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STUDY: Hybrids more likely to be involved in crashes with pedestrians, bicycles

A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that hybrid vehicles are more likely to be involved in accidents with pedestrians and bicyclists under certain scenarios. According to state-level accident data, 77 of 8,387 hybrid vehicles (that's .9 percent) were involved in crashes with pedestrians and 48 (.6 percent) were found to have been in accidents with bicyclists. By way of comparison, 3,578 of 559,703 non-hybrid vehicles (.6 percent) were involved in pedestrian accidents and 1,862 (.3 percent) were ... Read more →

What is CAFE? Sebastian Blanco

It was big news when the Obama Administration updated CAFE requirements in May to a new and higher national MPG standard of 42 mpg for cars (26 mpg for light trucks) by 2016. The higher standards ...

REPORT: IIHS concerned with growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is concerned with the growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. Specifically, the IIHS ...

Attention 2004-2009 Prius owners: Remove your floor mats Jeremy Korzeniewski

As part of the 3.8 million vehicle recall that was recently announced, Toyota and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration are advising owners of all 2004 to 2009 Prius hybrids to ...

EPA and DOT announce new fuel economy, greenhouse gas plan: CO2 emissions take center stage over MPG Sebastian Blanco

Back in May, the Obama Administration raised the national CAFE standard to 35.5 mpg (for cars and trucks) by 2016. The higher standard would build from the 27.3 mpg 2011 standard and go up five ...

REPORT: Tata Nano passes European crash testing 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Tata Nano, the diminutive Indian four-door econobox rumored to eventually arrive in U.S. showrooms, has reportedly passed current European impact testing. According to Autocar, the offset front and side impact tests took place at the MIRA test center last week under supervision by an ...

NHTSA proposes tire fuel efficiency stickers 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

American car buyers are used to seeing window stickers with information about fuel efficiency, crash test ratings and emissions. They may soon have another chunk of information to review when they go to their local tire store to buy new rubber. Buying new tires has always been problematic for ...

California looking to classify tires by rolling resistance? 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Low rolling resistance tires have been increasingly used to help manufacturers improve EPA efficiency ratings. While the specialty rubber used to be found mostly on hybrids, it is starting to find its way onto other vehicles as well, like gas-engined Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs. According ...

Charles Hurley, Obama's NHTSA nominee, has CAFE questions to answer 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The nomination of a new NHTSA administrator might seem like an event that would elicit little controversy, but when President Obama picked Chuck Hurley to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the rumbles began. In the White House announcement, Hurley's work with Mothers Against ...

CAFE standard for 2011 model year will be 27.3 mpg 7 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 ...

Huge fine for Mercedes-Benz for poor fuel efficiency 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Every year, automakers that fail to meet the federally-mandated CAFE fuel efficiency standards receive fines in proportion to their gas-guzzling crimes. Last year, DaimlerChrysler set a record with a fine of $30,357,635.50, and that figure is proving tough to beat. Still, Mercedes-Benz, which made ...

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 ...

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 ...

2008: The most fuel efficient year yet 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the fleet of cars sold in the U.S. through the first half of the year averaged 26.8 mpg. That's a new record, and it is being pushed by the rapid move from larger cars, trucks and SUVs into smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. For ...

Bill proposed in Congress would require NHTSA to use realistic gas prices to set CAFE 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The energy bill that was passed by Congress last December requiring corporate average fuel economy to be raised to 35 mpg by 2020 had some interesting little known elements in it. Among other things, the bill required NHTSA to set the standards at the maximum feasible level for any given years ...

NHTSA listens to arguments against quiet hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hybrid and fully electric vehicles have come under fire as of late due to the quietness at which they operate. While this is seemingly a good thing for passengers of the vehicle, there are legitimate concerns that blind people will not be able to detect the rapidly approaching vehicle if it is not ...

Facts on the ground may push NHTSA to toughen CAFE rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced the first draft of new fuel economy standards last month, the increases actually appeared to exceed those mandated by recent energy bill. Of course a closer inspection of the rules indicated that they weren't all they appeared to be. Because the ...

NADA: Dealers support national fuel economy standard 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that the NHTSA has outlined plans which would require the fleet of cars to reach 35.7 miles per gallon on average and light trucks to hit 28.6, we've heard many opinions regarding the regulations. The automakers seem content with the plans, just so long as the regulations are nationwide, not ...

