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Superclunkers for Clunkers

Scott Page | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Co2 Emissions, Car Trade-In, Auto Emissions, Clunkers, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Emissions Reduction, Cars, Politics News
Scott Page

Allowing people with superclunkers to trade up to clunkers would put children in safer cars, provide people with more dependable transportation, and reduce gas consumption.

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Cash For Clunkers: Chrysler Campaign Offers More Than Government

News | Jean Halliday | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler Cash for Clunkers, Obama-Car-Trade-in-Credit, Clunkers, Fuel Efficient Cars, Chrysler Bailout, Cash for Clunkers, Chrysler Ad, Business News

DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- How much is your old car worth? Chrysler Group thinks up to $9,000. As part of a new incentive program tied to Uncle Sam's upc...

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Who Will Win The Small Car Wars? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Slidepoll, Chrysler, Chevy Volt, Ford Fiesta, Chevy, Gm, Fuel Efficient Cars, Ford, Small Cars, Tata, Mini-Cooper, Business News

For automakers across the globe, small is the new big. Gone are the days of gas guzzling SUVs and huge payloads. Car sales, driving habits and consu...

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GM Finally Goes Green

treehugger.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Hybrid Bar, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Car, General Motors, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Gm, Electric Car, Detriot, Green Vehicles, Vehicle, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Green News

That's right, forget all about that smoggy past--the new, green GM is here to stay. It looks like the auto giant is about to undergo some serious rebr...

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Top 10 Green Cars Of 2009

enn.com | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Tesla Motors, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Green, Honda Hybrid, Ford, Fusion Car, Green Car, Hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Toyota Prius, Environment, Tesla, Green News

So, if you're due for a new ride, consider one of the most eco-friendly cars released this year: from the Tesla Roadster to the Volkswagon Jetta TDI. ...

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10 Cars That Show Hope For Detroit

Popular Mechanics | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Cars, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Hybrid, Detroit, Ford, Green News

If the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is still dim, many of the recent domestic products have given us hope that these companies will shin...

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Ford, Nissan, Tesla Get Govt Loans To Build Fuel-Efficient Cars

AP | KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON and KEN THOMAS | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Nissan, Energy Department, Steven Chu, Fuel Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Government-Loans, Ford, Auto Industry, Tesla, Business News

DEARBORN, Mich. — Cultivating the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles, the Obama administration said Tuesday it would lend $5.9 billion t...

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Everybody Wins With Obama's Clean Cars Plan, Including a California Teacher

Frances Beinecke | Posted 06.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Fran Pavley, California Waiver, Global Warming, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Clean Cars, Green News
Frances Beinecke

NRDC and other environmental groups have long called for federal regulations of global warming emissions from cars. But it is heartening to see the auto industry finally back such an effort as well.

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'Cash for Clunkers' Finds its Congressional Sponsors

Washington Independent | Mike Lillis | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gas, Alternative Energy, Fuel Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Dianne Feinstein, Charles Schumer, Susan Collins, Electric Cars, Environment, Oil, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Stimulus Plan, Green Stimulus, Green Cars, Green Policy, Cash for Clunkers, Green News

How's this for a stimulus plan? A trio of senators introduced legislation today allowing owners of gas-guzzlers to trade their vehicles in for thousa...

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Time For A Gas Tax

Henry Blodget | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Oil, U.S. Economy, Gas, Automobiles, Fuel-Efficient, Gas Tax, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Cars, Auto Industry, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Henry Blodget

No one will pay a premium for fuel-efficient cars now that gas is again cheap, which means Detroit will be asking strapped consumers to pony up out of the goodness of their hearts. A gas tax is the answer.

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Los Angeles Auto Show - It's a wrap!

Steve Parker | Posted 12.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Lee Iacocca, Scion, Lexus RX400h, Chrysler, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Honda, Los Angeles Convention Center, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Compressed Natural Gas Engines, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Dearborn, Ev, Front-Wheel Drive, Green Energy, 2010 Ford Mustang, Audi Clean Diesel, Clean Diesel, SEMA Show, Green Cars, Los Angeles Auto Show, Japanese Cars, Hybrid Cars, Black Friday, Electric Cars, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Green Commuting, Georgetown Kentucky, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Toyota CNG Hybrid, Toyota Venza, Civis Si, Honda Insight, Horizontal Doors, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Gm, All-Wheel Drive, Lexus IS Hardtop Convertible, Detroit Three, Honda CR-Z, Cng, Honda Hybrid, Las Vegas, Smart ForTwo, Lexus RX450h, Tokyo Motor Show, Honda Civic, Smart Car, Compressed Natural Gas Cars, Dodge, King of the Kustomizers, Green Car, Compressed Natural Gas, Camry CNG Hybrid, Ford Verve, Jeep, George Barris, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Bluetec, Ford Fiesta, Hollywood, Business News
Steve Parker

How anxious are the Detroit Three carmakers to make sales? My wife and I were at the Los Angeles Auto Show last night, "Black Friday," at the Los Ang...

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Journalist to GOP: You're 100 Percent Wrong About U.S. Automakers

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Chapter 11, George Bush, Harley-Davidson, Toyota, Alan Mulally, Rick Wagoner, Honda, Diane Tucker, Recession, Barack Obama, Ford Motor Co, Detroit Automakers, Chevrolet Volt, Bailout, General Motors, Economic Recession, Recession Fears, Tariffs, Financial Crisis, Peter De Lorenzo, Richard Shelby, Auto Industry, John McCain, GM Bankruptcy, Fuel Efficiency, Green Cars, Foreign Car Industry, Foreign Cars, Fuel Efficient Cars, Imported Cars, Gm Chapter 11, Congressional Bailout, Business News
Diane Tucker

"People who say the U.S. doesn't innovate are woefully out of touch with Detroit's standing in this business."

