Gas Mileage

Our Electric Vehicle: Nothing But Good Things to Say

Richard Seireeni | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Mileage, Electric Cars, Los Angeles Cars, Fossil Fuel Pollution, Fuel Efficiency Cars, Green Energy, Nissan Leaf Electric, Green News

With all the negative articles that have found their way into the press recently, I thought I should tell our readers about our very positive experience with our zero emission Nissan Leaf. In a phrase, no problem.

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Speaking Out for Clean Cars

Michael Brune | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Nhtsa, Environmental Protection Agency, Gas Mileage, Mpg, Miles Per Gallon, Sierra Club, Green News

Tuesday, Jan. 24, I testified at an EPA hearing in San Francisco to support proposed standards that would raise vehicle efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon, with electric vehicles as one of the primary ways to meet this goal.

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'Green News Report' - January 19, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: India, Fracking, West Virginia, Epa, Conservation, Coal, CAFE Standards, Pipeline, Canada, Soot, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Africa, Gas Mileage, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Coral Reefs, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Hawaii, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Pesticides, Nasa, Economy, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Methane, Rick Perry, Tar Sands, Cookstoves, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Bees, Bats, Subsidies, State Department, Texas, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Wind Power, Whales, China, Ken Salazar, Sea Shepherd, Jerry Brown, Koch Brothers, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: White Hou...

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For Detroit, Size Matters: Will Automakers Latch on to Loopholes and Undercut New Emissions Rules?

Dan Becker | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Epa, Autos, Gas Prices, Hybrids, Foreign Cars, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Gas Mileage, Green Cars, Suvs, Global Warming, Trucks, CAFE Standards, Nhtsa, Detroit, Obama, Emissions, Detroit News

The Obama administration has proposed rules that would determine how far 2025 cars go on a gallon of gas. Surprisingly, though, auto companies can dictate how successful the program will be. This presents Detroit with an unusual challenge.

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The Two Ways To Move Beyond Oil

Michael Brune | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Oil, Gas Mileage, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Keystone XL Pipeline, Fuel Efficiency, Green News

We can end America's oil addiction, but two key events -- yesterday and last week -- tell us a lot about the challenges we'll face as we make it happen.

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High-MPG SUVs: The Wrong Answer

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Light Trucks, Gas Mileage, Suvs, Fuel Efficiency, Gas & Oil, High-Mpg Suvs, Hybrid SUVs, Hybrid Trucks, Green News

I'd hoped that in a few years these giant, gas-guzzling dinosaurs would be extinct. Now, unfortunately, drivers whose egos demand that they rule the road from their lofty perches inside their armored behemoths will get a second wind.

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Let's Think Differently and Move Beyond Oil

Michael Brune | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Oil, Gasoline, Independence Day, Fuel Efficiency, Gas Prices, Gas Mileage, July 4th, Green News

This weekend, Americans will be celebrating the birth of our nation. Let's honor those revolutionaries of days gone by and build the best America we can dream -- the one where we are free to spend less money on gas and more time outside our cars.

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California Should Lead Again on Emissions Standards

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Fran Pavley, Auto Industry, Gas Prices, Fuel Economy, President Obama, Fuel Efficiency, Emissions, California, Epa, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Polllution, Climate Change, Jerry Brown, California Air Resources Board, Gas Mileage, Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Green News

By moving ahead with its own rules, California can bolster the administration's negotiating position with the auto industry. If it declines to send a clear signal now, it risks being hobbled for years by whatever weak action Washington chooses.

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No Time to Be Timid

Michael Brune | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Gas Mileage, Department of Energy, Fuel Efficiency, Oil Dependence, Gas Budget, Green News

We consume a breathtaking 19 million barrels a day, and 70 percent of it is used for transportation. If we don't want to see a catastrophic disruption of global climate, we need to start acting with urgency right now.

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Exploring Fuel Efficiency: How Much Are You Spending on Gas?

David Kroodsma | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Climate Change, Global Warming, Gas Prices Global Warming, Gas Global Warming, Sustainability, Gas Mileage, Gas Climate Change, Gas Prices Climate Change, Green News

As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, many of us are planning road trips -- according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), over 30 million ...

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The Best Remedy for the Price of Gas

Dan Becker | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Auto Industry, Foreign Oil, Gas Prices, Carb, Bp, President Obama, Greenhouse Gas, Imported Oil, Cars, Emissions, Fuel Economy, Suvs, Trucks, Epa, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fuel Efficiency, California Air Resource Board, Oil Addiction, Mpg, Fuel Costs, Climate Change, Gas Mileage, Carbon Dioxide, Cafe, Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Detroit, Nhtsa, Pavley, Green News

The Obama administration can't do much to lower the price of a gallon of gas, but it is on the cusp of a crucial decision that could help consumers come out ahead because they would need less gas.

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GM's Challenge for Tea Partiers: More Cash for Clunkers?

