In Southern California and other parts of the world, regulators are coalescing to ban, or severely curtail, diesel vehicles. There’s a growing disconnect with the mandates to green the environment and the availability of products and technologies to get us there.
As the end of the year approaches, U.S. senators are making a final push to pass comprehensive legislation for a regulatory framework that would accelerate the deployment and use of self-driving cars.
Driving while intoxicated would become a felony after a third offense in Maryland under leglislation proposed on Jan. 22 by Gov. Larry Hogan.
Late in the evening of Sept. 6, the amendment sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX)-- which sought to prevent funding of the electronic logging device rule for almost one year-- was voted down on the House floor, 246-173.
Although the “Sustainable DC Omnibus Act of 2013” is designed to create cleaner air and improve health in the city of Washington, D.C., it would also prohibit new diesel-powered commercial vehicles from entering the city after 2017.
National legislation is needed to eradicate discriminatory excise taxes on motor vehicle rentals.
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