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    Exclusive: Future Fuel Economy Mandates, Part I: 54.5 mpg is going to be hard to reach     1327625760

    Is 54.5 mpg achievable... and what will it cost? Ask the average driver whether he or she would like better fuel economy from they car they're driving now, and the answer will, of course, be "Yes!" Ask whether the feds should continue forcing automakers to improve fuel economy on a very ...

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    Opinion: Mazda SkyActiv is a novel approach to fuel efficiency; will it work?     1323737760

    Mazda is a small Japanese car company – fifth in Japanese-brand U.S. sales behind the "Big Three" of Toyota, Honda and Nissan and just behind distant-fourth Subaru – that prides itself on being different, more youthful and more fun to drive. Hence its "Zoom-Zoom" marketing theme and ...

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    Opinion: Where does the Volt go from here?     1320350100

    I wrote last time that I had done two recent stories for popularmechanics.com having to do with the Chevrolet Volt. The first was on Volt (and Nissan Leaf) sales – both still limited by supply, not demand, as production and distribution ramps up. For the second, I was asked to clean my ...

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    Opinion: Chevy Volt sales: What's the real story?     1316717700

    There's no end to people's emotions surrounding GM's Chevy Volt. Those with hate-GM and/or hate-Obama agendas are duty-bound to rage against it because they resent the bailout and see the Volt as a direct result of that money (even though it's not). Those who can love only "pure" battery electric ...

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    Opinion: No wonder Al Gore is melting down     1314039060

    More and more Americans are no longer buying the anthropogenic global warming mantra.
    Al Gore melted down recently while speaking in Aspen, CO, swearing repeatedly while accusing evil non-believers of doing dastardly deeds to refute human-caused "climate change," a theory he refuses to debate. ...

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    AutoExtremist pulls no punches when it comes to the Chevy Volt     1311706440

    De Lorenzo is a name well-known in auto circles. When I was a rookie writer in the early 1970s, Anthony De Lorenzo was GM's public relations vice president. He apparently believed his responsibilities to be wining, dining and schmoozing a handful of top reporters while ignoring the rest of us ...

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    Going for real and simulated drives to find your personal best MPG     1308078300

    Got a minute? Go to My Demo Drive for a mini-education on how much gas you can save by driving a mid-size gas-electric hybrid compared to a similar-size conventional car, with and without "start-stop." A fuel-saving system that stops the engine at rest and restarts it when the brake is ...

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    Bob Lutz: A CAFE level of 42 mpg is "totally ridiculous"     1305313200

    I recently visited "Maximum Bob" Lutz at his home to interview him for the summer issue of the quarterly Motor Trend Classic and found the 79-year-old energetic and outspoken as ever six months beyond retirement from General Motors. We talked mostly product stories from his long auto career, ...

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    Detroit CEOs speak up on efficiency and electrification     1303929840

    In 2006, with the Ford Motor Co. losing boatloads of money, little cash on hand and little of interest in its product pipeline, then-CEO Bill Ford, Jr. announced a major restructuring and brought in Boeing executive vice president Alan Mulally as its new president and CEO. One of Mulally's first ...

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    So many electric vehicle start-ups - which will survive?     1303141560

    First, let me get this off my chest: With General Motors reporting just 1,210 Chevy Volts sold in the first three months of 2011, including 608 in March, and Nissan showing only 452 Leafs out their U.S. dealers' doors in the first three months, including 298 in March, critics are chortling that ...

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