The European Union is keen to see the end of the internal combustion engine, which is really interesting considering that the European manufacturers are behind the eight ball when it comes to electric vehicles. In October MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) voted to increase the reduction of carbon emissions by 40% by 2030. The original agreement was to reduce them by … [Read more...]
Californian Legislation Affects All Motorists
Several of my articles have discussed that fact that a single entity can influence changes in car design or fuel usage. California is one such entity. Over 50 years ago the State of California started to push for emission controls that would affect the whole car industry. California has the biggest population of any State in the USA and is the third biggest by land mass. … [Read more...]
The Issues Around Car and Government Emissions
With voting soon to happen on 3 continents: the US Presidential Election, the UK’s decision on Brexit and the Australian General Election, we are all used to lots of emissions coming from Governments - mostly hot air and empty promises. We have also seen Governments around the world attack the car industry for failing to deliver on their own emissions test. Last year when … [Read more...]
Australian Motoring Group to fund Emissions Study
The Australian Automobile Association has announced that it will fund a study into real world emissions outputs from road vehicles in Australia. The output of the research will be presented to the Government to help develop new emissions standards. The CEO of the association approved the funding after several months of the VW scandal regarding software that adjusted a … [Read more...]