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Modelling of Vehicle Emissions utilising ADMS Software
Detailed Reporting of Vehicle Emissions Modelling and detailed reporting of vehicle emissions and assessment against Air Quality Objectives. Applicable for residential, commercial and mineral ...
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Devon authorities and Enviro Technology in Defra study
A £20,000 DEFRA grant has enabled five local authorities in Devon to undertake a two-part study into vehicle emissions using Enviro Technology’s advanced Accuscan 4600 equipment. The five authorities, Torbay, Teignmouth, South Hams, mid-Devon and Plymouth undertook the first part of the study last month and will run the second part in the summer to take account of the impact of varying weather ...
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MEPs discuss Volkswagen emission `defeat devices` with EU Commission
During a first debate the state of play on Volkswagen's emission "defeat devices" with the European Commission in the Environment Committee, many MEPs highlighted the need to speed up the introduction of automotive test procedures that better reflect vehicle emissions in real driving conditions, while others compared the EU's decentralized “type-approval” system unfavourably with ...
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South Korea to probe Volkswagen diesel vehicle emissions
South Korea said Tuesday it will investigate emission levels of Volkswagen diesel vehicles after the world's top-selling automaker admitted cheating U.S. tests. Park Pan-kyu, a deputy director at South Korea's environment ministry, said that four models - Golf, Jetta, Beetle and Audi A3 - are subject to the probe, which is expected to end in November. About 6,000 vehicles made in 2014 and 2015 ...
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Vehicle emissions target aims too low
Many vehicles adhering to the proposed Euro 5 benchmark - the EU's toughest ever emissions standard - would be considered too dirty for American roads. While it may be easy to dismiss the US as a global eco-villain, Europeans may have something to learn from their gas-guzzling cousins across The Pond when it comes to clean cars. Pressure group the European Federation for Transport ...
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TODAY: U.S. EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood to hold media call on medium and heavy duty truck announcement (HQ)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will hold a joint media conference call today, Monday, October 25 at 1:30 p.m. EDT to discuss their proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency. WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood WHAT: Media ...
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Truck Hire Eases the Strain
Transportation and handling of recyclable products is at the heart of the waste industry.Businesses are finding that tougher vehicle emission standards, demanding maintenance regimes, financial complexities, and breakdown and budgeting issues are encouraging them to outsource their commercial vehicle requirements to ...
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EPA seeks small entity participation on two upcoming air rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as small entity representatives (SERs) for two Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panels to establish standards for vehicle emissions and update emission standards for refineries. Reducing pollution from vehicles and refineries is important to EPA’s ...
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Tower Bridge Commuters Exhaust Emissions To Be Tested As ‘Accuscan’ Comes To Town
On May 15th 2007, air quality monitoring specialists – Enviro Technology – will be demonstrating the abilities of the Accuscan 4600 remote sensing device on vehicles passing by Tower Bridge, City of London. This demonstration is the first of a number of Accuscan events taking place in 2007. The event comes hot on the heels of a number of successful demonstrations, and customer-led data ...
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Europe to require “Real World” emission tests in 2017
European auto manufacturers have made considerable progress in reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, but experts at Emissions Analytics note that challenges remain. The European Commission will require “real world” vehicle emission tests beginning in 2017. Emissions approval for passenger cars in Europe will then include mandatory on-the-road tests using a portable emissions ...
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London Vehicles to Be Tested for Harmful Emissions as Accuscan 4600 Comes to Town
On June 20th 2006, Air Quality Monitoring specialists – Enviro Technology – will be demonstrating the abilities of the Accuscan 4600 remote sending device on vehicles passing by London Wall, City of London. This will be the first time that environmental professionals from London borough councils will be able to actively see the device in action, while getting a real-time taster of the ...
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Gastonia Man Handed 6-Month Prison Sentence for Vehicle Emissions Fraud
A Gastonia man was sentenced late Wednesday, January 22, 2014, to serve six months in prison for producing a fraudulent vehicle emissions certificate to undercover agents, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney also sentenced Mohammed Hafeez Awan, 52, of Gastonia, to three years of supervised release, six ...
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Vehicle Emissions Testing ‘First’ for Enviro Technology and Bristol City Council
Following the launch of their local authority targeted ‘Vehicle Emissions Monitoring Programme’ earlier this year, air quality monitoring specialists – Enviro Technology – have announced the commencement of fleet characterisation work with Bristol City Council. Bristol’s fleet characterisation survey, which commenced on 6th November, will continue for a month at seven sites across the city ...
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Distance-based lorry taxes spreading
The French government has confirmed it will introduce a distance-based tax on lorries at the beginning of 2013. The confirmation follows a legal challenge to the government’s decision to award the contract for collecting the tolls to an Italian company. The tax will apply to all lorries using national roads and some local roads. Poland also introduced a distance-based lorry ...
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Low (Zero) Emission Vehicle Market (2012 - 2017) - By Degree of Hybridization & Type of Traction Battery Used - Global Forecast, Trends & Analysis
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Low (Zero) Emission Vehicle Market (2012 - 2017) - By Degree of Hybridization & Type of Traction Battery Used - Global Forecast, Trends & Analysis ...
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Vehicle emissions fight just beginning, US auto dealers say
The fight over fuel economy and vehicle tailpipe emissions is just beginning and America's franchised new car and truck dealers are at the center of it, the head of the National Automobile Dealers Association said this week. 'This is no time for us to relax,' said incoming NADA Chairman Annette Sykora at the association's convention and exposition in San Francisco. She said the association ...
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The power of the web, slashing vehicle emissions, business engagement and sugar all help meet the climate change challenge
The power of building blocks to counter erosion, the effect of a more efficient cooking stove on fragile gorilla habitat, and the inspiring campaign that has registered 10 billion trees planted in four years, all featured in week three of the "30 Ways in 30 Days" initiative. Mid-way through the initiative and heading into week four, stories include how sugar sweetens the deal for renewable ...
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SwRI Demonstrates Traffic Management to Minimize Environmental Impacts
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is collecting and communicating real-time vehicle emissions data to demonstrate new concepts in environment-based traffic management as part of a connected vehicle test bed at the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in Orlando, Oct. 16-20. The SwRI Environmental Management System uses connected vehicle technology, ...
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California Governor Calls for Ban on All Combustion Fueled Vehicles
Last Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-79-20 that calls for sales of all new passenger cars and light trucks to be zero emission vehicles by 2035. The Executive Order also directs the Air Resources Board to adopt requirements that all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles must be zero emission vehicles by 2045 to the extent this is feasible. Drayage trucks serving the ...
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Vehicle Emissions Inspector Sentenced to Two Months in Prison for Emissions Fraud To Date, 14 Defendants Have Been Sentenced for Conducing “Clean Scans”
A licensed vehicle emissions inspector was sentenced today to serve two months in prison for his role in providing fraudulent passing emissions scores for more than 200 vehicles, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. also sentenced Pedro Salmeron, 37, of Charlotte, to two years ...
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