Fuel Efficient Cars

You Can Cut Your Carbon Emissions 20 Percent Over the Next Year

Elliott Negin | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Fuel Economy, Energy Star, Energy Efficiency, Union of Concerned Scientists, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Hybrid Cars, Green News, Cars, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrids, Earth Day, Global Warming, Green News

"The most important single change for most Americans would be to trade in their gas-guzzler for a more fuel-efficient car... At today's gas prices, that would save you as much as $18,000 over the 15-year life of the car."

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"All of the Above" Can't Deliver All the Benefits the Clean Energy Economy Can

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Gas Prices, Oil Industry, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Clean Cars, Oil Prices, Natural Gas Drilling, Clean Energy, Natural Gas, Solar Power, Clean Economy, Green News

Instead of offering targeted policies, many leaders are suggesting an "all of the above" approach to energy development. The idea is that we should throw everything we have at the problem and see what sticks. It's a misguided strategy that would do more harm than good.

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Hybrid Car Prices Could Spike 20 Percent Due To High Gas Prices

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Gas Prices 2012, Gas Prices, Hybrid Car Sales, Fuel Efficiency, Hybrid Cars, Toyota Prius, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Money News

It's becoming almost an annual tradition: As fuel prices rise in the spring, so do the prices of hybrid cars. And that's the case even if the math...

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Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Won't Ease Gas Prices; Senate Must Reject It

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Tar Sands Oil, Gas Prices, Transcanada, Oil Industry, Biofuels, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Keystone XL Pipeline, Clean Cars, Boreal Forest, Climate Change, John Hoeven, Transportation Bill, Canada, Congress Keystone Xl, High Gas Prices, Keystone Xl Gas, Green News

Pipeline supporters and their allies in Congress are trying to capitalize on rising gas prices by claiming the pipeline would lower prices at the pump. That is patently false.

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Will Higher Gas Prices Make This More Attractive

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Video, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Business News, Natural Gas, Green Vehicles, Natural Gas Vehicles, Business News

DETROIT — More natural gas-powered vehicles will hit the market soon, as rising gasoline prices, booming natural gas production and proposed tax...

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This Time, The Big 3 Are Ready For Big Gas

AP | By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Car Sales, Detroit Automakers, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, US Auto Industry, Big 3, Chrysler, US Automakers, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Gm, Auto Sales, Ford, Video, Detroit News

DETROIT -- Gas prices are spiking. But this time, Detroit is ready. When prices soared in 2008, the city's three U.S. automakers were caught flat-foo...

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PHOTOS: Green Cars Of The Future

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Tokyo, Video, Green Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota, Fuel Cells, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel-Efficiency, Electric Cars, Cars, Green Living, Japan, Green-Technology, Green News

TOKYO — Green cars rolled into the spotlight at the Tokyo auto show as Japan's automakers look to fuel efficient technology to reinvigorate grow...

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Obama's 54.5 MPG Standards Will Curb Dangerous Pollution and Put Americans to Work

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Automakers, Gas Prices, Oil Addiction, Greenhouse Gases, Keystone XL Pipeline, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Clean Cars, Detroit, Asthma, Carbon Pollution, Climate Change, Clean Car Standards, Global Warming, Green News

President Obama has delivered another victory for clean energy innovation. Today his administration moved forward with new standards for cars, SUVs, and pick-up trucks that will almost double vehicle miles per gallon to 54.5 mpg by 2025.

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10 States That Spend The Most On Car Expenses

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Texas, Parking, Gas Prices, American Commuter Survey, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Connecticut, Cars, Fuel Prices, Tolls, Pick-Up Trucks, bundle.com, Business News

Fluctuating gas prices, parking and repairs are just some of the expenses car owners can expect to encounter on any given day. But for car owners in s...

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Car Dealers Want to Block Standards that Will Save Drivers Money and Cut Oil Use

Peter Lehner | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Fuel Economy, Hybrids, Toyota, Gm, Car Dealerships, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Ford, Electric Cars, Clean Cars, Oil, Cars, Global Warming, Green News

The lobbying group for car dealers wants to block new fuel efficiency standards that will save drivers $80 billion a year at the pump, saying clean car standards are a sign of "over regulation."

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Obama To Approve Fuel Efficiency Standards

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: go60mpg, Obama Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency Standards, Fuel Standards, Obama Fuel Standards, Car Industry, Air Pollution, Cfa, CFA Fuel Efficiency Campaign, Detroit Lobby, Obama New Standards, Green News

President Obama is close to a deal with automakers on proposed plans to introduce new fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks from 2017-20...

