October 2019
Volvo Cars and Geely to merge their combustion engine operations
IJER editorial: The future of the internal combustion engine
Westport settles with US Securities and Exchange Commission over Chinese bribery case
September 2019
Conference report: 6th International Conference Aftertreatment & Sensors
US EPA withdraws CAA preemption waiver for California GHG and ZEV programs
Decoupling debunked: EEB report shows ‘green growth’ concept unrealistic
US EPA, DOT warn California over fuel economy deal with carmakers
US EPA corrects fuel economy estimates for Volkswagen vehicles
August 2019
MIT study compares emission benefits of electrified and lightweighted vehicles
US EPA proposes amendments to marine engine emission standards
Colombia to adopt Euro VI emission standards
Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50%-sulfur marine fuel
Brazil raises biodiesel mandate to B11
Germany’s KBA approves first SCR retrofit kit for diesel cars
California announces $40 million incentive program for clean off-road freight equipment
July 2019
Four automakers strike fuel efficiency deal with California
Study finds Permian basin well fracking underreported by over 20%
Conference report: 23rd ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles
UK report: Energy demand reduction crucial to achieve zero-carbon economy
June 2019
Conference report: 2019 CIMAC Congress
EU: Average CO2 emissions from new cars increase in 2018 for the second consecutive year
Canada and California sign MOU to work together on cleaner transportation
BP Statistical Review shows strong global energy demand and rising emissions
FCA announces 2020 Ram 1500 with Gen 3 V-6 EcoDiesel
FCA-Renault merger talks collapse
May 2019
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations reach 415 ppm
Conference report: 40th International Vienna Motor Symposium
Fiat Chrysler proposes 50-50 merger with Renault
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