May 2019
MAN Engines releases first IMO Tier III engines for workboats
IEA: Global energy security and sustainability concerns are growing
April 2019
Conference report: SAE WCX 2019 Congress
CARB releases feasibility assessment of low NOx standards for HD diesel engines
Fiat fined $6.4 million for diesel emissions violations in California
Mazda accepts pre-orders for diesel Mazda CX-5 in the US market
Study explains the failure mode of Cu/SAPO-34 SCR catalysts
EU car makers further away from their 2021 CO2 targets
European Commission accuses BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen of blocking SCR and GPF technology
March 2019
IEA: Global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, its fastest pace in the last decade
ADAC releases test results of retrofit SCR systems for EU cars and LCVs
FCA recalls over 850,000 gasoline vehicles due to excessive NOx emissions
Canada proposes emission standards for large off-road SI engines and stationary CI engines
IEA releases Oil 2019—a global oil market forecast through 2024
NREL awards $18 million to advance medium- and heavy-duty NGV technologies
February 2019
Trump administration ends talks with California over light-duty GHG/CAFE standards
ADAC: Emissions from new Euro 6 diesels well below regulatory limits
EU agrees on CO2 emission targets for heavy-duty trucks
BP releases Energy Outlook 2019
UK: IMechE recommends rail electrification instead of hydrogen trains
EU market share of diesel cars falls to 36%, the lowest since 2001
January 2019
More ports ban open-loop scrubbers
US diesel sales increase in 2018
Ford to cut thousands of jobs in Europe
FCA settles with US EPA, CARB over diesel emissions cheating
European New Periodical Technical Inspection (NPTI)—Status update
BAE to supply 194 hybrid bus systems to Boston MBTA
Volvo Group to take SEK 7 billion charge over faulty emission controls
December 2018
EU agrees on 37.5% CO2 emission reduction target from cars by 2030
Conventional oil & gas discoveries show uptick in 2018
California HD OBD program—Summary of 2018 amendments
EU court rejects “excessively high” RDE NOx limits
Port of Singapore prohibits the discharge of washwater from open-loop scrubbers
November 2018
Conference report: ASME ICE 2018 Fall Technical Conference
GM announces restructuring plan to reduce car production, cut jobs
CARB approves heavy-duty OBD amendments, adopts REAL NOx & CO2 tracking
European Parliament backs 35% CO2 emissions cuts for trucks by 2030
US EPA to update NOx emission standards for heavy-duty engines
IEA releases World Energy Outlook 2018
Eminox, Amminex develop ammonia-SCR retrofit system for London ULEZ
October 2018
CARB approves $483 million funding plan for clean transportation
Conference report: SAE HDD Emissions Control Symposium
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