MUNICH, GERMANY – It was reported BMW is considering production of an all-electric Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV). Originally developed in answer to California regulations requiring large automakers to sell a number of ZEVs each year starting in 2012.
Read More →ST. LOUIS – Enterprise Fleet Management, a division of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, has launched an aggressive set of environmental initiatives to help its customers reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution. The goal is to help businesses with medium-size fleets better manage vehicle emissions.
Read More →ITASCA, IL – Emkay, Inc. has announced that it is carbon negative. The impact Emkay has on the environment through its daily energy usage and transportation will be offset through national programs that develop verifiable reforestation and carbon offsetting.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – As part of an initiative to significantly reduce diesel emissions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and the U.S. Pacific Islands, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Regions 9 and 10 have announced a regional competition through the West Coast Collaborative, for more than $5 million to deploy verified or certified clean diesel technologies.
Read More →NEW YORK – California regulators have realized that manufacturers won't be able to make as many hydrogen-fueled cars by 2014 as regulators had once hoped, according to Forbes.
Read More →UNITED KINGDOM – Tata Motors has made its name in India by producing rugged cars for the masses. It recently unveiled the Nano, a simple runabout that will go on sale for £1,250, according to http://business.timesonline.co.uk.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – California regulators have drastically cut the number of zero-emission vehicles required to be sold in the state by the year 2014, a decision that frustrated environmentalists but came as a relief to auto manufacturers.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, Calif. ---- California's Air Resources Board voted March 27 to slash by 70 percent the number of emission-free vehicles that carmakers must sell in the state in coming years, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – Vehicles that run on batteries or hydrogen could take even longer to show up in America’s showrooms under changes being considered by the state Air Resources Board.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Representative Henry A. Waxman (D- Beverly Hills, Calif.) issued a subpoena Friday directing the EPA to turn over documents related to its decision to deny California permission to implement its own vehicle emissions laws, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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