Mobile Emissions Today articles from March 2007

Mobile Emissions Today archives from March 2007

Infinity property aims to reduce fleet emissions.(Industry Report)
March 1, 2007... Auto insurer Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation has announced it has joined the PHH GreenFleet program, developed by PHH Arval and non-profit organization Environmental Defense and designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle...

PG&E adds electric trucks to fleet.(Industry Report)
March 1, 2007... Pacific Gas and Electric Company of California has added four Phoenix Motorcars all-electric sport utility trucks to its fleet. PG&E will test the SUTs in its daily operations across its 70,000 square mile service area in central and northern...

Proposed California bill would grant rebate for lower-emissions vehicles.(Industry Report)(California. Clean Car Discount Act of 2007)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... A bill introduced last week by Calfornia Assemblyman Ira Ruskin would provide rebates for new car buyers in California who purchase vehicles with lower emissions. Under the Clean Car Discount Act of 2007, buyers of cleaner vehicles could...

Maryland clean cars bill advances.(Legislative)
March 2, 2007... The Maryland Senate voted Monday 38-9 in favor of a bill to reduce emissions from vehicles sold in the state. Last week, the House passed the so-called clean cars bill that requires vehicles sold in Maryland starting in 2011 to be more...

Jakarta to ticket cars without emission test stickers.(International Report)
March 2, 2007... Jakarta administration and city police have decided to ticket drivers without emission test stickers on their vehicles starting in June. The decision is part of a program aimed at cleaning up Jakarta's air. "It is a win-win solution. The...

UK to host "world's first green car show"--and it's 'sexy'.(International Report)
March 2, 2007... Carmakers are preparing for the "world's first green car show" to be held in Cornwall, England March 30-April 15. The Sexy Green Car Show follows EU legislation instructing carmakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 18% by 2012. ...

UK's CFS to move beyond carbon neutral.(International Report)(Co-OPerative Financial Services)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... Co-operative Financial Services of the UK announced last week all its operational and business travel emissions will be offset, together with an extra 10% to cover legacy issues. Developed countries and businesses have been emitting large...

Merkel wants increased emissions target.(International Report)
March 5, 2007... German Chancellor Angela Merkel last Thursday issued a call to act now against climate change, urging European Union leaders to endorse ambitious targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions and set an example to the rest of the world. ...

Honda Earth Car not so earth friendly, newspaper says.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 5, 2007... UK Racecar driver Jenson Button, a competitor for the Honda Racing F1 team, is scheduled to begin driving Honda's Earth Car, the focus of the company's environmental-awareness campaign. The UK's Guardian newspaper reported last week that...

Australians riding the bus more.(International Report)(Brief article)
March 6, 2007... Australia is seeing a surge in bus use, with patronage jumping nearly 2% in the afternoon peak, the Australian State Transit Authority recently said. STA Chief Executive John Lee said bus patronage grew by 1,407,000 people between Feb. 2006 and...

EPA announces new limits for diesel train and marine engines.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 6, 2007... The US Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new limits on diesel engine emissions Friday. The proposal requires reductions from train and marine engines. Previous rules have tightened limits for trucks and off-road equipment such as...

Union of Concern Scientists unveils minivan designed to exceed emissions standards.(Industry Report)
March 6, 2007... The Union of Concerned Scientists last week unveiled a theoretical minivan that could exceed California's 2016 standards for fewer greenhouse-gas emissions. The group said the vehicle, which exists only as a computer simulation, would use...

Australian V8 series to offset carbon emissions.(International Report)
March 7, 2007... AVESCO, organizers of the Australian V8 Supercar touring car racing series, the country's premier motor sport championship, have confirmed that they will off-set the series carbon emissions beginning in 2007. The program will be known as...

Carpool reward program unveiled.(Industry Report)
March 7, 2007... Palo Alto, Calif., Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto this week announced a 90-day program that will reward new carpoolers with Safeway grocery store and gas gift cards. Solo commuters who sign up for the program will receive $10 gift cards for every...

Porsche to meet EU emissions standards early.(Industry Report)
March 7, 2007... Porsche AG announced this week it plans to beat the European Union's next two sets of tighter vehicle-emissions standards by as much as six years. The carmaker plans to achieve both the Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards by 2008. The company also...

Study reveals plug-in electric vehicles could reduce emissions.(Industry Report)
March 8, 2007... Xcel Energy has announced the results of a six-month study related to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and how an increase in their popularity could, with the help of smart-grid technologies, eliminate harmful vehicle emissions by up to 50%....

Valeo receives funding for emissions reduction work.(International Report)
March 8, 2007... Valeo announced this week that the French Industrial Innovation Agency has agreed to provide $80.4 million in funding for its research program LOwCO2MOTION, which aims to improve vehicle engine efficiency and contribute to reducing carbon...

New Zealand Business leaders support parking privileges for greener cars.(International Report)
March 8, 2007... The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development this week showed support for the Auckland City Council's move to provide parking privileges for climate friendly cars. In order to make this policy popular and more effective, the...

New study shows under-inflated tires decrease fuel efficiency.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 9, 2007... An estimated 93.5% of motorists in the EU are driving on under-inflated tires and causing an additional 18.4 million tons of carbon dioxide to be released into the environment, according to a recent analysis by Bridgestone Europe. Based on...

Carmakers meet in Geneva to discuss emissions targets.(International Report)
March 9, 2007... The heads of Europe's biggest car manufacturers met at the Geneva Motor Show this week to decide how to persuade the European Union to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions target it set for European car manufacturers. The EU wants car...

Automakers ask for dismissal of emissions lawsuit.(Industry Report)
March 9, 2007... The Big Six automakers this week asked Judge Martin Jenkins of the Sacramento District Court in California to dismiss a federal lawsuit against them brought by former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer. The suit requested unstated...

New market research on alternative transportation fuels!(Industry Report)
March 9, 2007... Alternative Transportation Fuels is a new market research report from BCC Research that examines alternative fuels including biofuels, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas. The report examines which fuels...

Florida school district receives hybrid school buses.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... The School District of Manatee County in Bradenton, Fla., will become the first school district in the country to receive hybrid school buses through the Plug-In Hybrid Electric School Bus Project. Manatee School District's two hybrid...

Auto industry wants portions of emissions case kept secret.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... The automobile industry is seeking to restrict public and media access to portions of the first-in-the-nation trial on vehicle emissions standards, scheduled to begin this month in federal court in Vermont. At issue is a lawsuit by three...

UK environment minister wants emissions trading extended to road travel.(International Report)
March 12, 2007... UK Environment Secretary David Miliband is trying to persuade the EU to extend its emissions-trading scheme used for air travel to the roads, according to a report in the Epoch Times. If Milliband is successful, car-owners could be given a...