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REPORT: Jeep Wrangler safe from CARB "Cool Cars" proposal

Remember California's "Cool Cars" regulation? Coming into force in 2012, the rule requires manufacturers to install windows that prevent 45% of the sun's energy from entering a vehicle by 2014, and 60% by 2016. It's the law that no one thinks is cool at all. In a minor victory against The Golden State's increasingly severe environmental regulations (and we live there and love it, but still...), the soft-top Jeep Wrangler has reportedly been given an exemption. Specifically, any flexible plastic window is exempt. Said a CARB ... Read more →

CA "cool car" regs to kill Jeep Wrangler, interfere with phones, garage openers, ankle bracelets? Michael Harley

New "Cool Cars" regulations adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) could put an end to the Jeep Wrangler soft-top sales in the Golden State thanks to standards so stringent that the ...

REPORT: Will it blend? Not if CARB has anything to say about it Jeremy Korzeniewski

Will it blend? If the answer is no – as was the case with the boron steel used to create the latest Ford Fiesta – perhaps all that's needed is a more powerful blender (insert appropriate ...

REPORT: Half of California gas stations could face closure for failing to install costly new nozzles Sam Abuelsamid

According to the Los Angeles Daily News, California gas station operators have known since 2000 that they would have to install new nozzles on their gas pumps by tomorrow's deadline. And yet at least ...

FOLLOW UP: CARB says "Just kidding about banning black paint..." Jonathon Ramsey

To be completely fair, the California Air Resources Board never intended to ban black paint -- or any color of paint, for that matter. When devising ways to implement the Cool Cars Initiative, CARB ...

California to reduce carbon emissions by... banning black cars?! 8 months ago on Autoblog

In a move that will likely get California's consumers in a huff, impending legislation may soon restrict the paint color options for Golden State residents looking for their next new vehicle. The specific colors that are currently on the chopping block are all dark hues, with the worst offender ...

California pushing new administration for its own stricter emissions standards 10 months ago on Autoblog

Welcome, President Obama. The Governator and the California Air Resources Board would like you to immediately allow California, and its toady hangers-on like Massachusetts, to set their own emissions standards. The Bush Administration denied the waiver that would have allowed CARB to set a goal of ...

Ironic legislation: CARB ruling to kill aftermarket plug-in hybrids? 10 months ago on Autoblog

The uncertain future of the alternative-powered and alternative-fueled vehicle is being decided by a confluence of old and new technology, big business and start-ups, marketing, vested interests, and public perception. It is no surprise, then, that when it comes to government regulation, we are ...

CARB offering compromise on emissions regulations? 1 year ago on Autoblog

After protests by California auto dealers, the head of California's Air Resources Board (CARB) said she is willing to discuss modifying one aspect of the state's stringent emission regulations. Mary Nichols, CARB Chairwoman, told reporters at an SAE Government/Industry meeting that she is open to ...

CARB backs off a bit on ZEV Mandate, orders 66k PHEVs sold by 2014 1 year ago on Autoblog

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted last week to revise its ZEV (zero-emissions vehicle) Mandate that was first adopted in 1990 and has since been changed five times now. The newest revisions ease up on automakers, now calling for 7,500 zero-emission vehicles to be sold in California ...

Automakers reply to California lawsuit 2 years ago on Autoblog

Remember that lawsuit filed by California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer back in September? The one accusing the automakers of harming the environment and people's health by building cars that pollute too much? The one that some people considered nothing more than a publicity stunt? Well, the ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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