Report: EU working to ban gas and diesel-powered cars by 2050

Filed under: Diesel, Legislation and Policy, Europe/EU

According to new reports, the European Union will announce plans to ban all fossil fuel-powered cars in Europe by 2050. The detailed plan will be outlined in the European Union’s Roadmap on Transport, which will come out on Monday. By 2030, the EU plans to have reduced fossil fuel [...]

Volvo’s 1.6-liter diesel-powered S40, V50 join sub-100 g/km CO2 club

Filed under: Diesel, Volvo, Green Daily

In the automotive industry, dropping below the 100 g/km CO2 emissions benchmark is no easy task. Aside from a few vehicles like the TwinAir two-cylinder Fiat 500 and the 1.0-liter Hyundai i10, seldom do we see gasoline- or diesel-powered autos venture into the rarified ranks of the sub-100 g/km CO2 [...]

EPA certifies diesel-powered Mahindra pickups for U.S. sale

Filed under: Diesel, MPG

Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra is reportedly one big step closer to being able to offer its wares in the U.S. market: it has apparently gained emissions approval from the Environmental Protection Agency. The company’s TR20 and TR40 trucks are entering an American market that is being abandoned by most other automakers [...]

Hyundai’s diesel-powered i40 to offer “class-leading CO2 emissions”

Filed under: Diesel, Hyundai, Geneva Motor Show, Green Daily

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While many vehicles offered for sale outside of the U.S. would fail to meet the demands of stateside buyers, the diesel-powered Hyundai i40 wagon appears to have all the goods to please. Of course, we’re not [...]