Vehicle Research

WASHINGTON - An updated version of the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model - MOVES2010 - is now available for use to estimate air pollution from cars, trucks, and other on-road mobile sources.

Tags: emission tracking, emissions, EPA

SANTA MONICA, CA - Edmunds.com recently submitted a recommendation to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to make new car window stickers highlight usage costs rather than mpg numbers.

Tags: Edmunds.com, EPA, fuel, fuel consumption, mpg

WASHINGTON - For the fifth consecutive year, fuel efficiency has increased with a corresponding decrease in average CO2 emissions for new cars and light-duty trucks, according to an annual report from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Tags: EPA, fuel, report

WASHINGTON - For 2010, the Toyota Prius tops the list as the most fuel-efficient model at 51 mpg city/48 highway.

Tags: 2010 models, EPA, fuel, Fuel Economy Guide

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, June 30, approved California's rules to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from cars and light trucks.

Tags: California emissions rule, Clean Air Act waiver, EPA, tailpipe emissions

ATLANTA – In addition becoming an EPA-certified SmartWay Transport partner, the company has also launched a program to replace its fleet of trucks with low-emission vehicles.

Tags: CleanFUEL USA, EPA, liquid propane injection truck, low-emission vehicles, LPI, MailExpress Inc., SmartWay Transport

SAN FRANCISCO – In 2008, Patrick Langsjoen, recycling program manager, United States Postal Service, Northern California, facilitated the transition from the use of lead-free wheel weights for the Pacific area's 31,000 delivery fleet.

Tags: delivery fleet, EPA, Lead Wheel Weights, United States Postal Service, USPS

PHOENIX – NaturalDrive's 2008 EPA-certified CNG Impala is available now via authorized installers in Oklahoma, Utah, Arizona, Alabama, Colorado, and Indiana, with Texas and Florida opening soon.

Tags: Chevrolet Impala, CNG, EPA, NaturalDrive Partners, LLC

IRVINE, CA – Giving environmental scores for cars and trucks based on emission levels and fuel economy values, the U.S. EPA's Green Vehicle Guide designated six Mazda models as SmartWay vehicles.

Tags: air pollution score, EPA, GHG, Mazda, SmartWay Certification, Smartway vehicles

ITASCA, IL – As an affiliate, Emkay will educate and consult with customers on the benefits of SmartWay-Certified vehicles to reduce CO2 from fleet.

Tags: carbon negative, Emkay, EPA, SmartWay Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

LOS ALTOS, CA – Baytech Corporation has obtained EPA and CARB certifications for its dedicated compressed natural gas 2009 GM full-size pickups and vans.

Tags: Baytech Corporation, CARB, certification, CNG, EPA

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy have unveiled the 2009 Fuel Economy Guide, which can be downloaded at www.fueleconomy.gov.

Tags: 2009 Fuel Economy Guide, Department of Energy, EPA

WASHINGTON – For the fourth consecutive year, the EPA is reporting an increase in the average fuel efficiency for cars and light-duty trucks, to a projected 20.8 miles per gallon for 2008.

Tags: average fuel efficiency, cars, EPA, light-duty trucks

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching the SmartWay Leaf Campaign to encourage purchases of SmartWay-certified cars and trucks.

Tags: EPA, SmartWay Leaf Campaign

NEW YORK – Forbes.com recently ranked the greenest vehicles in the United States, focusing on the companies accounting for 95 percent of all new vehicles sold in 2007. Rankings were based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Tags: EPA, greenest vehicles, Honda, Hyundai, SmartWay, Toyota

DALLAS – The "muscles" behind manufacturing and warehousing for decades, forklifts are now putting power into North Texas efforts for clean air, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Tags: Deford Lumber, Ltd., EPA, forklifts, Land Lumber Co., Inc., Mitchell and Bourland, nitrogen oxide, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Emissions Reduction Program