A deal designed to force compliance with tougher emissions standards is as risk after the Trump administration intervened.
Category: Diesel Power
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California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump
The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive.
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Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Faces Trial in Emissions Case
Nine years after the carmaker admitted to concealing emissions on a massive scale, Martin Winterkorn will be tried in a German court.
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Toyota Halts Shipments of Some Vehicles After Engine Test Failures
A unit of the company used software that made horse power “values appear smoother.” It’s the second production problem to hit the company in two months.
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California Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight
A mainstay of cargo transport will be phased out at ports as California bans new registrations of carbon-fuel trucks in favor of nonpolluting ones.
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How Your Child’s School Bus Might Prevent Blackouts
When not driving around, electric buses and other vehicles could help utilities by storing their solar and wind energy and releasing it to meet surges in demand.
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Former Audi Chief to Plead Guilty in Emissions Scandal
Rupert Stadler, a former member of Volkswagen’s management board, would be the highest-ranking executive to confess wrongdoing in a case that rocked the industry.