Tag: Emission Standards
EPA Issues New Emission Standards for Cars
On March 3, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued new regulations to limit sulfur emission from automobiles, including lowering the sulfur content in gasoline by 60 percent beginning in 2017. The American Petroleum Institute (API), says the standards will raise gas prices while providing little environmental gain. API also added that the 2017 […]
Engine Technology to meet Emission Standards
The engine design of many new cars and light trucks today is close to meeting the latest pollution standards that will require vehicles to emit fewer harmful particles over their lifetimes. In 2012 California approved standards to reduce emissions from passenger cars to 3 milligrams or a millionth of an ounce, per mile over the 2017-2021 […]