Automakers Respond to New Nationwide Fuel Economy Proposal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Remember how the automakers fought against the 35 mpg by 2020 CAFE increase late last year? They are also fighting against possible state-by-state emissions and fuel economy regulations issues that are going through the courts. Following the news today of the NHTSA's call for cars to reach a 35.7 ...

Oh no!, Bob's not going to like this! NHTSA to propose 36mpg by 2015! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Bob Lutz's worst nightmare appears to be on the horizon. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is expected to unveil proposed regulations for fuel economy today that go beyond what Congress mandated in last December's Energy Bill. NHTSA appears set to require cars to achieve a fleet average of ...

MINI gets good ratings in NHTSA NCAP crash testing 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Mini above for more pictures of the 2008 John Cooper Works package The second generation MINI got good scores for front and side impact and roll-over testing in the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing. In the NCAP ...

DaimlerChrysler gets record $30M CAFE fine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations were instituted by the US Congress in the mid-seventies, the law included fines for automakers who failed to meet the standard. The first company to fall prey to CAFE fines was Jaguar in 1983 when they paid $57,970 to the National Highway Traffic ...

Congressional leaders reach deal on new fuel economy standard, vote next week 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/House_leaders_reach_deal_on_35_mpg_fuel_economy_standard_by_2020/blog'; Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) reached a deal late Friday night with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA MI) on a compromise bill to raise fuel economy standards for new cars and trucks to 25 35 mpg ...

Dingell says fuel economy bill is close, one big issue left 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

US Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) is saying that a deal is very close on a compromise fuel economy bill in the US Congress. As we reported the other day, the 35 mpg by 2020 standard from the previous Senate bill will be retained with separate averages being calculated for cars and trucks. The primary ...

NTSA investigating Prius runaway acceleration 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, we told you Consumer Affairs raised concerns that the Prius may have a serious problem with control. Consumer Affairs now writes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has "quietly opened an investigation into complaints." When pressed for details, Consumer Affairs writes, ...

6 hybrids have important safety feature 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This is a follow up to the article ranking the 5 safest hybrids. I stand by my methods but I think a fair criticism was that I might have missed safer hybrids if I had started with a larger test group. I repeated this test using the methodology of the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Crash test video: Toyota Prius 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Despite its diminutive size, the Toyota Prius gets high ratings for its protection of occupants in crash tests. In NHTSA tests, the popular hybrid scores four stars in every category except one in which it earns the top rating of five stars. In IIHS testing, the Prius gets the highest rating, ...

Who will decide fuel economy requirements: NHTSA or Congress? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Automakers are no longer in denial that they will have to improve the average fuel economy of their fleets. But they hope they can keep the decisions within the more comfortable confines of NHTSA instead of becoming a political volleyball for Congress. The head of the auto lobby, Dave McCurdy, told ...

Fight looms over limiting big rigs to 68mph 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A number of large trucking firms are in favor of limiting 18-wheelers to 68mph on the nation's highways. But don't think the move is born out of an ecological desire to save fuel or improve safety. Not according to the small independent trucker who thinks it's nothing more than a PR shell game to ...

Automakers fear lower fuel economy if roof-crush proposal isn't changed 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. government wants roofs on new vehicles to be 50 percent stronger to improve safety in a rollover. The automakers counter that they face $100 million in added annual cost for the vehicle redesign and want the new standards adjusted. The standards haven't been changed for 30 years, but in ...

Brazilian technology company to export ethanol-enabling add-on 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Most Americans love seeing the phrase "plug 'n play." The alliteration bounces off your lips while the words magically translate to "no set-up required." Well, mostly. Every now and then, you have to turn a skeptical eye to a claim or product and here we may just need to turn two. In a recent press ...

Joan Claybrook claims flex-fuel Taurus can't run E85 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief and current head of Public Citizen Joan Claybrook has long been a thorn in the side of the auto-makers. Now in a follow-on to this earlier story about problems with flex-fuel Ford Tauruses it seems that Claybrook has filed a petition with ...

NHTSA asks for more power to change fuel economy standards 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attempted again last week to get more power from Congress to raise fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. The NHTSA has been studying ways to reduce energy consumption by the 2014 model year. The NHTSA turned in a somewhat vague report to ...

Senators push for tighter fuel economy standards 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Right on the heels of the EPA announcement that the average fuel economy for 2006 was unchanged, a bi-partisan group of Senators is proposing a tightening of the corporate average fuel economy standards, calling for a improvement in fuel economy of about 1 mile per gallon annually. The bill, ...


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