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EDITORIAL: Attention Wall Street Journal - Ford does not use Toyota's hybrid system!

in an op-ed piece published in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Reynolds of the Cato Institute starts by making a few decent points about fuel taxation and fuel economy rules. Unfortunately, he undermines himself with some blatant errors and misinformation. In discussing how Detroit automakers will deal with new fuel efficiency requirements, he makes the all-too-common mistake of referring to Ford's hybrid system as licensed from Toyota ("Similarly, Ford has the Toyota-licensed hybrid Fusion and will soon produce the European Ford Fiesta in ... Read more →

Automotive News publisher says that after 34 years CAFE still doesn't work Sam Abuelsamid

In the wake of last week's announcement by President Obama that the proposed California greenhouse gas emissions rules would be adopted on a national level, Keith Crain, the publisher of Automotive ...

Ricardo consults with federal government on establishing new CAFE rules Sam Abuelsamid

All too often, government policies are set by politicians and bureaucrats based solely on ideology rather than facts. With this week's announcement that the Obama administration will impose the ...

Auto Alliance comes out in favor of new federal fuel economy proposals Sam Abuelsamid

After fighting fuel economy and emissions rules at both the federal and state levels for many years, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is finally coming out in favor of the new regulatory ...

Saturn's death could hurt GM CAFE numbers Sam Abuelsamid

The ultimate fate of Saturn as an automotive brand remains uncertain, pending the outcome of the offers currently being made to buy it from a shrinking General Motors. One thing is certain though, ...

CAFE standard for 2011 model year will be 27.3 mpg 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

While Congress passed the first increase in corporate average fleet fuel economy (CAFE) in 32 years way back in 2007, there was a lot left undeclared in that bill. Two years ago, the agreement was made that CAFE would rise to 35 mpg by 2020, but just how and when that would happen was not set in ...

Ex-Tesla VP Siry calls for either taxing up gas prices or dropping CAFE 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Darryl Siry has never been shy about expressing his opinions. Since departing from his post as chief talking head and salesman at Tesla Motors, Siry has been freed up to share his thoughts even more vociferously and with greater frequency on his personal blog and his latest post is sure to anger ...

2011 Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger expected to exceed CAFE standards 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the few relative successes that Chrysler has had in the past decade has been the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. For a time, the big rear wheel drive sedans were some of the hottest cars on the market. What they were not was particularly fuel efficient. Chrysler intends to improve on ...

NHTSA study could pave way for final CAFE rules by mid-November 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its 1,000-page environmental impact study on new fuel economy rules and the final form of those rules could be in place by the middle of next month. When NHTSA announced a draft of the new CAFE regulations last spring, it drew criticism ...

Motor Trend jumps on the demand side of the fuel efficiency push 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I fully agree that we need more fuel efficient vehicles. But I also firmly believe that the vast majority of American drivers (and others around the world) will always buy the biggest, most powerful vehicle they think they can afford to operate. When gas was cheap in this country, they bought big ...

EPA to NHTSA: Go higher on new CAFE standards! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced its proposed new Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules last spring there was a public comment period to be followed by revisions before finalizing the regulations. There were certainly some negative comments related to the ...

GM comments on NHTSA proposal for fuel economy rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We just spoke to GM's Greg Martin, Director, Policy and Washington Communications, about the fuel economy regulations that are being proposed by NHTSA today. Martin reiterated that although the new CAFE rules are tough, it is the company's position that they will meet them just as they said they ...

Corporate Average Fuel Economy to hit a record this year 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Although the mileage of most individual models on sale in the US hasn't changed significantly in many years, the average of the entire fleet sold in the 2007 model year is likely to reach a new record level. The average of 26.4 mpg for this past year is 1 mpg better than last year and tops the ...

USA Today calls for automaker rebuttal to MPG story then won't print it! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a recent column in USA Today, writer Alan Webber lambasted the Detroit automakers for their opposition to increased fuel economy standards. At the top of the article Weber openly challenges readers to pen a 900-word rebuttal defending the policies of auto executives. The only problem is he didn't ...

UAW Head Ron Gettelfinger on fuel mileage regulations 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The UAW has already gone on record as supporting the newer (and lower) bipartisan bill which would raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards by 28 to 40 percent. This alternative bill would require cars to average fuel economy of 36 miles per gallon by 2022 with light trucks being ...

KBB survey says consumers still mindful of gas prices 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The fact that gas prices keep sinking has been both a relief and a horror for many of us. It obviously takes a big strain off your budget, but in the grander scheme it also seems to move the discussion focus away from alternative fuels and high-mileage vehicles as witnessed by both J.D. Power and ...

Political battles over passenger CAFE standards heating up 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Two weeks ago, President Bush and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta asked Congress to give the President and the Department of Transportation more legal authority to raise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) mileage standards on passenger vehicles. One the one hand, this seems like a ...


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