Waste Management of Orange County won an award of $384,000 for 12 CNG-powered trucks for the California cities of Santa Ana and Irvine. The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee granted the funds as part of a program to improve air quality in the Southern California region.
Officials at the California Air Resources Board have threatened to walk away from the historic compromise with U.S. automakers and the Obama administration for the 35.5 mpg fuel economy standard. The California warning has triggered concern among Detroit automakers that the state could decide to enforce its own rules on greenhouse gas emissions.
Airbags have deployed unexpectedly in 300 reported MY2004-2006 F-150 pickups likely due to an electrical short. The potential problem area was redesigned in MY2007.
US automakers make big mistakes - hence two of them went bankrupt. They are lucky foreign automakers also make blunders including failing to understand what Americans want.
Advanced computer features and interfaces are quickly moving into vehicles at a time when lawmakers and regulators are finally cracking down on distracted driving causes. Consumers want to stay connected, but absence of focus on driving is increasingly leading to crashes with unnecessary death, injury and property damage.