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Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust

2025-10-22T14:13:13-05:00November 20, 2017|Zero Emissions|

The report "" (March 2016) from Health Canada "...is a comprehensive review and analysis of the potential adverse health effects associated with diesel fuel use in Canada. The report focuses on diesel exhaust (DE) emissions from on-road and off-road vehicles (excluding rail and marine applications) and targets impacts resulting from general population exposures." Among other findings, the report concludes: Other determinations in the report include likely/suggestive relationships between DE exposure and cardiovascular, immunological, reproductive and developmental, and central nervous system effects. The report notes key uncertainties and gaps, but "Overall, it is concluded that DE is associated with significant population health impacts in Canada, and efforts should continue to further reduce emissions of and human exposures to DE." . { "@context": "", "@type": "ImageObject", "contentUrl": "", "name": "Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust", "description": "Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust, from Health Canada, March 2016", "provider": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Orange EV", "url": "", "image": "" } } { "@context": "", "@type": "WebPage", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "" }, "headline": "Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust Finds Significant Health Impacts", "image": [ ], "datePublished": "2018-08-14T14:58:23+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Orange EV" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Orange EV", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "" } }, "description": "The report “Human Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust” (March 2016) from Health Canada “…is a comprehensive review and analysis of the potential adverse health effects associated with diesel fuel use in Canada. The report focuses on diesel exhaust (DE) emissions from on-road and off-road vehicles (excluding rail and marine applications) and targets impacts resulting from general population exposures." }

California Increases Taxes on Diesel Fuel

2025-10-22T16:17:22-05:00November 15, 2017|Emissions Regulations|

Effective November 1, 2017, California increased both the Excise Tax and the Sales and Use Tax on diesel fuel.  The Excise Tax is now 36 cents/gallon, up from 16 cents/gallon.  The Sales and Use Tax is 13%, up from 9%. Read the full tax update here.  Diesel tax information can be found on page 3.

California Ports Approve Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update

2025-10-22T16:23:26-05:00November 15, 2017|Emissions Regulations|

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update which “provides high-level guidance for accelerating progress toward a zero-emission future”.  Particularly relevant to Orange EV: Beginning in 2020, terminal operators must purchase the cleanest equipment available when procuring new cargo-handling equipment (zero emission, if feasible). Read more in .

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