* DC - Carbon rule approaching ... The rumor mill was correct ...
-- The federal government did not publish its Phase 2 greenhouse-gas rule on truck emissions by March 31... The urge to say “gotcha” fades quickly, though, because a number of desirable developments appear to be sprouting around the proposal that the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration jointly sent to the White House on March 27... Most importantly, a key EPA official recently stated that the agencies are aware of what happened with truck making in 2006 and 2007, and they do not want to repeat that boom-bust... People were so fearful of buying trucks made after Jan. 1, 2007, because of a change in emissions standards, that sales blew through the roof in 2005 and 2006 only to plunge catastrophically after that. It was a miserable time for truck makers, their suppliers, employees and dealers, and the people who bought the vehicles. Apparently, the grim lesson has been learned...
(Photo: Emissions from trucks) -- Washington, DC, USA -Transport Topics -Editorial - 6 April 2015Labels: trucks' emissions
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