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• Truck Tail Improves Fuel Economy 7.5% [I Feel Gassy]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 737
  Dutch scientists have demonstrated how this aero tail, attached to the backside of tractor trailers, reduces fuel consumption by 7.5%. The device folds back to allow for loading and unloading, but itd probably get bashed anyways. [ ScienceDaily ]
  4 hours ago

• Analyse car performance

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 608
  This handy device is like a mini version of what you would expect to find being used a motor racing team, it analyses the cars horse power, acceleration, torque and plenty of other levels too. Its neat 4.5 inch screen displays mph, mpg and braking distances all of which can be saved on a SD Card and then reviewed on ...
  12 hours ago

• 4-Wheel Killers: A Quick Spin around the Block

  
  Alternative Health, Natural, Environmental & Organic News Blog — Authority: 124
  “You can have a really fuel-efficient, dirty vehicle and a really clean, not-so-fuel-efficient vehicle,” says Karl Simon, a director of compliance and innovation for the EPA ’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality. “It really is pretty wide open from a technical perspective.” So-called fuel economy ...
  12 hours ago

• The New Prius - 50 MPG!

  
  Info, About, How To — Authority: 162
  The world of hybrid cars has a new king in the 2010 Toyota Prius. The amazing Fuel Economy is what has the largest appeal to many people.The Prius gets a 1.The Prius has a new larger engine.5L.Surprisingly, the outsized engine and improved torque in the Prius increases the gas mileage.The 2010 Prius gets a nice [...]
  18 hours ago

• Auto Execs Urge Government to Tax Fuel up to $8/Gallon to Increase Fuel Efficiency

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 551
  Source: Daily Tech > CEO at leading parts supplier: “Energy independence…ultimately means that fuel has to be more expensive” It’s no secret that when gas prices dropped early in the year and with the recession in full swing, hybrid sales saw their first drop in years.  Faced with tough new fuel ...
  22 hours ago

• U.K. Department for Transport Launches Climate Change Campaign on Impact of Car Use

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  The U.K. Department for Transport has launched an advertising campaign aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from car use. The TV advert – due to be aired from Saturday 7th November – highlights that by driving five miles less a week, any driver can help make a difference. Developed as part of the cross-Government ACT ...
  2 days ago

• 2010 Honda Insight EX: Hybrid System Walkaround

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 503
  Ever wondered what it takes to build a hybrid? Well, that depends on what sort of hybrid youre talking about. The hybrids that Toyota and Ford put out are complex (and effective) series-parallel hybrids, meaning they can run on gas, electricity, a direct parallel blending of the two or a series piggyback mode where ...
  3 days ago

• 12 X-Prize Contenders Show Off Their MPG Tech At SEMA 2009

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  The Progressive Automotive X-Prize, closing in on its May 2010 competition start date, held a technical summit of the participating 43 teams at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Twelve of those teams brought along vehicles to display at the show, each one in varying degrees of completeness. This post is an excerpt ...
  3 days ago

• 12 X-Prize Contenders Show Off Their MPG Tech At SEMA 2009

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 587
  The Progressive Automotive X-Prize, closing in on its May 2010 competition start date, held a technical summit of the participating 43 teams at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Twelve of those teams brought along vehicles to display at the show, each one in varying degrees of completeness. This post is an excerpt ...
  3 days ago

• Used cars get fuel economy labels

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  Buyers of used cars to benefit from system similar to that used on domestic appliances.
  3 days ago

• Pixel-Shack » There Are Paintball Landmines Now

  
  PaintballLifestyle - Paintball's #1 Free eMagazine! — Authority: 147
  The next logical step would be paintball LMGs affixed to mounts on the perimeter of your paintball base. I told a friend about these, and he already knew about them. He said that they were bad ass. I’ll just have to take his word for …
  3 days ago

• White House Proposes 2-For-1 CAFE Credits for Zero Emissions Vehicles

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 503
  Automaker Alliance Jumps On Board, EV-Makers Could Reap Huge Benefits Let the horse-trading begin. The Obama Administration, seeking to boost development of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, is suggesting that automakers be given CAFE credits that would let low and zero-emission vehicles count for up to ...
  4 days ago

• Chrysler: The Powertrain Plans

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 503
  One of Chrysler’s major problems in the powertrain department is a mass of V6 engines of varying ages and displacements. The lack of interchangeability between engines contributes to Chrysler’s unprofitability, and the advanced age of some hurts overall fuel efficiency considerably. The debut of a brand-new ...
  4 days ago

• Chrysler Goes Public With Dodge’s Future: Electric Cars Missing

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 587
  Yesterday, Chrysler/Fiat’s new CEO Sergio Marchionne presented the 5-year business plan he hopes will save Chrysler, and bring Fiat back to the US market for the first time in nearly 30 years. The company presented its plan during a live, seven-hour-long marathon webcast , which was notable for two things: first, ...
  4 days ago

• Chrysler Goes Public With Dodge’s Future: Electric Cars Missing

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  Yesterday, Chrysler/Fiat’s new CEO Sergio Marchionne presented the 5-year business plan he hopes will save Chrysler, and bring Fiat back to the US market for the first time in nearly 30 years. The company presented its plan during a live, seven-hour-long marathon webcast , which was notable for two things: first, ...
  4 days ago

• 2009 Mazda 6: Belated Fuel Economy Update

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 503
  I was out of town when Donna sent out her e-mail looking for 2009 Mazda 6 logbook data to populate her October fuel economy update .
  5 days ago

• Auto Execs Say Raising Gas Tax Will Boost Fuel Efficiency

  
  Autopia — Authority: 729
  Auto industry executives aren’t terribly popular these days, and they’ll become less so now that some of them say the best way to boost fuel efficiency is to increase the gas tax. They stepped on that third rail today during the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit when they said $4 gasoline would do more to cut fuel ...
  5 days ago

• 2009 G55 AMG

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 158
  Mercedes-Benz says the G55 AMG’s recent makeover “made this classic fit for the future.”However, we aren’t sure if Mercedes is talking about the same future most consumers anticipate.In the face of reports that gasoline prices may reach $4.50 per gallon by July 4, Mercedes has unveiled a refreshed G55 AMG that ...
  5 days ago

• 2009 SEMA Show: All shades of green project cars

  
  Consumer Reports Cars Blog — Authority: 642
  There are almost as many ways to go green at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association ( SEMA ) show as there are choices of chrome wheels, but not quite. (There are a lot of wheels on display!) Here’s a quick look at a few of the diverse vehicles on display at the “Making Green Cool Zone.”   1956 ...
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• Tata Motors May Let Others Manufacturer, Sell and Brand the Nano

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  Tata Motors, the company whose claim to fame is selling one of the world’s cheapest and most fuel efficient cars, is considering letting other local India-based manufacturers produce and sell their Nano under their brands. The company began selling the 56 mpg car last July, and, due to high demand, is in the ...
  5 days ago

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