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Peter_XX:
Thank You - Great Comment. The fact that you are using real information and not emotion is refreshing.
Daimler launches diesel plan; expands recall to >3M units, accelerating next-gen diesel launch
The Daimler Board of Management has approved a comprehensive plan for diesel engines consisting of a substantial expansion of the current service action for vehicles in customers’ hands as well as a rapid market launch of the completely new OM 654 diesel engine family (earlier post). Since Marc...
When left-leaning politicians propose new fuel taxes on gasoline/diesel, the response from the right is expected..... "no new taxes!", etc etc etc.
The right is mostly right in that the left will most likely waste most of the proposed revenue on nonsense such as CAGW research, social justice "research", instead of new concrete/tar for roads.
When any right-leaning politician dares to propose a tax on gasoline/diesel, the left will claim racism, anti-poor, anti-women, etc, etc etc.
Stupidity on an epic scale.
Gasoline/Diesel tax should be:
[Cost of US National Road Infrastructure (Interstates/Hwys)] /[(Gallons/Liters) sold per year].
Multiply by an extra 10% just for good measure.
Rule #1) All funds must go to road infrastructure (no crooked deals sending money to propaganda "environmentalist" think tanks).
Rule #2) NO TOLLS ON US NATIONAL ROADWAYS
God Bless America
Researchers say fuel market rebound effect can result in increased GHG emissions under RFS2; suggest taxes over mandates
The US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. However, argues a team from the University of Minnesota in an open-access paper published in the journal Energy Policy, once the “fuel market rebound effect” is factored in, RFS2 actually in...
D:
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. You have hit the nail on the head the way only someone who actually is in the auto-industry can. The only place I disagree is that the levels of harmful emissions allowances are needlessly low, especially in the case of diesel engines (NOx regs). This requires a ton of unnecessary hardware/software that is unreliable, temperamental, and expensive.
Scott:
Thanks for the snarky, needless comment. Obviously you've never been part of any vehicle development team or any other industry that deals with the nonsense of CARB.
8 ZEV states announce US ZEV sales top 260,000 units
Representatives of an eight-state partnership to develop and to support the market for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) joined California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols in Diamond Bar, California to announce that sales figures from around the country now show ZEV sales of more than 2...
Yes but I want a torque monster (besides a diesel) for a great price... (cake and eat it too)...
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
Not too long ago, I used to live in metro-detroit, way on the outskirts...
I lived approximately 10km from work and I averaged 180-200km a day, between work, friends, family and graduate school.
Welcome to Detroit, everyone drives a ton (on highway), a diesel makes a ton of sense (aside from the useless-political SCR system).
Chevy’s Cruze Diesel: a compact diesel contender in the US
The Cruze Diesel is identified by a discreet badge on the trunk. Click to enlarge. US buyers hunting for a non-premium diesel passenger car (i.e., not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: ...
My mistake, I wouldn't "kill" for anything.... just a figure of speech..
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
ECI,
I honestly could care less about whether a car is gas/diesel powered, especially in this day of super clean burning engines..... however...
G**DAMN... the only profitable electric car (Tesla Model S) is just incredible. I'd kill to have one minus the whole $100,000 price..... (yes the base price is much lower, but go price one out to see the real price)....
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
Brotherkenny4,
Obviously high energy prices are a detriment to western economies, however the flip-side is that when oil is very expensive (above $60ish/barrel), it promotes north American oil production that would otherwise be un-economical.
Time will tell what the outcome of such prices are, however given the choice between $40 oil from Saudi Arabia or $90 oil from North American that supports a large number of jobs......... quite the debate...
Opinion: New technology could end the debate over pipeline safety
by James Stafford of Oilprice.com Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that h...
**are the good guys**..... sorry
Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be; doubles stake in YPF SA
by James Stafford of Oilprice.com One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big...
Harvey,
This is because most people, on either side the the argument, aren't deeply involved in the "industry".
We see this on both sides, especially the "regulate everything to death" crowd. At some point, as a society, we need to declare victory, and with regards to harmuful automotive regulations, that "victory" point was right before the insane NOx regs came into affect in 2010(ish).
These regs that have essentially killed the diesel engine due to the necessity of urea-SCR systems. Notice how few diesel-hybrids there are... cost of needless aftertreatment.
Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs
Air pollution regulations over the last decade in Taiyuan, China, have substantially improved the health of people living there, accounting for a greater than 50% reduction in costs associated with loss of life and disability between 2001 and 2010, according to researchers at the Columbia Cente...
SJC,
The Keystone pipeline has been delayed due to politics and not science.
That's why "decisions" about the pipeline are constantly delayed until AFTER the next election cycle.
Political shenanigans at its best....
Opinion: New technology could end the debate over pipeline safety
by James Stafford of Oilprice.com Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that h...
electric-car-insider,
Funny, we appear to be flip-flopped, where my first love and education was electrical engineering and then I end up dealing with engines and emissions....
I am not sure about the OEM or company you worked for, but where I am, there is no cheating and the tailpipe emissions of our vehicles vastly meet and exceed regulatory levels, regardless of how overly-zealous the regulations are.
On another note, I visited your website, you should keep it more current, it really has a great setup. (constructive advice, seriously, it is a good site and there aren't enough EV/HEV sites out there)
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
Tim,
The media is nearly 100% hyper slanted towards the left wing.
Trying living outside the USA during a presidential election cycle (as I did in 2012) while reading/watching US media, it is horrific how biased things are. For the record, I am still a registered democrat, so everyone, please spare me the jabs.
Buffet and Soros and the "good" guys (according to the MSM). Quite frankly, I enjoy seeing them invest in fossil fuels, proving once again, there's nothing wrong with hydrocarbons.
Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be; doubles stake in YPF SA
by James Stafford of Oilprice.com One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big...
SJC:
This site is about many auto-related things. No where on the bylaws of this site are honest (industry) opinions banned.
Electric-Car-Insider:
You should schedule a visit to an OEM and see how few pollutants are emitted from a new gasoline/diesel vehicle. Until you can say you've done that, then I will just shelve your comments.....
Where I work, tailpipe emission regs are king,and there's no funny-business around it....
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
SJC,
I work in an industry that is 100% chained to CARB. It is a horrible mess. I have spent the better part of 7 years working on emissions monitors that are completely made up and nonsense, but must be satisfied due to CARB. After working for these years in this industry, I have changed my political party affiliation from (D) to (R).
Obviously I cannot reveal too much, my company reads these sites and I would be fired for anything that contradicts the official party line.
CARB serves no purpose whatsoever, if you read documents from NRDC, Sierra Club, GreenPeace, etc, you will see that they very often include the preservation of CARB as one of their top requests.
You maybe did not read my entire previous comment, that the EPA should be in charge, not CARB. The idea isnt to gut necessary regulations, it is to give regulatory authority of national/international industries to national regulatory agencies.
My previous comment did not mention anything about politics.... just FYI
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
SJC,
You are right in that we (the USA) still import a large portion of our oil, however the goal should be to reduce our imports, and limit our imports only to trusted friends (ie Canada). Unfortunately, we have a political situation that is ardently opposed to rational energy policies.
What can I say, elections have consequences.
Opinion: New technology could end the debate over pipeline safety
by James Stafford of Oilprice.com Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that h...
John,
I was a registered democrat who has recently switched parties, so please spare me the mindless political pandering.
As an engineer and a civic minded American, I find it imperative to be a reasonable, technically minded person with regards to environmental regulation, while respecting states' rights.
In my humble opinion, industries that are national or international in nature, should be regulated from a high-level (i.e. the EPA). Industries/activities that are local should be regulated by local authorities.
Engine, automobile, aircraft, boat, etc manufacturers would fall into the realm of national (EPA) jurisdiction. Things such as backyard trashburing, local wastewater treatment, local powerplants, etc would fall into the jurisdiction of local (state) govt.
Please check your political biases at the door. Insulting honest, hardworking people who are conservatives is not appreciated.
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
fred,
The rub is, it has nothing to do with pipeline safety and all to do with the religion of global warming.
I would love to see TransCanada refine the product to clean gasoline and diesel, and then re-apply for the pipeline permit. I would love it just to see the whackadoodle opposition. We would hear the same insane "safety" concerns, etc.
Personally, if the pipeline is rejected by our *cough* state dept (obama), I'd love to see a small stretch of railroad built between the USA and Canada. A pipeline ends on the Canadian side, pumps oil into a train, the train travels 1000m into the USA where the oil is put back into a pipeline and shipped. Now that would be funny (and a sad example of extremist liberalism).
