#Emissions

California has approved standards that the White House still wants to review.

Automakers outperformed the EPA and NHTSA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for the fourth year in a row, while average MPG reaches record high.

Dr. Arvind Thiruvengadam, research assistant professor at West Virginia University is the man who uncovered Volkswagen’s diesel-emissions scandal. But according to him, this German firm is not the only automaker that’s missing the mark.

Mercedes, Audi, Opel, Volkswagen and Porsche have announced a recall action that will see 630,000 vehicles brought in to fix their emissions management software.

Efficiency matters, but drivers don’t always go for the most economical option when purchasing a new vehicle. The latest average fuel-economy figures for new vehicles sold in the U.S. last month are out and they’re essentially unchanged from January.

A U.S. federal judge has given Volkswagen a deadline for when it needs to present an acceptable plan laying out how it will fix the emissions of 600,000 diesel cars. 

Volkswagen’s ongoing emissions scandal has devastated the German automaker. Its stock price has plummeted by about 30 percent and any goodwill it had with consumers has likely evaporated. But the collateral damage from this fiasco has also given diesels a black mark.

Volkswagen has announced that its massive recall for cars fit with emissions cheating software will begin in January. 

Are electric cars better for the environment than their internal-combustion counterparts? Common knowledge says yes, but according to one report the answer could be quite different.

Automotive executives are warning that European regulation could kill the auto industry.

Driving in downtown London may be getting a little more difficult. There’s talk of banning older cars from parts of the UK capital if they don’t meet certain emissions requirements.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an advanced simulation that projects future emissions in the United States and the results of this study are surprising.

One of the best-received newcomers to the mid-size sedan market is making a go of things without one of its promised engines and will continue to do so indefinitely. 

In a recent study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), road transportation emissions account for around 53,000 premature deaths per year.

Threatening ad campaigns and steep fines aren’t enough to keep drivers belted to their seats.