Automotive Fleet News

COLUMBUS, IN - Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. last month agreed to pay a $2.1 million penalty and recall 405 engines under a settlement agreement aimed at resolving Clean Air Act violations, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Tags: Clean Air Act, Cummins, EPA

ASHEVILLE, NC - Altech-Eco Corp. in North Carolina said its dedicated 2010 Ford Transit Connect compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system has drawn a certificate of conformity from the EPA.

Tags: Altech-Eco Corp., CNG conversion, CNG vehicle, EPA, Ford Transit Connect

DALLAS - Texas has become the first state in the U.S. to challenge the federal government's finding, issued in December, that greenhouse gases are dangerous to people.

Tags: emissions regulations, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, greenhouse gases

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Feb. 3 announced steps aimed at accelerating the development of biofuels, and the Environmental Protection Agency issued its final rule setting a new renewable fuels standard.

Tags: biofuel, EPA, ethanol, Growth Energy, renewable fuels standard

ASHEVILLE, NC - Altech-Eco Corp. in North Carolina said it has obtained a Certificate of Conformity (COC) from the EPA for its dedicated 2010 Ford Focus compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system.

Tags: Altech-Eco Corp., CNG, CNG conversion, EPA, Ford Focus

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 25 announced a new national air-quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a pollutant that can be generated from vehicle emissions.

Tags: emissions, emissions regulation, EPA

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

COAL VALLEY, IL - Over the next three years, the global elevator and escalator company plans to fill its 700-unit fleet with the Ford Transit Connect.

Tags: EPA, Ford Transit Connect, KONE, replacement vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Dec. 1 announced that it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuel.

Tags: biofuel, EPA, ethanol, Growth Energy

WASHINGTON - EPA is recognizing eight companies for achieving significant goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the agency's Climate Leaders program.

Tags: Climate Leaders, emissions, EPA, GHG

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

SACRAMENTO, CA --- The California Autobody Association (CAA) announced plans to partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to promote efforts to reduce toxic exposures arising from collision repair operations.

Tags: auto body emissions, California Autobody Association , collision repair, EPA

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Nine of the top 10 vehicles in the government's fuel economy rankings for the 2010 model year are hybrids, and the Toyota Prius again tops the list.

Tags: EPA, fuel, Fusion Hybrid, hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid , Prius

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

LONDONDERRY, NH - In addition to reducing its total annual CO2 emissions by more than 40 percent between 2006-2008, the yogurt company also achieved $2.5 million in fuel cost savings in 2007 and 2008 alone.

Tags: Award, emissions, EPA, fuel, SmartWay Excellence Award, Stonyfield Farm

RICHMOND, VA - Owens & Minor's private fleet and its energy-efficient business practices earned the SmartWay Performance score of 1.25, the highest rating available in the SmartWay Transport Partnership.

Tags: EPA, Owens & Minor, SmartWay Transport Partnership, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

NEW YORK - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.2 million to replace 51 older delivery trucks with diesel-electric hybrid trucks certified to the EPA's 2007 diesel standards.

Tags: American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, CALSTART, diesel-electric hybrid trucks, EPA, National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, truck fleets, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- On January 1, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will, for the first time, require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas (GHG) data under a new reporting system.

Tags: EPA, GHG reporting system, greenhouse gases, Lisa P. Jackson

WASHINGTON - Instead of three standards, the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency worked with state agencies to propose clearer standards for all automakers, beginning with the 2012 model-year.

Tags: CAFE, DOT, emissions, EPA, fuel, NHTSA, standards

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

GREENSBORO, NC – The trucks meet the standards using Selective Catalytic Reduction, which also increases fuel efficiency and reduces carbon emissions, according to a statement by the manufacturer.

Tags: emission reductions, emission standards, EPA, Volvo Trucks North America, VTNA

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has released a guide to help states save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by adopting clean energy practices in their facilities, operations, and vehicle fleets.

Tags: EPA, GHG, guidebook

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and committee member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) have introduced legislation seeking to change certain provisions in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Tags: EPA, indirect land use , Renewable Fuel Standard