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Unintended Consequences Bite Again: C4C won't save fuel?

As is all too often the case, unintended consequences appear likely to play a part in the aftermath of Cash for Clunkers. One of the points made in selling the whole idea was that it would save fuel by taking older fuel-guzzling vehicles off the road and replace them with new, more efficient vehicles. While this appears to have worked out – with the average mileage for the first quarter million trade-ins going from 16.3 mpg to 24.8 mpg – that figure is not the end of the story. Just as drivers that have migrated to hybrids ... Read more →

Toyota launches Ecodriving campaign across Europe Xavier Navarro

Hey look, one more course to learn tips for savvy driving! Toyota has announced plans for an EcoDriving course with Global Action Plan International that will promote smart driving courses for ...

Motorcycles owners report average of 56 miles per gallon Jeremy Korzeniewski

While scanning the news for important green automotive information, we ran across a note from Allstate Insurance which mentions that the average motorcycle rider reports fuel consumption of just over ...

Do any of these gas savings gadgets work? Jeremy Korzeniewski

I am sure that you have seen various gadgets being sold that claim to increase your fuel mileage. I won't mention any names, but some of them make rather dubious-sounding claims which have never been ...

Unintended Consequences Bite Again: C4C won't save fuel? 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

As is all too often the case, unintended consequences appear likely to play a part in the aftermath of Cash for Clunkers. One of the points made in selling the whole idea was that it would save fuel by taking older fuel-guzzling vehicles off the road and replace them with new, more efficient ...

Toyota launches Ecodriving campaign across Europe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hey look, one more course to learn tips for savvy driving! Toyota has announced plans for an EcoDriving course with Global Action Plan International that will promote smart driving courses for 12,000 Europeans in Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Norway, and the UK. The program, which costs ...

Motorcycles owners report average of 56 miles per gallon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While scanning the news for important green automotive information, we ran across a note from Allstate Insurance which mentions that the average motorcycle rider reports fuel consumption of just over fifty-six miles per gallon. For comparisons sake, automobile drivers report an average of 22.4 ...

Do any of these gas savings gadgets work? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I am sure that you have seen various gadgets being sold that claim to increase your fuel mileage. I won't mention any names, but some of them make rather dubious-sounding claims which have never been verified, yet they remain on the market. Some of them have even been tested by the EPA, and have ...


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