January 2012
California ARB approves LEV III emission standards
Cummins announces ISX12 heavy-duty diesel engine
New 6-cylinder diesel with 3 turbochargers for BMW M Performance models
Mazda commences production of Mazda CX-5 with SKYACTIV-D diesel engine
Yanmar introduces new range of Tier 4 diesel engines
Navistar loses court case against US EPA, may be running out of NOx credits
Lufthansa successfully concludes NexBTL aviation biofuel tests
Call for Papers: ASME ICE 2012 Fall Technical Conference
December 2011
ClassNK issues first IMO Tier III certification for marine diesel engine
California ARB settles with Süd-Chemie for selling illegal diesel filters
Cleaire LongMile verification reinstated
New California studies link particle pollution to heart disease
ExxonMobil publishes energy outlook through 2040
California proposes Advanced Clean Car rules including LEV III, GHG emission standards
Dynamic Fuels and Solazyme receive biofuel contract from US Navy
November 2011
Canada adopts Tier 4 emission standards for nonroad engines
US EPA/NHTSA propose GHG and CAFE standards for MY2017-2025 light-duty vehicles
US National Academies publish 21st Century Truck Partnership report
October 2011
Conference report: 17th DEER Conference
EU proposes particle number limits for GDI vehicles
Scania introduces new heavy-duty engine platform
Sierra Instruments acquires CP Engineering in the United Kingdom
Kohler unveils Tier 4 engines without DPF
Mazda launching SKYACTIV diesels in Japan
Conference report: ASME 2011 ICE Fall Technical Conference
September 2011
Court rejects ban on independent truckers under LA ports Clean Truck Program
Chile introducing ultra low sulfur diesel
API developing new heavy-duty engine oil performance category
Steep increase in global 2010 CO2 emissions
August 2011
Volkswagen requests EU approval for merger with MAN
USDA, DOE and US Navy to invest $510M to develop drop-in biofuels
Los Angeles and Long Beach ports agree to reduce diesel emissions
Cleaire acquired by NewWorld Capital
AVL launches part 1065 compliant FTIR analyzer
United States adopt final GHG emissions and fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks
July 2011
President Obama announces 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency standard
Conference report: 15th ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles
Caterpillar penalized for Clean Air Act violations
MTU unveils Tier 4 final technology for nonroad engines
IMO adopts mandatory energy efficiency measures for ships
EU proposes sulfur reductions in marine fuels