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WASHINGTON – The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, whose membership consists of 12 automakers, proposed changes to the Obama administration's proposed 2017-2025 CAFE and greenhouse gas (GHG) standards, specifically how they are required to account for emissions reductions.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) on Nov. 16 formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for model-year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks.
Read More →WASHINGTON - A coalition of companies and industry groups -- including the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, AAA and American Trucking Associations -- is urging Congress to fund an advanced drunk driving detection research program.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO - The California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB) announced that the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Sustainable Conservation have won the 2011 Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Award. The winners are part of a historic environmental-industry partnership that sponsored legislation to phase out copper from car brake pads by 2025.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Jan. 21 waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10 percent ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs and light pickup trucks. The waiver applies to fuel that contains up to 15-percent ethanol, known as E15.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10 percent ethanol for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.
Read More →WASHINGTON - In a preliminary technical analysis unveiled Friday, Oct. 1, the U.S. EPA and Department of Transportation described scenarios in which cars would be required to get 47 to 62 miles per gallon by the year 2025, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Automakers on May 19 agreed to support legislation that would require them to add warning sounds to hybrid and electric vehicle models in order to help blind pedestrians detect the presence of a nearby vehicle.
Read More →HOUSTON - Automakers attending the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's (ITS) annual exposition on May 5 underscored two industry-led initiatives: the Driver Focus Guidelines and the EcoDriving USA program.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency's impending decision this summer on whether to grant an E15 waiver request -- a move that would increase the amount of ethanol that could be blended in gasoline from 10 to 15 percent -- continues to stir plenty of debate. The issue essentially pits the ethanol industry against the auto and oil industries.
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