Feds: Automakers may not meet fuel economy target
Federal regulators say automakers may not reach a fleet-wide average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, as specified in a 2012 fuel economy rule adopted by President Barack Obama’s administration.
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Cutting carbon emissions isn’t enough. We need negative emissions.
Humans will have to not only stop emitting greenhouse gases by 2085, but also develop technology that will result in negative emissions — the removal of 15 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year by the end of the century — in order to prevent global warming from exceeding 2 degrees C, according to a new study.
U.S. regulators say automakers can meet 2025 fuel efficiency standards
U.S. regulators say in a draft technical assessment report to be released on Monday that automakers can meet aggressive mandates to dramatically hike fuel efficiency standards by 2025, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
Agencies release Technical Assessment Report for 2022-25 fuel-economy standards
The release of the TAR delivers on a commitment that EPA made in 2012 as part of the rulemaking establishing a National Program for the 2017-2025 period. The draft TAR covers model years 2022-2025.
Route 66 becoming green with charging stations, solar panels
Route 66, the historic U.S. highway made famous for attracting gas-guzzling Chevrolet Bel Airs and 1957 Cadillacs traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles, is turning green.
Ethanol could cut EU emissions, study says
Air pollution in Europe is best described with one word: deadly. About 90 percent of Europeans live in areas with dangerous air pollution levels, according to the European Environment Agency. Read more →
BP’s final tab for the 2010 Gulf oil spill? $61.6 billion
BP said Thursday it pegs its total cost of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster at $61.6 billion, the first estimate the company has provided since the spill. That includes a $5.2 billion pre-tax hit to profits for the second quarter this year.
Colorado fracking study blames faulty wells for water contamination
Faulty construction, rather than the fracking process, is found to have caused the methane leaks in one Colorado area.
Consumer Reports: Tesla should deactivate Autopilot steering
Consumer Reports called on Tesla Motors to deactivate the automatic steering function of its partially self-driving system amid heightened scrutiny of the technology’s performance following a deadly accident in May.
