October 2018
EU: ENVI Committee proposes more stringent CO2 targets for heavy-duty vehicles
Volvo reveals premature degradation of NOx emission control components
EU environment ministers adopt common position on car and van CO2 targets
September 2018
CARB announces $200 million in funding for clean freight projects
OPEC releases World Oil Outlook 2018
Cummins unveils new emission technology concept at the IAA Show
An update on diesel retrofit projects in Israel
European Commission investigates emission technology collusion between BMW, Daimler and the VW group
August 2018
ACEA: Proposed CO2 targets for heavy-duty vehicles overly ambitious
Bosch forms strategic fuel cell partnership with Ceres Power
NREL study examines impact of vehicle electrification on electricity demand
One third of US diesel trucks use new diesel technology
CARB to revoke “deemed to comply” provisions, enforce California GHG standards
US EPA & NHTSA propose to freeze light-duty GHG standards at 2020 levels
July 2018
CARB investigation leads to recall of 500,000+ Cummins heavy-duty trucks
Oil & gas discoveries increase in 2018, but reserve replacement ratio remains low
Conference report: 5th Conference on Emission Reduction and Emission Sensors
IEA releases World Energy Investment 2018
US EPA and CARB approve final Volkswagen diesel modification
Stuttgart to impose driving ban on pre-Euro 5 diesels
US EPA will not enforce regulatory requirements for glider trucks
June 2018
Conference report: 22nd ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles
ACEA: Proposed post-2020 CO2 targets unrealistic
Conference report: 6th BOSMAL Emissions Symposium
US EPA proposes 2019 renewable fuel volumes
Advent to acquire GE distributed power unit
Corning announces 1 millionth gasoline particulate filter
EU reaches agreement on Renewable Energy Directive
Braunschweig prosecutor imposes €1B fine against Volkswagen over diesel crisis
Daimler introduces E-Mobility Group, two new electric trucks for US market
May 2018
Global electric vehicle population reaches 3 million
CARB approves plan to mitigate harm from Volkswagen defeat devices
GE Transportation to merge with Wabtec
EU proposes CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles
April 2018
Conference report: SAE WCX 2018 Congress
Bosch announces RDE-optimized, low NOx diesel engine technology
IMO adopts climate change strategy for shipping
India finalizes Stage IV and V emission standards for nonroad engines
Woodward buys L’Orange from Rolls-Royce
US EPA to revise GHG emission standards for 2022-2025 cars and light trucks
March 2018
Conference report: SAE On-Board Diagnostics Symposium
Nissan unveils 2019 Altima with variable compression engine
EU market share of diesel cars falls to 39.5%
IEA: Global energy demand grew by 2.1% in 2017, carbon emissions hit record high
Israel adopts regulations to reduce emissions from in-use diesel vehicles
Achates, Peterbilt to demonstrate Class 8 truck powered by opposed-piston diesel engine
February 2018
German court allows ban on diesel cars in cities
BP releases Energy Outlook 2018
City of Haifa establishes Low Emission Zone
Proventia opens a production plant in the Czech Republic
IMO to prohibit carriage of non-compliant high sulfur fuel oil
January 2018
Cummins acquires Johnson Matthey’s automotive battery systems business
Achates Power and Aramco to co-operate on opposed-piston engine projects
US EPA releases 2017 CO2 Emissions and Fuel Economy Trends report
Ford offers first-ever F-150 diesel pick-up
CN to purchase 200 locomotives from GE Transportation
Proposed California bill would require all new cars to be ZEV from 2040