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Get Ready for Road Trains in Europe
GoodCleanTech —
Authority: 476
Heres one novel way to save fuel economy--put a bunch of cars together and let them draft each other, NASCAR-style. Soon, that will become a reality, at least in Europe. An EU-financed research project is checking out inexpensive ways of getting cars and trucks to travel in a platoon on highways, linking together ...4 days ago -
Many replacements for clunkers were large trucks, SUVs
Stupidica —
Authority: 163
<p>The most common deals under the governments $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated ...1 week ago -
Taxing Americans to smaller cars - Reuters
Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com —
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Theres a simple way to get Americans to drive fuel-efficient cars, according to auto executives, but they are not going to like it -- sharply hike the gas tax.1 week ago -
The Top 10 in Gas Mileage
Hybrid Car Review —
Authority: 132
The top 10 list of vehicles with the best gas mileage are dominated by hybrids and diesel engines. To increase your gas mileage, the best cars for getting the best gas mileage tend to be smaller, but not necessarily so. Hybrid or diesel engines tend to offset the need to decrease weight, just look at the Ford ...1 week ago -
Ford Pushes Toyota Prius Out of the Top Spot
Hybrid Car Review —
Authority: 132
An ultra efficient Ford Fiesta ECOnetic has pushed the Toyota Prius out of the top spot in fuel efficiency ratings in Australia according to the GoAutoNews (via FreeP ). At 63 mpg combined, the Ford Fiesta beats out the 60 mpg for the Prius in the Australia rating system. For comparison purposes, the Prius ...2 weeks ago -
Honda Offers $500 to Previous Hybrid Owners
Hybrid Car Review —
Authority: 132
Honda is offering a $500 rebate to 2003-2007 hybrid Civic owners as the result of a lawsuit against it. A Honda Civic Hybrid owner from California was upset he was not achieving the mpg numbers promised him and brought a lawsuit against Honda. At the time, I thought it was a ridiculous lawsuit, given Honda doesnt ...2 weeks ago -
Report: GM Falsified Study Data Calling for Fuel Efficient Vehicles
GoodCleanTech —
Authority: 476
Detroit routinely insisted throughout the past few decades that their consumer studies proved the American buying public wasnt interested in fuel efficient vehicles, and preferred big, profitable SUVs and pickups , as reason for Detroits truck-heavy product lineups. Now former GM economist Walter McManus, now a ...2 weeks ago -
The Most Efficient Cars on the Road Today
Just A Guy Thing —
Authority: 504
With gas prices still burning a hole in your pocket every time you fill up your tank, it’s more important than ever to think about gas mileage when you’re out there shopping for a new car. Thankfully, there are more fuel efficient autos on the roads than ever before. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...2 weeks ago -
Functional Ideas To Follow When Searching For Fuel Efficient Cars
Sparkliesunshine.net —
Authority: 163
Hybrid vehicles appear to be the answer to the unstoppable increase in the cost of fuel costs so they are recognized as the vehicle of tomorrow with its suitability to the fuel use of the present. With half-breed autos, you’ll be in a position to cut gas consumption by half so this means that you can effectively go ...3 weeks ago -
Turn Your Car Into a Golf Ball to Increase Your Fuel Efficiency
Hybrid Car Review —
Authority: 132
It works, it really works! Growing up, I always wondered why golf balls were dimpled and I was surprised learn the answer. Its not obvious, but the dimples help the ball travel farther and longer. And then I wondered why we didnt see it more often, say on cars? I always assumed the dimple effect only took place ...3 weeks ago -
GM disbands unit that creates high-performance vehicles
e-Guru.org —
Authority: 147
General Motors, focusing on mainstream products in a battle to survive, has scrapped a unit that produced high-performance vehicles. The move is in the spirit of GM’s viability plan delivered to the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday. In the plan, GM said its future-product focus is on fuel- efficient cars ...3 weeks ago -
Streamlined and Fuel-Efficient Three-Year Degrees
Saving Gas —
Authority: 161
It doesn’t seem right to compare the streamlining of higher education to the manufacturing of fuel-efficient cars, but this Newsweek article has a few good points. I’ve posted before about some schools offering a three-year degree option for qualified (super ahead of the game) college students. It makes a certain ...3 weeks ago -
Auto X Prize candidates halved
Green cars: latest news —
Authority: 483
The pool of contestants battling for the Progressive Automotive X Prize has been slashed in half. The organiser of the $10million contest to develop next-generation green cars or vehicles has trimmed the number of contestants to 43 teams from 10 countries which have passed the vehicle design phase. The teams range ...3 weeks ago -
Saving Gas —
Authority: 161
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Minnesota Vikings & ALA Team Up To Reward Flex Fuel Vehicles
Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility —
Authority: 137
In what can best be described as an extremely odd move, the Minnesota Vikings and the American Lung Association have joined forces to reward drivers of flex-fuel vehicles. During Viking’s home games, fans with vehicles capable of running on both ethanol (E85) and gasoline will be given complimentary parking in the ...4 weeks ago -
The 2010 Fuel Economy Guide is Here
Hybrid Car Review —
Authority: 132
The 2010 Fuel Economy Guide is out. Get it hot off the presses. Or you could just peruse the most fuel efficient vehicles for 2010 . Press Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy today unveiled the 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, which gives consumers important ...4 weeks ago -
World’s First Eco-friendly Formula 3 Racing Car
Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News —
Authority: 525
We have seen a lot of cars come out, powered by alternative fuel but this car is practically being run by things you will see in a kitchen! Imagine a car that can be powered by chocolate, steered by carrots and a body made from potatoes. The car may as well be called the kitchen race car! Such was the accomplishment ...4 weeks ago
