carbon emissions

Daimler struggling with European emissions standards

The chief executive of Daimler said Monday at the Detroit auto show that his company cannot currently guarantee it can meet tougher European CO2 emissions standards taking effect in several years. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of the maker…

Can German carmakers come up with competition for Tesla?

The emissions cheating scandal is only one of the issues facing diesel-powered models, which German and other European automakers currently rely on quite heavily for sales. …

Europe leads the way on car emissions testing

The European Union will be able to claim that it has the toughest, most stringent and realistic system for testing new cars' fuel consumption and, crucially their carbon dioxide emissions.…

Volkswagen under FTC probe in US over emissions scandal

WASHINGTON, United States—The US Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it had joined an investigation with other government agencies into the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal. READ: Volkswagen scandal touches nerve center of German economy “I can confirm that…

Auto experts: Top managers probably knew of Volkswagen cheating

DETROIT — Auto industry insiders strongly suspect the emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen is much wider and reaches higher up the corporate ladder than the company is letting on. Volkswagen’s new CEO, Matthias Mueller, was quoted Wednesday…

Volkswagen scandal touches nerve center of German economy

BERLIN, Germany—The pollution cheating scandal that has engulfed auto giant Volkswagen touches one of the main nerve centers of the German economy, given the importance of the car sector both politically and economically. READ: Volkswagen admits 11…

QC sets clampdown on bogus vehicle emission tests

The Quezon City council has enacted a measure against operators of private emission testing centers (PETCs) that issue clearances to vehicles without actually testing or even seeing them. PETCs are shops accredited by Land Transportation Office (LTO),…

Beyond the plug

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest electric power distributor, made Philippine automotive history on Tuesday (July 30) when it inaugurated the first electric vehicle (EV) charging station within its own compound in Pasig City. The very…