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Ford Lifts Profits With Higher Prices, Improves Sales

Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Higher Prices, U.S. Auto Sales, Wall Street, Revenue, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Suvs, Manufacturing, Pickup Trucks, Production, Auto Industry, Ford Motor Co, Business News

(Bernie Woodall) - Ford Motor Co's quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations helped by higher prices and improved sales in North America. ...

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Car Collecting: The Ultimate Reuse, Restore and Recycle

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Green Cars, Classic Cars, Car Restoration, Green Car Restoration, Classic Car Restoration, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Green Automobiles, Green Auto, Healthier Greener Home, Green News

So what was a sustainable girl like me doing looking at some of the world's greatest Mercedes, Packard, Rolls Royce, Bugattis, Lincolns, Cadillacs, among many others? After all, aren't cars the antithesis of green?

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Fewer Deals Means GM Sales Drop

TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Rental Car Companies, Chevrolet Cruze, U.S. Sales, Economic Downturn, Japan Earthquake, General Motors, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Gm, Chevrolet Equinox, Fuel Prices, GMC Terrain, Don Johnson, Chevrolet Cobalt, Video, Business News

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' U.S. sales fell 1.2 percent in May as it offered fewer deals to customers and it cut sales to rental car companies. ...

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New Drilling Bills Won't Help With Gas Prices, Will Make Rules Weaker Than Pre-BP Spill

Frances Beinecke | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Oil Industry, Louisiana, Bp, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Doc Hastings, Clean Cars, Exxon Mobil, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Drilling, Green News

It is cynical for politicians to claim that more drilling will relieve high gas prices. More drilling only means more profits for the oil industry -- not lower costs at the pump

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Auto Sales Soar As Consumers Flock To Small Cars

autos.aol.com | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Car Sales, Toyota, Fuel Efficient Cars, Gm, Small Cars, Car Sales April, Auto Sales, Ford, Car Rebates, Business News

April car sales kept going strong, fueled by strong consumer demand for small cars and growing consumer confidence. General Motors' sales spiked 26...

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Taxpayer Billions Could Fall Short In Creating New Jobs, More Efficient Cars

Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Tesla, Steve Westly, Green Cars, Energy Department, Fuel Efficient Cars, Tesla Motors, Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing, Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Ford, Nissan, Gao, Business News

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk The Center For Public Intergrity An Energy Department loan program meant to create jobs and spur development o...

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Do Green Cars Make People Drive More?

Mother Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Car Emissions, Increased Emissions, Green Energy, Green Technology, Fuel Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficient Cars Drive More, Green News

Treehugger reports that in Sweden, purchases of fuel-efficient cars are on the rise, but so are emissions. So does this mean that Swedes are actually...

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Everything You Need To Know About New Clean Diesel Cars

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Fuel Efficient Cars, Green Diesel, Cars, Eco-Friendly Cars, Green Energy, Clean Diesel, Diesel Clean, Clean Diesel Myths, Eco-Friendly Diesel, Greenest Cars, Slidepollajax, Environment, Clean Diesel Facts, Green News

From The Daily Green: Not long ago the word "diesel" was synonymous with loud, smelly, and unreliable vehicles in the United States. In fact, over ...

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Amping Up the Drive to Reduce Gasoline Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cars and Trucks

Mark Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Automotive News, Electric Vehicles, California Clean Car, LA Auto Show, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Clean Cars, Green News

Ten years ago, California stuck with the Clean Cars program and led the nation to lower emissions of pollutants. They'll have the opportunity to lead the nation again next year.

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Who Would Have Thought

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Edison2, X Prize, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Green News

Washington, D.C. -- That the winner of the Automotive X Prize, Team Edison 2, would have built their 102 mpg vehicle in Lynchburg, Virginia? &n...

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Quiet Hybrids: Are They More Dangerous?

AP | By KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prius, Quiet Hybrids, Hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Hybrid Engine Noise, Eco-Friendly Cars, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The age of the silent hybrid may be coming to an end. Gas-electric hybrids, propelled by electric motors at low speeds, are well-know...

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Recovery Act in Action #8: Jobs in the Heartland

Jared Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean Energy Transportation, Fuel Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Hybrid Propulsion System, Clean Energy, