Service Repair  Source: Motor Age
 December 3, 2007
By:Bob Chabot
GOLDEN, CO - In late November, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently hosted its 5th Energy Analysis Forum, the theme of which was Analytic Insights into Carbon Policy Design and the Implications for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Carbon policy is one strategy under consideration by governments, including the U.S., to help stem global warming.
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Source: Motor Age
November 29, 2007
By:Bob Chabot
WASHINGTON - The Detroit Free Press has reported that Congressional negotiators are close to agreement on an increase in fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, with some caveats to satisfy U.S. automakers. The compromise would preserve the distinction between cars and trucks, something Detroit automakers have fought for, while giving federal regulators strict limits on how to put the increases into place. It also would include a provision backed by the UAW aimed at keeping small-car production in the United States.
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Source: Motor Age
November 29, 2007
SHANGHAI, CHINA - On the second day of Challenge Bibendum 2007, the annual Michelin-organized conference on sustainable mobility currently taking place in, former European Parliament President Pat Cox led an animated debate on current social expectations on sustainable mobility.
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Source: Motor Age
November 21, 2007
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European automobile industry would like to see more invested in research and development (R&D) in order to meet emerging challenges that will affect transport. At its annual conference last week, the European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) participants agreed that important results were achieved during 2007. However, new challenges for the future have been identified.
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Source: Motor Age
November 15, 2007
SACRAMENTO, CA - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today sued the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to force the agency to take action on California's request to curb greenhouse gas emissions from light-duty motor vehicles. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, charges the EPA with an unreasonable delay in reaching a decision on California's landmark law, known as the Pavley bill, which mandates a 30 percent reduction in motor vehicle emissions by 2016. Fourteen other states have pledged support for California as interveners in the lawsuit.
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Source: Motor Age
November 8, 2007
By:Bob Chabot
LAS VEGAS - On the last morning of the 2007 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service, attendees were provided a legislative update by Robert Redding, the Washington representative for the Automotive Service Association (ASA). Redding covered a number of issues, at the federal and state level, that have relevance for the automotive industry.
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