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Five Mistakes by DC and Detroit Hurt Detroit Three's Survival Shances

Steve Parker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Russia, Congress, US Auto Industry, Chrysler, Car Dealerships, The Huffington Post, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Honda, Dodge Viper, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Future of General Motors, Mike Pence, Ford, St. Petersburg, Automakers, Auto Bailout, Obama Auto Industry, Los Angeles Auto Show, Green Cars, Southern California, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, US Senate, Los Angeles Auto Show Green, Electric Cars, Congressional Oversight, Detroit, Greensburg Indiana, Nissan Motors, Detroit Auto Industry, Fuel Economy, Bankruptcy, Gm, Environmentalists, Detroit Three, Jeep Commander. Hemi Hybrids, Washington DC, American Honda, Daewoo, Honda Fit, Continuously Variable Transmission, Barack Obama, American Auto Industry, Las Vegas, Auto Industry Rescue Legislation, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Volt, Dodge, XTRONIC CVT, South Korea, Kirk Kerkorian, Harry Reid, Consumers, Jeep, Auto Industry Bailout, Europe, Auto Industry, Golden Parachutes, Lordstown, Detroit Automakers, Reid Auto Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Automobiles, Business News
Steve Parker

Sen. Reid's new bailout bill for the Detroit Three does not set additional fuel-economy requirements, nor does it establish a government oversight board. That's two strikes against getting our money's worth.

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Illinois Clean Car Act Supporters Rally Downtown

Chicago Tribune | Emily S. Achenbaum | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Clean Car Act, Cars, Auto Emissions, Clean Car Act, Reducing Emissions, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Chicago News

Supporters of the proposed Illinois Clean Car Act rallied Sunday in downtown Chicago with the hope that state legislators will pass a bill they say wo...

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Where Is the Beef in Climate Solutions?

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Beef Consumption, Home Insulation, Mckinsey, Green Living, Fuel Efficient Cars, Global Warming, Advertising, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

Eating less beef improving home insulation, and driving less and more efficient vehicle, are getting short-changed, and should become the focus of targeted communication efforts.

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2009 Fuel Economy Guide: Prius Takes #1, Again

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Fuel Economy, Green Cars, Auto Emissions, Prius, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Toyota Prius, Epa, Green, Cars, Volkswagen, Auto Industry, Smart ForTwo, Clean Diesel, Fuel Economy Standards, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

The EPA has just published... The 2009 Fuel Economy Guide. Hybrids swept the top four spots this time, with the 2009 Toyota Prius ranking as the most fuel efficient car.

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5 Technologies That Improve Internal Combustion Engines

TreeHugger.com | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living Advice, Turbochargers, Fuel-Efficient Engine, Fuel-Saving Technology, Green Diesel, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Direct Injection, Green, Cars, Green Living, Diesel, Variable Valve Timing, Green Living Tips, Clean Diesel, Green Cars, Green Car, Cylinder Deactivation, Green News, Green News

5 Fuel-Saving Technologies In the long run, the internal combustion engine (ICE) is on the way out and electric motors are on the way in, but ICEs hav...

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Tesla To Produce $30K Electric Car

EcoGeek | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Cars, Alternative Fuel Cars, Fuel-Efficient, Alternative Energy, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Electric Cars, Alternative Fuels, Green News, Green, Cars, Electric Car, Green Living, Green News

Weren't we just talking about why there aren't any cheap electric cars? Seemingly reading our minds, Tesla is coming up with a $30k sedan that the ave...

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Electric Cars Take Over: 17 Electric Cars You Must Know About

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Cars, Alternative Energy, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Alternative Fuels, Electric Cars, Electric Car, Cars, Green News

Electric Cars: You Want 'Em? We've Got 'Em! digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/17-electric-cars-overview-2005-to-2008.php';Over t...

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Jackie Chan's Fuel Efficient Scooter Shop

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 06.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Jackie Chan, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Scooters, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Green News

HONG KONG — Actor Jackie Chan says his Segway dealership here is doing well, though costs are high because the manufacturer won't let him assemb...

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Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Luxury Cars

Forbes | Jeff Zygmont | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Acura, Lexus, Japanese Cars, Luxury Cars, Fuel-Efficient Luxury Cars, J.D. Power and Associates, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Business News

The most fuel-efficient luxury cars sold in the United States aren't homegrown -- they're imported. Europe and Japan lead the fuel-economy crusade fo...

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Bush Signs Fuel Efficiency Bill To Combat Oil Dependency, Global Warning

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Auto Showrooms, Energy Department, President Bush, Global Warning, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Business News

President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol...

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LA Auto Show Abuzz About Environment

AFP | Tangi Quemener | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: LA Auto Show Green, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Eco-Friendly Cars, LA Auto Show, Gas Guzzlers, Hybrid Escalade SUV, Los Angeles Auto Show, Gas-Free Cars, Cadillac, Business News

The Los Angeles Auto Show got underway here Wednesday with car-makers vowing to put environmental concerns at the top of the agenda as they unveiled t...

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