tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post115134236127556035..comments2023-11-03T02:18:41.733-07:00Comments on WattHead - Energy News and Commentary: News From My Backyard: Oregon Formally Adopts California Emission Vehicle StandardsJesse Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297127385884430247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-1154631122421279772006-08-03T11:52:00.000-07:002006-08-03T11:52:00.000-07:00Hmm.... that sure looks like it. I'm not sure. T...Hmm.... that sure looks like it. I'm not sure. That would be a real dissapointment.<BR/><BR/>If it is an exemption for SUVs, than I'm not sure why Detroit is getting to upseat about the California standards. It seems to me that a loophole like that - big enough to drive a fleet of SUVs through - would make GM and Ford pleased as punch. The fact that they are fighting these standards so hard makes me think it might not be a loophole. <BR/><BR/>I'll have to look into this if I have some time. Thanks for the good spot, Heiko.Jesse Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297127385884430247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-1151485379187037092006-06-28T02:02:00.000-07:002006-06-28T02:02:00.000-07:00Thanks. 21 pages of rules make my head spin.I noti...Thanks. 21 pages of rules make my head spin.<BR/><BR/>I noticed this bit in there:<BR/>"Light-duty trucks from 3751 lbs.<BR/>LVW – 8500 lbs. GVW that are certified to the Option 1 LEV II NOx Standard in section<BR/>1961(a)(1) are exempt from these greenhouse gas emission requirements, however, passenger<BR/>cars, light-duty trucks 0-3750 lbs. LVW, and medium-duty passenger vehicles are not eligible for<BR/>this exemption."<BR/><BR/>Is this effectively an exemption for SUV's, as long as they are low Nox?Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839810379331430109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-1151459627118574642006-06-27T18:53:00.000-07:002006-06-27T18:53:00.000-07:00Sorry Heiko, I should have linked to this earlier,...Sorry Heiko, I should have linked to this earlier, but <A HREF="http://watthead.blogspot.com/2005/10/california-leading-way-on-emissions.html" REL="nofollow">here's my original post</A> on the California standards (when CA implemented them back in October of last year). <BR/><BR/>It should answer most of your questions, and if it doesn't, there's links there to <A HREF="http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/grnhsgas/revfro.pdf" REL="nofollow">the actual rule</A>.Jesse Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297127385884430247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-1151404071447689942006-06-27T03:27:00.000-07:002006-06-27T03:27:00.000-07:00Can you explain how the CO2 emissions standards wo...Can you explain how the CO2 emissions standards work? <BR/><BR/>I am a little perplexed about what the legislation exactly entails. <BR/><BR/>Is this like CAFE for fleet averages? Could it be met by flexible fuel vehicles?<BR/><BR/>If it's a limit like 160 g/km, then how does it take account of large cars/trucks? Are those effectively outlawed? Or do they get a different standard? Or do they have to be flex fuel?Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839810379331430109noreply@blogger.com