Obama Orders Fast Action on CAFE and California Car Standards
President Obama could find himself caught between clean air advocates and the auto industry as he orders the government to reconsider tough new CO2 standards proposed by California regulators.
View ArticleThe California Department of Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy in government is growing as fast as the budget deficit and unemployment lines. The proposal by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and 13 — mostly eastern –states, and the District of...
View ArticleComments on Pending EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules Create Conflicting Claims as...
Facing a Monday deadline for written comments to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding its proposal for the first national greenhouse gas reporting rule, lobbying efforts by special interest...
View ArticleCalifornia Regulators Just Say “No” to Chevrolet Volt HOV Access and a $5,000...
California regulators are telling Chevrolet the new Volt won't qualify for HOV commuter lane access -- or a $5,000 tax credit -- even though rival Nissan's Leaf will qualify. Will this setback slam...
View ArticleJust How Clean Is The Chevrolet Volt?
Just how green is the Chevrolet Volt? Not nearly as much as you might think – at least according to the results of a new test by the California Air Resources Board.
View ArticleNew California Rules Could Push Millions More “Clean” Cars on the Road
New California rules would put millions of plug-ins, like this Ford C-Max Energi, battery and hydrogen cars on the state's roads by 2025. In an unusual twist, the proposed regulations have gained...
View ArticleGas-Powered Cars Could Soon Become Exception, Not Rule, in California
While EVs and PHEVs aren't selling well these days, California Air Resources Board Director Mary Nichols expects that nearly 100% of the vehicles sold in her state will be powered by a clean energy...
View ArticleCARB Forcing VW, Audi, Porsche to Fix More Diesels
The California Air Resources Board sent VW Group a letter ordering it put its Porsche and Audi diesel-powered utilities in compliance. For details, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.
View ArticleEV Charging Companies Demanding Watchdog for Volkswagen
Could Volkswagen benefit from the diesel scandal? EV companies are lining up to make sure it doesn't happen. They're concerned VW's $2 infrastructure investment could affect competition. Find out more...
View ArticleCalifornia Thumbs Nose at Trump on Clean Air Standard
The California Air Resources Board has come out swinging in its battle with over clean-air and fuel efficiency standards, re-affirming its commitment to Obama administration era rules that were...
View ArticleCAFE Standards Hearing Hits Metro Detroit
The public hearings on the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back corporate average fuel economy standards, or CAFE, headed to the Detroit area after officials spent a day in California getting...
View ArticleAfter Cutting CA Emissions Waiver, EPA Chief Threatens to Pull State’s...
Days after stripping CA of the ability to regulate greenhouse gases - and promote EVs - the EPA is threatening to withhold $billions in highway funds for failing to meet Clean Air standards. More from...
View ArticleCalifornia Regulators Order Massive Shift to Battery, Hydrogen Power for...
Under first-of-their-kind rules, California regulators will require a major shift from gas and diesel to zero-emissions battery and hydrogen technology for new vans and trucks sold in the state,...
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