Daily Archives: July 10, 2014

UC Riverside team wins EPA design contest with lawnmower exhaust aftertreatment device

UC Riverside team wins EPA design contest with lawnmower exhaust aftertreatment device

A team of University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering students have won an EPA student design contest for developing an exhaust aftertreatment device that cuts CO, NOx and PM emissions from lawnmowers. EPA estimates that a standard gasoline-powered lawn mower emits 11 times the air pollution of a new car for each hour of operation.

UK New car market up so far this year

2014 Ford Fiesta - New car market up so far this year

The first six months of 2014 saw the new car market rise 10.6% over figures for 2013, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).