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Daily (Show) update on Cash For Clunkers, and a look into the future

The foggy blur surrounding the fate of Cash For Clunkers (aka C.A.R.S.) is clearing up. On the political front, passage in the Senate of the extra $2 billion in funds now looks incredibly likely. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the $2 billion would be enough to keep C4C running through September. Perhaps Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's threat to keep Senators from getting their August vacation had something to do with it. The Daily Show did a funny piece on C4C this week, and you can heck out the clip (possibly NSFW) ... Read more →

House of Representative restoring more of DOE's hydrogen funding Sebastian Blanco

Earlier this month, the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the FY 2010 DOE budget and restored the hydrogen vehicle funding that President Obama and the DOE ...

Who wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot Sebastian Blanco

Undeterred by the fact that ethanol is the worst type or alternative energy, the federal government is in love with corn ethanol, perhaps a bit too much. Over the years, the American farm lobby has ...

Detroit to get $15 billion to tide them over until Obama takes office Sam Abuelsamid

After spending the better part of two days giving the CEOs of the Detroit automakers every indication that they were going to be hung out to dry, Congress has at least partially caved in to the ...

So, it's a Volt mule that Wagoner's driving to DC? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Yesterday, General Motors announced that Rick Wagoner, the company's CEO, would be driving from Detroit to Washington in a Chevy Malibu Hybrid. This is true. But, it's not the whole story. After ...

EDTA 2008: The View from Congress 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

It was very likely because of who the audience was, but all the panelists at today's "View from the Hill" seminar at the EDTA show agreed that electric drive is the way to go for the future of the American car. Congressional staffer JJ Brown, from Senator Orrin Hatch's (R-UT) office, Pat Bousliman, ...

Wagoner to visit Congress in Malibu Hybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following the announcement from Ford that Alan Mulally, CEO of the Ford Motor Company, would be driving to Washington from Detroit in a Ford Escape Hybrid, General Motors has today proclaimed that Rick Wagoner will make the trek in a Malibu Hybrid. Of course, they almost have to at this point, now ...

GM and Chrysler's future business plans include EVs and hybrids 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that we've had a chance to digest the future business plan from Ford, which was sent to Congress this morning, General Motors and Chrysler have followed suit with documents of their own. Unlike Ford, both Chrysler and GM claim that they need money right away just to keep the lights turned on ...

Mulally first to announce that he's driving to Congress, will take Escape hybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Well whadda' ya know. At least one Detroit CEO is planning on driving down to Washington from the Motor City in a real, honest-to-goodness car SUV. We've grown a bit tired of hearing people talk about whether or not Wagoner, Mulally and Nardelli should have flown in their respective company's ...

Congressional plan for green Detroit could be financially fatal 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We're from the government and we're here to help. Those words strike fear into the hearts of conservatives anywhere. Right now those words probably should be terrorizing those hoping for a loan deal for the Detroit automakers as well. Before and after Congress declined to provide quick passage to ...

Motown to Washington caravan a bust 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The plan to drive a slew of Detroit's best new cars from the Motor City to Washington, DC is over before it even got started. Amazingly, there was just too much support for the idea, which led to a complete lack of control over the event and leading to its cancellation. It's just as well, really. ...

Austin Alt Car: Congressman Lloyd Doggett talks PHEV tax credits and GM's influence 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) was present at the Alt Car Expo in Austin, Texas yesterday. This is quite the reasonable place for him to be, not just because he's the Representative from this area but because he's been a long-time promoter of more government support for plug-in vehicles. ...

U.S. House to let offshore drilling ban expire 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With the threat of a President Bush veto looming overhead, Congressional Democrats are letting the ban on offshore drilling expire next week. The hot button topic has been debated since Mr. Bush lifted the presidential ban back in July, leaving only House Democrats to stand between big oil and U.S. ...

EDTA prez talks to the Senate about electric cars next week 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Part of the Electric Drive Transportation Association's (EDTA) reason for being is to convince lawmakers to support electric-drive vehicles. That's what those May radio spots were about and that's what EDTA president Brian Wynne will be doing next week when he testifies before the Senate Energy and ...

Chrysler's bipartisan bailout "partnership for technology transformation" effort 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With the Democratic National Convention wrapping up tonight and the Republicans getting ready for their convention next week, this is a good time to take a look at one of the automakers who is/will be at both events. Chrysler's VP of external affairs, John Bozzella, talked about his experiences in ...

Bush approves offshore drilling to spur on Congress 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There has been a US ban on offshore oil drilling for the past 27 years, and George Bush Sr. signed off on an executive order echoing the ban in 1990. Originally, the ban was agreed upon to protect the beaches and tourism economies of coastal towns, and now global warming has been added into the mix. ...

NHTSA and White House work on defining CAFE's yearly fuel economy increases 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

35 mpg by 2020. Sounds simple, right? Well, it sounds simple unless you're an auto industry engineer who needs to help build a bunch of cars that achieve that number. But to the rest of us, those are some pretty easy-to-remember numbers. Still, how do we get from where we are today (a corporate ...

Lutz says new CAFE standards will increase car price by $6k 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ten months ago, Bob Lutz said GM cars would be $5,000 more expensive if the Bush administration got its way with fuel standards by raising fuel economy 4% every year through 2017. Bush didn't get his way, but Congress did with its newly-signed-into-law energy bill that requires automakers have a ...

