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CARB adopts reflective glass rule to keep cars cooler

Anyone that has ever climbed into a car on a sunny day is familiar with the greenhouse effect. The interior of the car is typically much hotter than the ambient temperatures outside, sometimes as much 20-30 degrees F more. As a result, drivers (unless they have the new 2010 Prius with solar roof option) often crank up the air conditioning to make the interior bearable, a habit that puts more load on the engine and increases fuel consumption. The California Air Resources Board wants to address this situation with a new regulation. Starting in ... Read more →

Roush propane-fueled F-150 gets CARB approval Sam Abuelsamid

California ARB approves $700,000 in grants for green tech demos Sam Abuelsamid

The California Air Resources Board this week approved $700,000 in grants for demonstration projects to evaluate clean air technology. Advanced Transit Dynamics, Eaton and the Sacramento Municipal ...

GM reaches agreement with CARB on unique classification for Volt Sam Abuelsamid

California considers legislation for PHEV conversions Jeremy Korzeniewski

CARB adopts reflective glass rule to keep cars cooler 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Roush propane-fueled F-150 gets CARB approval 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The new propane fuel conversions of the Ford F-150 pickup being produced by Livonia, Michigan-based Roush Industries are now legal for sale in California. The California Air Resources Board has made the Roush F-150 the first vehicle to be officially certified to the latest 2004 OBD-II regulations ...

California ARB approves $700,000 in grants for green tech demos 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The California Air Resources Board this week approved $700,000 in grants for demonstration projects to evaluate clean air technology. Advanced Transit Dynamics, Eaton and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District will each receive over $200,000 for projects. Eaton will build a package delivery van ...

GM reaches agreement with CARB on unique classification for Volt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since the Chevrolet Volt appeared as a concept last year, debate has been hot and heavy over exactly what it is. Although many call it a hybrid because it has a battery and an engine, GM prefers to call it an extended range-electric vehicle (ER-EV). That poses a problem for GM when it comes to ...

California considers legislation for PHEV conversions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passes the legislation that it is currently considering, getting your hands on a PHEV conversion, like the one recently created by Hymotion, might be a bit more difficult. Whether or not this is a bad thing depends on your point of view. Those looking to ...

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