Opinion: New technology could end the debate over pipeline safety
by James Stafford of Oilprice.com Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that h...
gor,
Driving small cars doesn't mean less pollution. An average go-kart emits many, many more times the harmful pollutants than any large truck or SUV does.
Harvey,
No one is anti regulation. The crowd you are referring to are anti-NEEDLESS [regulations and/or regulatory details].
Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs
Air pollution regulations over the last decade in Taiyuan, China, have substantially improved the health of people living there, accounting for a greater than 50% reduction in costs associated with loss of life and disability between 2001 and 2010, according to researchers at the Columbia Cente...
Here's an idea,
Get rid of CARB and let the EPA handle regulatory matters that by their very nature, should be handled on a national level (vehicles, engines, etc).
CARB is just a tool of extremist environmentalists to terrorize industry.
If our glorious leader (obama) really wanted to "save the auto industry" like he always claims, he would have nixed CARB and instead, allowed the EPA to run the regulatory environment. Love it or hate it, the EPA does have a slight bit of oversight, whereas CARB is the definition of "the inmates running the asylum."
But who am I kidding.... just wishful thinking....
California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 23 October to consider amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into th...
Lasvegas,
We have been told for the past 30 years that global warming was going to destroy us. They've pretty often cited 2010 as being the start of the end.
So far, things are just fine. Al Gore stated in 2007 that within 7 years, there would be no ice on the north pole.
That means that today in 2014, there would be no ice. Last I checked, things are just fine. And this is just 1 of many examples of CAGW hysteria being proven to be a farse.
DOE launches major 10-year project to use high performance computing for climate change research; ACME
The ACME Project Roadmap, showing the relative sequencing of major simulation campaigns, model version development, and machine deployment. Click to enlarge. Eight national laboratories—Lawrence Livermore, Argonne, Brookhaven, Lawrence Berkeley, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest and ...
D,
I would make a comment here, but you already nailed it on the head.
Well done, sadly, people with similar (logical) thoughts are few and far between.......
EPA staff policy assessment recommends reduction in ozone standard from 75 ppb to 60-70 ppb
The staff of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) has released the final version of the policy assessment (PA) for the review of the ozone (O3) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Among the staff recommendations are to fu...
EP & Peter_XX,
Now now guys, be nice!
Toyota implements Atkinson cycle in non-hybrid ESTEC engine; up to 38% thermal efficiency and improved fuel economy
Performance of the new ESTEC engine (1NR-FKE) compared to the current 1NR-FE engine applied in the Yaris. Yamada et al. Click to enlarge. Engineers at Toyota have developed an approach to applying the Atkinson cycle—used in the engines in Toyota hybrids since 1997—for engines in conventio...
A more complete picture of the aftertreatment architecture would be nice.
Cummins progressing with lightweight downsized T2B2 diesel for pickup; 40% improvement in fuel economy over gasoline V8
Cummins reports that it, along with partners Johnson Matthey and Nissan, is on plan in a 4-year, $30-million ($15 million from the US Department of Energy) research project to deliver a light-duty diesel engine with fuel economy 40% improved over that of baseline gasoline V8 engine for a half-t...
One of the absolute LAST things I want on any automobile I own is a stop/start system that is not an inherent part of powertrain design.
In other words, if the stop/start system is an "add-on" item, I do not want it. If it is an integral part of the powertrain architecture like an HEV, then no problem.
The thought is this, at idle, an engine burns almost no fuel. My specialty is with diesel engines, and the miniscule fuel consumption savings at idle conditions does not in any way warrant an obnoxious stop/start system. The last thing I want is an intrusive, annoying, expensive system whose only purpose is to satisfy unreasonable CAFE standards.
The only place such a system may make sense is in countries like Greece where gasoline is approximately $10/gallon.
Stop/start to be standard with V-6 in Jeep Cherokee and I-4 in 2015 Chrysler 200; up to 3% better fuel economy
Chrysler Group is offering fuel-saving Engine Stop-Start (ESS) technology as standard equipment on certain models of the award-winning 2015 Jeep Cherokee mid-size SUV and 2015 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan. Chrysler 200 customers who opt for the 2.4-liter Tigershark I-4, and Jeep Cherokee custo...
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