CARB Passes Advanced Clean Trucks Rule
The new California Air Resources Board standard mandates that by 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.
June 25, 2020
The new California Air Resources Board standard mandates that by 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.
June 25, 2020
The South Coast AQMD released Program Announcements for the 2020 Carl Moyer Program, including the SOON (Surplus Off-Road Opt-In for NOx) Provision. Applications are now being accepted.
April 8, 2020
Southern California Gas and Western Milling unveiled the first of a planned 30 new ultra-low emissions trucks the company will deploy at its operations in Goshen, California.
February 11, 2020
The EPA is looking to establish more stringent heavy-duty diesel truck emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other pollutants. The exact rule may well hinge on public comments— and the agency may be deluged by them, both pro and con, given the early reaction.
January 6, 2020
Unlike passenger vehicles, which require biennial smog checks in California, heavy-duty diesel trucks are not currently required to undergo regular emissions testing. That might change with the introduction of a bill in the state Senate.
February 6, 2019
Pennsylvania is accepting grant applications to replace, repower, or retrofit fleet diesel-powered trucks, buses, and other vehicles and equipment.
January 30, 2019
Seemingly acting out of character, the Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 13 announced it will launch a rulemaking to further cut the emission of nitrogen oxide from diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks.
November 13, 2018
Volvo Group stock fell after the Sweden-based truck and engine maker announced it was investigating the potential failure of a critical emissions control component used on engines sold primarily in Europe and North America.
October 16, 2018
The California Air Resources Board has penalized LKQ Corporation for selling used diesel particulate filters, which is illegal in the State of California.
October 3, 2018
Cummins showed off an emissions reduction concept that promises drastic reductions to NOx and particulate matter emissions in future diesel engines.
September 19, 2018
Denso announced it has expanded its PowerEdge diesel aftertreatment products line to include light- and medium-duty trucks and vans.
July 18, 2018
Millions of dollars in settlements from the VW diesel emissions cheating scandal will be made available for clean vehicle technology in California and Connecticut.
June 5, 2018
The U.S. EPA has accused Fiat Chrysler of failing to disclose engine management software that increased air pollution in 104,000 diesel-powered Ram 1500 trucks and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs in the 2014 to 2016 model years.
January 12, 2017
The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid, and Athens have pledged to ban diesel vehicles from their cities by 2025 in an effort to improve air quality.
December 2, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that $26 million in grant funding will be made available to establish clean diesel projects with the intention of reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines.
February 26, 2016