attempting to lower consumption of carbon-emitting energy...
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Volkswagen will add particulate filters to certain gasoline powertrains beginning in June 2017.
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How much do electric cars really pollute, even without tailpipes?
Personal automobiles have given hundreds of millions of people the great luxury of a convenient and comfortable mode of transportation. But there's no escaping that manufacturing these vehicles, driving them for 10 years or more, and then disposing of them creates pollution that has a wide range of...
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2017 BMW diesel lineup gets EPA approval for sale
The EPA approved 2017 BMW diesel models for sale last week.
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Coming up next: emission standards for airplanes
The EPA is preparing to draft emissions standards for airplanes.
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CA regulator to start testing VW TDI diesel modifications for all versions
The California Air Resources Board will test proposed modifications for Volkswagen 2.0-liter TDI models.
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Utah doctors to sue TV's 'Diesel Brothers' for illegal modifications
A Utah doctor group plans to sue the stars of the Discovery Channel show "Diesel Brothers," alleging that they made illegal modifications to trucks.
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With luck, owners of the 466,000 Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter diesel cars at the center of the VW emission cheating scandal now know that they will be offered a choice of what to do with their cars. Either they will be able to sell their cars back to the company for a set price, or they can have their cars updated to comply with emission rules (or get closer to them) if and when such modifications are approved by regulators. But information on what those modifications would be, and when they might come, has been hard to come by. DON'T MISS: VW's long road ahead to restore consumer trust...
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VW diesel deal: what should I do? Take buyback? Wait for updates?
It's a question that hundreds of thousands of VW 2.0-liter TDI diesel owners will be asking soon, if they haven't already: Should I take the buyback? Some have already made up their minds. They want their cars to go away, and will sell them back to the manufacturer that deceived them and lied to...
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Why VW killed its TDI diesels in the U.S.: future emission standards
Hell hath no fury like a well-meaning government regulator who's been sneered at and condescended to by executives of one of the world's largest auto companies—only to learn the company has systematically lied to her and deliberately violated the laws she's charged with enforcing. After the...
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Indian capital to cancel registrations of diesel cars 10 years or older, immediately
An Indian court has ordered older diesel cars off New Delhi's roads.
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EPA: 2025 target of 54.5 mpg may not be met; SUVs, trucks, cheap gas to blame
A pair of U.S. federal agencies said yesterday that while automakers had complied with the first five years of stricter fuel-efficiency laws, the industry seemed unlikely to meet 2025 targets for improving gas mileage. Rather than hitting the projected 54.5-mpg Corporate Average Fuel...
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Europe plans far tighter emission caps for cars, vans after 2021: report
The Europe Union may soon enact stricter emissions standards for cars and vans.
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Last month's settlement proposal to resolve the claims of more than 450,000 owners of VW and Audi 2.0-liter diesel cars contains quite a few separate requirements in its hundreds of pages. As well as buybacks of the affected cars and separate cash payments to owners, it requires Volkswagen to set up two separate funds that effectively atone for the damage its emission cheating has done. One of these, to be funded at $2.7 billion, is to be known as the "mitigation trust," whose purpose is to remove from the air more nitrogen oxides than the excess emitted by the cheating VW diesel vehicles...
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California may cap ZEV-credit sales; why it matters to Tesla, and for electric cars
California may cap ZEV credit sales to eliminate excess credits.
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Oklahoma claim: first state with natural-gas fueling on highways
Oklahoma has a natural-gas fueling station every 100 miles on its highways.
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What buyback, cash do I get if I bought a VW diesel after Sept. 18?
Volkswagen and Audi owners who bought their TDI cars after September 18 get less money in the settlement announced last week.
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Paris weekday ban on pre-1997 cars takes effect, historic cars excepted
Paris begins its ban on older cars this week.
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Wealthy nations on fossil-fuel subsidies: we'll end them...later
The G20 nations will not commit to a deadline for phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies.
Stephen Edelstein
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