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Here is a test for the new Republican majority headed for the House of Representatives under the banner of cutting the budget deficit, e...

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A Better Way to Cut Gas Consumption and Fight Global Warming

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Industry, Green, Recession, Emissions, Fuel Economy, Suvs, Cars, Light Trucks, Climate Change, Environment, Environmental Protection Administration, Pickups, Gas Guzzlers, Gas Mileage, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Green News

The Environmental Protection Administration's report on gas mileage told us that the 2009 model cars and light trucks sold in the United States achiev...

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Mileage: This Isn't Rocket Science. It's Auto Mechanics

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Industry, Gas Prices, Pickups, Fuel Economy, Gm, Ford, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Minivans, Cars, Emissions, Suvs, Obama Administration, Epa, Autos, Chrysler, Light Trucks, Hybrids, Electric Vehicles, Evs, Gas Guzzlers, Gas Mileage, Cafe, Technology, Fuel-Mileage Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Detroit, Department of Transportation, Green News

The next big thing from Detroit may not just be a new car, but a new car industry: Transformed, modern and competitive. This month, with traditional ...

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After the Hummer: 10 More Vehicles We Can Do Without

Catherine Lutz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Automakers, General Motors, Carbon Emissions, Auto Safety, Cars, Gas Mileage, Marketing, Toyota Recall, Hummer Discontinued, Auto Industry, Transportation, Green News

With the reviled Hummer gone, what stands to replace it as the vehicle that earns its owners the booby prize as the car Americans love to hate?

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Future Cars, Now: The Next Steps To Fight Global Warming

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

Getting the next generation of cars right isn't just good for the planet. It's good for American jobs. It's good for the economy. It's even good for the carmakers.

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Obama Fuel Efficiency Memorandum: President Aims For Better Mileage Years Into Future

AP | ERICA WERNER and KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Fuel Efficiency, Obama, Fuel Efficiency, Auto Industry, Car, Gas Mileage, Green News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama directed the government Friday to set the first-ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and to tigh...

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Early Odds for Green Car of the Year

Scott Burgess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Cars, Prius, Green Car, Toyota Prius, Green Technology, Gas Mileage, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Vw Golf, Green Car of the Year, Honda Insight, Green News

For the 2010 model year consumers have lots to choose from, but my odds on favorite for this year's award, which will be handed out Dec. 3 at the Los Angeles Auto Show is the Toyota Prius.

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Don't Hummer Me In

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Gore, Gas Mileage, An Inconvenient Truth, General Motors, Political Views, Hummer, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

Decisions to "buy American" when purchasing a car are understandable. But conflating a specific type of car and patriotic duty makes no sense to me.

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Green News Report - August 11, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Is climate change a threat to national security?

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A Clunky Way to Spend Billions

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 111th Congress, Long Beach, Krxa, Charles Karel Bouley, Billboard, Kfi, Kgo, Green, Motorcycles, Huffingtonpost, Honda, Politics, Scooters, Alternative Transportation, Kngy, Gas Mileage, Tata, Piaggio, Vespa, Entertainment, Mana, Karel, Tim Buche, Yamaha, Aprilia, Advocate, Gay, Motorcycle Industry Council, Mpg, Hybrid, Radio, Cash for Clunkers, Environment, War Funding, Knx, Green News

The recent Cash for Clunker legislation passed by Congress as part of the $106 billion war funding bill is a complete and total waste of a billion dollars short term, four billion long term.

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Improve Your Gas Mileage, It's Cheaper and Greener

Ecosalon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Gas Mileage, Gas, Hybrids, Green. Green Living, Car, Better-Gas-Mileage, Green News

As it turns out, trading your ride in for a hybrid isn't the only way to improve your gas mileage. Here are some simple pointers to get started....

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Smart Cars, Terrorism, and Hoping for Audacity

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whole Foods, Insanity, James Von Brunn, The Audacity of Hope, Honda Insight, Terrorism, Aa, Real Time, Dr. George Tiller, White Supremacist, Change, Smart Car, Hoping for Audacity, Gas Mileage, Mitsubishi Galant, Bill Maher, Politics News

The only option. Change. Radical, untried, brand new ideas implemented to change the way things have been done around here for decades. When are we going to get it? What's it going to take?

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Oregon Looks At Taxing Mileage Instead Of Gasoline

AP | RYAN KOST | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oregon, Cars, Gas Mileage, Car Taxes, Gas Taxes, Portland Oregon, Green News

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how...

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Gary, Indiana Mayor and his Tax-Funded Hummer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Rudy Clay, Gas, Gary Indiana, Indiana, Green, Environment, Gas-Guzzler, Gas Mileage, Fox News, Hummer, Green News

Is FOX News taking a green outlook? In a piece aired on June 20th on the normally conservative station, Neil Cavuto grills Mayor Rudy Clay of Gary, In...

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