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0EPA sticker values for 2011 Volt likely to be interim, updated in 2012-13 1280271600
Now that we know the price tag of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the car's last big secret is what will be on the EPA mileage sticker. We had a chance to talk with vehicle line director Tony Posawatz at the Plug-In 2010 Conference in San Jose, CA and got a little bit of insight into the matter. ...
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2011 Lincoln MKX gets best in class mileage, 19/26 mpg with V6, Ecoboost still to come 1278601620
2011 Lincoln MKX – Click above for high-res image galleryFord has managed to achieve best-in-class EPA mileage ratings (at least for the moment) for its revamped 2011 Lincoln MKX, and presumably the mechanically identical Ford Edge as well. The Feds have published the estimated mileage ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
REPORT: EPA planning to address outlandish fuel economy claims of electric cars 1254427380
The EPA is aware that range-extended electric vehicles can game the current fuel economy test to deliver mileage estimates way up in the stratosphere. It makes for impressive advertising, like General Motors' touting of the Chevrolet Volt's estimated 230 mpg, but the EPA wants to give a more ...
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ETV Motors challenges EPA on emerging plug-in MPG rules 1254004440
ETV Motors, the company behind the modified Prius with an extended-range microtubrine, believes that the EPA's emerging MPG methodology for plug-in vehicles – the one that allowed GM to proclaim a 230 mpg rating for the Chevy Volt and which Nissan used to say the all-electric Leaf gets 367 ...
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Chevy Volt's 230 mpg rating, ad campaign comes under fire from Bill Ford, AdAge 1250722860
The Chevrolet Volt's 230 mpg number continues to be questioned. The latest to criticize is Bill Ford, who takes issue not only with the General Motors-approved 230 figure, but also Nissan's claim that its Leaf EV will get 367 mpg. The real culprit here, Ford said, is the EPA's methodology, which ...
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EPA backs away from GM claim of 230 mpg for Volt 1250034840
2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image galleryApparently, we're not the only ones trying to figure out the exact methodology that was used to determine the supposed 230 mile per gallon city rating claimed by General Motors for the upcoming Chevy Volt. In response to a query from the ... -
EPA has got seven "new, improved features" on updated 2008 model year fuel economy stickers 1189631940
Ahhh, progress. It's not news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has changed the way they calculate a new vehicle's MPG numbers, but it wasn't until last week that we got to see how the agency's new fuel economy sticker that will now be on windows of 2008 model year cars and light ...
