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Cash for Clunkers update: 25-year limit keeps clunkers on the road, Ford boosts Focus production

We heard a while back that charities that rely on donated cars to fund their projects were some of the groups that helped implement the 18 mpg upper limit for passenger vehicles that qualify for C.A.R.S. (Cash for Clunkers). Turns out that the 25-year-old limit was also influenced by self-interested groups. Antique auto parts suppliers and car collectors – through their lobbyists – convinced Congress that exempting vehicles more than two-and-a-half decades old was the right move because scrapping the old cars would destroy the ... Read more →

Back in time: a gallery of BMW's electric car prototypes through the years Xavier Navarro

Historic BMW Electric Vehicles - Click for high-res image gallery Although the closest thing you can get to an electric car at BMW these days is one with Start & Stop technology, a hybrid (in ...

A bit of history: Fiat 147, the first mass-produced ethanol car Xavier Navarro

Today, ethanol is not the most favored solution to oil dependency, but it was not always so frowned upon. Here's a car that deserves a place in the history of ethanol's growth. A Brazilian friend of ...

Cash for Clunkers update: 25-year limit keeps clunkers on the road, Ford boosts Focus production 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

We heard a while back that charities that rely on donated cars to fund their projects were some of the groups that helped implement the 18 mpg upper limit for passenger vehicles that qualify for C.A.R.S. (Cash for Clunkers). Turns out that the 25-year-old limit was also influenced by ...

Back in time: a gallery of BMW's electric car prototypes through the years 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Historic BMW Electric Vehicles - Click for high-res image gallery Although the closest thing you can get to an electric car at BMW these days is one with Start & Stop technology, a hybrid (in the near future) or, if you're lucky, the Mini E, BMW has a long history of developing electric ...

A bit of history: Fiat 147, the first mass-produced ethanol car 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Today, ethanol is not the most favored solution to oil dependency, but it was not always so frowned upon. Here's a car that deserves a place in the history of ethanol's growth. A Brazilian friend of mine pointed to me to the first mass-produced ethanol car (with the exception of the Ford T): the ...


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