Auto Alliance speaks out against CARB’s possible "feebate" program

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , USA The Auto Alliance does not like feebates as a way to get cleaner vehicles on the road. Dave McCurdy, Alliance president & CEO, says a “feebate tax” [his words] is not the way to enact change.

California leaves "cool cars" regulation out in the, ahem, cold

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , USA The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that the ” cool cars ” regulation has been canceled. “Cool cars” tried to reduce the need for air conditioning in new vehicles by mandating that their windows reflect or absorb a portion of the heat-producing rays from the sun. The decision to abort the contentious regulation came after CARB announced a report evaluating the potential electromagnetic interference on certain portable devices such as cell phones, global positioning systems (GPS) and ankle monitoring bracelets due to automotive reflective glazing as required under the regulation

CARB approves Roush’s propane-powered Ford F-250 and F-350

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , Natural Gas In April 2009, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the Ford F-150 that Roush converted to burn propane for sale in California. This was the last step in allowing the Livonia, MI-based company to sell the trucks in all 50 states

Plug In America calls on CARB to put H2 funds into plug-in vehicles

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Hydrogen The California Air Resources Board ( CARB ) is working on revising its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program for 2015 and beyond. During a meeting last Thursday, members of advocacy group Plug In America delivered testimony at CARB’s hearing and asked the regulatory agency to shift its focus from hydrogen vehicles to plug-in electric cars

Toyota’s zero-emission CARB complaince could cost $1 billion

Toyota Highlander FCV - Click above for a high-res image gallery Here’s an ugly number. In order to meet the State of California’s zero-emission vehicle requirements, Toyota might have to spend over a billion dollars. The $1 billion isn’t a fine, but an estimate of what it will cost Toyota to make sure it has enough zero-emission vehicles to sell in the California market by the time the automaker’s 2012 models go on sale (i.e., very soon).

Dealership earns $175,000 fine for adding aftermarket "Fuel Maximizer"

Whether or not their intentions were to truly help their customers reduce their carbon footprint or save them money at the gas pump, Sunrise Ford has learned the hard way that the California Air Resources Board ( CARB ) is serious about dealerships complying with regulations forbidding pre-sale modifications of engines.

CA gas stations could get reprieve in vapor-free new nozzle fight

April 1st was the deadline for California gas stations to install new and cleaner pump nozzles or potentially close up shop because they were not in compliance with a 2000 rule from the California Air Resources Board. The problem for CARB was the gas vapors that escaped into the air, equivalent to smog-producing emissions of 450,000 cars a day, when using the old pumps. The problem for gas station owners was the $11,000 cost per pump to upgrade

Nissan fined $4.4 million for faulty emissions diagnostic equipment

The California Air Resources Board has decided that $4.4 million is the right amount that Nissan needs to pay for selling vehicles that have compliant tailpipe emissions monitoring equipment installed. CARB says that more than 450,000 vehicles, from 2005-2007 model years, don’t turn on the “check engine” light when emissions climb too high. CARB discovered the problems in 2007

CARB grants $6.8 billion for four hydrogen refueling stations

Click above for a gallery of the FCX Clarity The California Air Resources Board will give four groups/organizations - Mebtahi Station Services, the San Francisco Airport, Shell Hydrogen and UCLA - $1.7 million each to build hydrogen refueling stations for fuel cell vehicles in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. The four stations will be open to the public and will “double the amount of hydrogen available to the public.” Not a bad deal for $6.8 million, huh? CARB’s pro-hydrogen chairman , Mary Nichols, said in a statement that, “Hydrogen is one of the many fuels in California’s future,” and that, “we need to cultivate the industry’s early growth.” In total, the four stations will provide up to 460 kilograms of hydrogen each day (it takes about 4-5 kilos to refuel a hydrogen fuel cell car).

Capstone demonstrates turbine compliant with 2010 EPA and CARB diesel standards

Capstone Turbine Corporation, maker of the micro turbines that are being used as a power source in some hybrid buses , has announced that they have demonstrated that their 30 kW microturbine is compliant with the new EPA and CARB standards that will come into effect in 2010. Makers of some internal combustion diesel engines have been having some difficulty meeting the criterion without the implementation of lots of expensive add-ons, usually exhaust treatment systems.

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