FRANKFURT, Germany—Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal escalated dramatically Tuesday when the automaker revealed 11 million of its cars worldwide could be affected, wiping a third off the company’s market value and threatening to topple its chief executive. As…
FRANKFURT, Germany—German auto giant Volkswagen’s shares plummeted nearly 20 percent Monday as investigations spread into revelations that hundreds of thousands of its diesel cars have software that secretly thwarts US pollution tests. Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker by…
BERLIN — Around 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) was wiped off the market value of Volkswagen AG on Monday following revelations that the German carmaker rigged U.S. emissions tests for about 500,000 diesel cars. By midday trading…
Clean air advocates on Tuesday took another government agency to task for failing to carry out its responsibilities under the Clean Air Act. Three weeks after complainants led by the Coalition of Clean Air Advocates of the…
Move over, UP Ikot jeepneys. The UP “e-kot” or electric tricycle is coming. Ten e-kot tricycles will soon be seen on the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City, for a two-month trial run as…
Market leader Petron Corporation achieved an industry first as it announced today all gasoline variants produced at its Bataan refinery are now Euro-4 compliant. The Euro-4 gasoline products are now available in Petron service stations in Mega Manila and will…
A multisectoral coalition composed mostly of environmental advocates and transport groups has sued the Land Transportation Office (LTO) over the worsening air pollution in Metro Manila. On Monday, the Coalition of Clean Air Advocates of the Philippines…
Every year, motorists and commuters alike welcome the end of the school year when schools are closed and there are no or less students on the road. This is particularly true among the residents of the…
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is proposing the earlier adoption of Euro 4 fuel standards, as well as the replacement of older cars that cannot meet the new standards. Previously criticized for lagging behind…
As you drive or commute to work today in Metro Manila or any other urban center in the Philippines, you will be inhaling 500 ppm of toxic sulfur, courtesy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources…
