Fuel Efficient Cars

Superclunkers for Clunkers

Scott Page | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


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.

Cash For Clunkers: Chrysler Campaign Offers More Than Government

News | Jean Halliday | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business


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...

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

Posted 08.21.2009 | Business


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...

GM Finally Goes Green

treehugger.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


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...

Top 10 Green Cars Of 2009

enn.com | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green


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. ...

10 Cars That Show Hope For Detroit

Popular Mechanics | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


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...

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

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


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

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

Frances Beinecke | Posted 06.19.2009 | Green


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.

'Cash for Clunkers' Finds its Congressional Sponsors

Washington Independent | Mike Lillis | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green


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...

Time For A Gas Tax

Henry Blodget | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business


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.

Los Angeles Auto Show - It's a wrap!

Steve Parker | Posted 12.30.2008 | Business


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...

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

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business


Diane Tucker

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

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

Steve Parker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business


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.

Illinois Clean Car Act Supporters Rally Downtown

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


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...

Where Is the Beef in Climate Solutions?

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green


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.

2009 Fuel Economy Guide: Prius Takes #1, Again

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green


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.

5 Technologies That Improve Internal Combustion Engines

TreeHugger.com | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green


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...

Tesla To Produce $30K Electric Car

EcoGeek | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green


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...

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

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green


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Jackie Chan's Fuel Efficient Scooter Shop

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 06.21.2008 | Green


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...

Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Luxury Cars

Forbes | Jeff Zygmont | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...

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

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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

LA Auto Show Abuzz About Environment

AFP | Tangi Quemener | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...