2004 Electricity Nitrogen Oxides 
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
They demand electricity to charge while climate-fueled disasters are jeopardizing energy reliability. As California rightly electrifies its homes, buildings and vehicles, the state must produce more electricity to meet this new demand.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
Older vehicles pollute more and are a fraction of those on the road Beginning with model year 2004, California has implemented Low-Emission Vehicle (LEVII) tailpipe pollution standards for passenger vehicles. These older vehicles are responsible for 73% of all nitrogen oxide exhaust from passenger vehicles and 64% of reactive organic gases.
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PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 21, 2022
The AFIG Program funds projects that replace older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles that helps reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas. Click Here for a list of grants awarded.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
On September 8, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is offering bigger consumer rebates for electric vehicles, with a focus on working-class households, and providing $3.4 For example, a family of two with an income of $69,000 is eligible for a $2,000 rebate for a battery electric vehicle.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 25, 2025
Cleaner cars, cleaner air Our Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Air Report showed that while pre-2004 cars make up fewer than 20% of the cars on the road, they are responsible for the majority of tailpipe pollution because they produce higher amounts of lung-damaging particulate pollution and contribute significantly more smog-forming nitrogen oxide emissions.
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