NHTSA Lays Out Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and All-Electric Vehicles
Cars

NHTSA Lays Out Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and All-Electric Vehicles



Following up to the 2010 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (PSEA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed establishing a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would set the minimum sound requirements for electric and hybrid vehicles.

The rule applies to EVs and hybrids that have an electric-only propulsion mode whether they are cars, light trucks, heavy-duty trucks, buses or motorcycles.

Read more »




- Fca Must Offer To Buy Back 200,000 Pickups And Suvs Over Uncompleted Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered Fiat-Chrysler to offer to buy back from customers any of the 580,000 pickup trucks and SUVs that it failed to fix during several recalls, and which according to FCA, amount to nearly...

- Here's Your Chance To Buy A 1990 Nissan Skyline Gt-r R32 In The Usa
Thanks to the National Highway Traffic Safety's Administration (NHTSA) importation exemption rule on vehicles more than 25 years old, you can now legally import a Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 into the USA. Or you can save yourself the hassle and leave...

- Nhtsa Drops A $3 Million Fine On Bmw For Untimely Reporting Of Recalls
U.S. federal safety regulators have slapped a $3 million (€2.3 million) fine on BMW North America for delays in reporting and not providing enough information on its safety defects and recalls. The fine will be paid into the Treasury Department's...

- Case Closed: Nhtsa Clears Chevrolet Volt On Fire Risk, Says Everything's Okay Now
All ends well for General Motors as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is officially closing the safety defect probe into the post-crash fire risk of the Chevrolet Volt. The federal safety agency stated...

- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Tdi Under Investigation Over Fuel Leak Complaints
Federal safety officials are looking into allegations for possible fuel leaks on the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine (TDI). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] said that so far, it has received...



Cars








.