Congressional commission to recommend 40-cent increase in gas taxes over 5 years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/40_cent_increase_in_gas_taxes_over_5_years'; The video above shows the tragic Minnesota bridge collapse. There were many calls for an increase in gas taxes then and people like Representative Dingell have also called for an increase. Now, the Wall Street Journal ...

Pelosi to EPA head on CA waiver denial: "I vigorously disagree with your rationale," "strongly support the inquiry" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, chimed in on the head of the EPA, Stephen Johnson's, decision to deny California's waiver request to regulate tailpipe emissions. Pelosi really disagrees with Johnson and supports an inquiry into the decision. Here is part of a letter to Stephen from Pelosi: I ...

White House: Bush to sign energy bill Wednesday 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Congress finally passed the energy bill today, which includes a 35 miles per gallon CAFE standard and the White House says Bush will sign it Wednesday. Even though Bush threatened to veto the bill several times and he still thinks the CAFE standard could have gone "farther and faster," he's on ...

White House may increase CAFE for SUVs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In a December 6 White House press briefing, press secretary Dana Perino said the White House has a proposal for a new increase in the CAFE standard for light trucks and SUVs. The president has full control of the CAFE standard for light trucks (which includes SUVs but not passenger cars) and has ...

AutoblogGreen video: Six-hour House debate on fuel efficiency in just 5 minutes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I watched the last six hours of the House of Representatives debate on the energy bill yesterday and recorded significant references to CAFE, fuel efficiency, transportation, etc. and whittled it down to five minutes because hey, I know you're busy. The video above includes Dingell being praised ...

Energy bill vote delayed, CAFE back on the table 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

What did I tell ya? The great photo above is of Bush and Dingell from 2005 but it could have been two days ago. According to the Detroit News, the House has delayed the energy bill vote. As we reported, CAFE is largely settled and even Toyota has come out in support of the new agreement. Trouble ...

More on Click and Clack and CAFE - and Halloween! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Following my post earlier today on Click and Clack's comments on CAFE (can you see I'm caught up in crazy alliteration?) reader Chris Abraham not only posted a comment, but sent in some more information on the letter and what's going on with CAFE tomorrow. First, if you're adverse to PDFs, you can ...

Bush tells Congress how to write an energy bill 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Bush sent a letter telling Congress what changes they can make to the energy bill so he does not veto it. Allan Hubbard wrote the letter that the White House sent to Congressional leaders (Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner) with a list of "deal-makers and deal-breakers." The ...

Rep. Markey backs down on 35mpg CAFE rule 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass has been pushing a particularly aggressive set of fuel economy regulations that would require automakers to meet a 35mpg fleet average by 2019 three years sooner than the bill that has already passed the US Senate. The House of Representatives is due to consider an energy ...

The Chevy Volt goes to Washington - GM hopes to cash in 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday, we mentioned that Toyota is hoping to cash in on the reputation of being hybrid friendly and green in order to make high profits by selling performance vehilces under their Lexus brand name. Just as there is a great deal of hype surrounding the Toyota Prius, the Chevy Volt has garnered ...

Welcome the new, kinder, gentler Auto Alliance - and their ads 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

How could we possibly forget the last round of print and radio advertising that the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers let out of the bag? Sure, you remember those, don't you? They basically said that if the Senate were to pass new CAFE standards, you would not be able to afford a pickup truck ...

Senator Carl Levin: the Auto Industry's Best Friend 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Carl Levin is a liberal Democrat, for whatever that's worth to you. More important for our site is what he is struggling to do every day. At the ripe age of 73, he has to be one of the busiest lead men in politics. He serves as the chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, is part of the ...

Dealers and auto executives take their lobbying efforts to Washington 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A massive lobbying effort is taking place in Washington as you read this. The issue at hand are modified CAFE standards. Executives from the automotive industry apparently are not powerful enough on their own accord, so they have asked dealers to join them in the battle. By bringing auto dealers ...

New energy bill stalled by special interest groups 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Divergent special interest groups have stalled efforts to get a new energy bill passed in the US Senate. The bill seemingly has plenty to get everyone upset, including automakers, the coal industry and electric utilities. While the electricity producers might be happy about the fuel economy ...

Majority Leader Harry Reid: The debate on raising CAFE standards is over. It will happen. 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Regardless of what you or I think, or the automakers for that matter, it appears as if the new CAFE rules will pass through the Senate. The source? Deomcratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He said, "I met with the CEOs of the Big Three automakers last week, and here is what I told them: The ...

Congressman Rick Boucher trying to block state CO2 regulations 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Congressman Rick Boucher of Virginia is trying to head off the EPA decision on granting a waiver to California so they can regulate greenhouse gases. At the same time as Congress is working on new fuel economy regulations, Boucher has drafted a bill that, if passed, would prevent any state from ...

John McCormick from The Detroit News shares his thoughts on CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While I was reading this column, I almost thought I was perusing my latest copy of Car and Driver. Then, I realized that the writing was not as good, and the attempts at humor less successful. But, anyway, John McCormick did cover some of the points that Patrick Bedard consistently seems to touch ...

GM, Chrysler and The Auto Alliance create websites to sway consumers to contact Congress 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

www.drivecongress.com www.drivingamericasfuture.com www.grabdemocracybythehorns.com (password protected at this time) digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/Auto_Companies_Create_Fake_Grassroots_Campaigns_Against_Fuel_Standards'; What do all of the above internet sites all have in ...

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