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0Study: Improving fuel efficiency doesn't come cheap 1276023120
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryWith strong CAFE standards looming, automakers have suggested that building cars that can meet new guidelines will undoubtedly cost more. We've heard some numbers regarding increased costs thrown around and most are in the ... -
Senator introduces bill to ban offshore drilling, increase CAFE standards to 55 MPG 1275486900
Image of Deepwater Horizon oil platform ablazeVermont Senator Bernie Sanders hopes to use the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf to help garner support for legislation he recently introduced. If passed, the bill would place a permanent ban on offshore drilling and increase fuel efficiency ... -
Report: Obama kicks off drive to enact tough fuel economy standards through 2025 1274713800
A year ago, the White House led the effort to get automakers' Corporate Average Fuel Economy to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. Although the number was eventually pegged at 34.1 mpg, it will actually be slightly lower because of other non-automotive credits that will be applied. One might have ...
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Report: Fuel economy for new vehicles up 12 percent since 2005 1272299940
With strict CAFE standards set at 34.1 miles per gallon by 2016, automakers have a long, tough road ahead of them. If you compare recent fuel economy increases over the past five years, the task that lies ahead is downright daunting. Edmunds.com analysts compiled a list of fuel economy numbers ...
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Beyond 2016, automakers push for even stronger CAFE regulations, maybe a gas tax too 1271702280
It's not all that often that you hear automakers cry out for stronger regulations and stricter guidelines. In fact, the cries typically go the other way, begging for less oversight and looser laws. So, when automakers band together suggesting changes to CAFE guidelines beyond 2016 that would take ...
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Report: Meeting new CAFE requirements will require strict diets, airplane-like aerodynamics and slippery tires 1271452620
Years ago, vehicles were smaller and significantly lighter. Now, chock full with a growing list of standard features, vehicles have become overweight beasts on the roadways. It's certainly appealing to many to have all of the amenities of a luxury hotel suite packed into your car or truck, but ... -
MPG equivalent? Say what? Industry experts say new efficiency ratings for EVs will be confusing 1271444220
As experts from the automotive industry and government discuss how to determine efficiency ratings for electric vehicles (EVs), they have quickly come to a conclusion that nobody will be happy to hear: it can't be done. Here's the problem: Beginning in 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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Audi pursues widespread engine downsizing to increase fuel economy 1270848840
2010 Audi S4 – Click above for high-res image galleryProducing an engine that meets Audi's dual criteria of performance and efficiency is not an easy task. The German automaker can usually get one part of the equation right. For example, when Ward's Auto tested the 4.2-liter V8 motor found ... -
Giving electric cars a level playing field under new CAFE regulations 1270569360
Think City – Click above for high-res image galleryThere was good reader discussion on yesterday's post about the EPA's decision to only allow the first 200,000 zero-emissions vehicles to count towards the new CAFE emission goals through 2016. Plug-in vehicle advocate Paul Scott weighed in ... -
What's the real cost of new CAFE regulations? Millions, billions, nothing? 1270493700
News of new CAFE regulations that would push mileage requirements up significantly came just days ago. The numbers are set and automakers will have to aim high, sort of, to hit the target of 35 miles per gallon by 2016. Several reports have stated that meeting these goals will add an average of ...
