Read more vehicle emissions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1931/vehicle-emissions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:41:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72847/why-this-hot-rod-is-greener-than-a-prius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSo, conventional wisdom tells us, if you want to help the environment, ditch those dreams of a hot-rod, get a hybrid, and commute knowing you’ve done your part to save the environment. Nonsense, writes Joe Eaton , who did precisely the opposite. “Giving up your Prius and putting a hot rod...http://www.newser.com/story/72847/why-this-hot-rod-is-greener-than-a-prius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 18:45:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63219/epa-bucks-bush-policy-lets-calif-set-own-co2-standard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Environmental Protection Agency today granted California the right to set its own strict emissions standards, an about-face from Bush-era policies, Reuters reports. In a sly rebuke to the previous administration, the EPA said the move rested on a “traditional legal interpretation of the Clean Air Act.” California first requested...http://www.newser.com/story/63219/epa-bucks-bush-policy-lets-calif-set-own-co2-standard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:08:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59700/electric-bike-performs-lacks-motorcycle-sound-speed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Zero S electric motorcycle is everything an electric car should be—quiet, emission-free, affordable—but the formula doesn’t necessarily translate well to bikes, Jonathan Welsh writes in the Wall Street Journa l. The performance mimics a typical 500cc gas-powered bike, with peppy acceleration, and a city-worthy 60mph top speed,...http://www.newser.com/story/59700/electric-bike-performs-lacks-motorcycle-sound-speed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 8:55:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59602/fuel-efficiency-standards-may-threaten-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s new vehicle fuel-efficiency rules have safety experts worried that automakers will comply by churning out smaller, lighter cars—the more likely to kill you with, USA Today reports. Smaller vehicles are an easy route to boost efficiency that can also mean thousands more crash fatalities, but administration deadlines...http://www.newser.com/story/59602/fuel-efficiency-standards-may-threaten-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 12:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59377/obama-will-streamline-emissions-fuel-rules-for-autos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will announce plans for new national automobile fuel-economy and emissions standards tomorrow, overhauling and streamlining the current patchwork, sources tell Politico. The move will harmonize the CAFE standard and the EPA’s greenhouse-gas standard, so that struggling automakers needn’t fear the regulations moving independently. The announcement will also likely...http://www.newser.com/story/59377/obama-will-streamline-emissions-fuel-rules-for-autos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 13:38:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45240/calif-to-truckers-cut-back-on-diesel-fumes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia passed diesel emission regulations yesterday that will likely save lives and leave truckers footing most of the bill, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The state air board ruling will require trucks in California to filter their exhaust by 2014 and replace engines by 2022. The board plans to give...http://www.newser.com/story/45240/calif-to-truckers-cut-back-on-diesel-fumes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Dec 2008 15:51:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44166/no-euphemisms-lets-nationalize-gm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Detroit extends its tin cup to DC, the government is making a lengthy list of preconditions and checking it twice. Why not keep things simple and nationalize the struggling GM? Any government loan wouldn’t be big enough, and despite all the misplaced anger directed at the Big Three, they...http://www.newser.com/story/44166/no-euphemisms-lets-nationalize-gm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Dec 2008 8:18:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42549/smog-costs-california-28b-a-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth problems caused by pollution choke $28 billion out of California's economy every year, according to a new study. Most of the cost is linked to 3,000 smog-related deaths each year, along with days of work missed by workers with respiratory problems aggravated by pollution spewed from tailpipes and...http://www.newser.com/story/42549/smog-costs-california-28b-a-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 2:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36209/utah-drivers-fill-up-with-cheap-natural-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUtah drivers are lining up to fill their cars and trucks with natural gas, at the equivalent of just 87 cents a gallon, the New York Times reports. State regulations keeping natural gas cheap have fueled a surge of interest in natural gas vehicles among drivers in the state, who...http://www.newser.com/story/36209/utah-drivers-fill-up-with-cheap-natural-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 Aug 2008 7:43:39 CDT