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Media Advisory: California Webinar – Thursday May 18th – “Making the Most of the VW Settlement in California: More Clean Air for the Dollar”
The Environmental Mitigation Trust included in the VW settlement represents an historic chance for California to help improve regional air quality. The Golden State is set to become the largest beneficiary of the Environmental Mitigation Trust established in the settlement and will receive $423 million to upgrade or substitute older commercial vehicles and off-road equipment specifically for the purpose of reducing NOx emissions.
Reports of diesel’s death are greatly exaggerated
The fallout from the Volkswagen diesel scandal has cost the fuel slew of not-so-great headlines, but the idea that diesel will soon die off entirely for passenger vehicles simply isn’t true. A report in The Car Connection compiled the proof to display diesel is far from its deathbed. There remain more diesel vehicles on sale today than there have been in latest years. The likely resurgence of diesel can be credited to automakers sorting out how to meet upcoming Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements, which call for an average of 54.Five mpg from fresh cars and trucks (or about thirty eight mpg on window stickers).
Diesel fuel is making a comeback
Rumors of diesel’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, it turns out. The fuel that has come under so much scrutiny thanks to Volkswagen’s admission that it intentionally and systematically cheated federal emissions regulations is actually in the midst of something of a resurgence right now. In brief, there are far more diesel-fueled passenger cars available today to American consumers than you might realize.
Mazda sets bar high for diesel-powered CX-5
Mazda Motor Corp. is setting a high bar for the diesel-powered CX-5 at a time when the alternative fuel’s prospects in the U.S. emerge mixed at best. The Japanese company wants the optional diesel engine to account for at least ten percent of U.S. sales of the redesigned crossover over time.
Fresh Cummins QuietConnect Home Standby Generators Available in Time for Hurricane Season
Cummins, a global leader in back-up power solutions and engine technology, introduces the fresh QuietConnect series of home standby generators in time for homeowners to prepare for hurricane season. Hurricanes are well known for leaving people without power — Hurricane Matthew alone left more than 600,000 homes in the dark. With the right standby generator, homeowners can be assured that the power in their homes will be restored instantly when there is an outage.
San Francisco doubles down on ferry investment
The fresh ferries are a big step forward in air quality, too. Propelled by two MTU 12V4000M64 1,950-hp engines with ZF seven thousand six hundred reduction gears, the Hydrus mechanical package from Pacific Power Group, Vancouver, Wash., features emission controls that achieve Tier four standards without using diesel particulate filters. Using selective catalytic reduction and diesel oxidation catalyst makes the Hydrus the cleanest passenger ferry now operating in the U.S., part of a long-term commitment WETA made for improving air quality as it upgrades service.
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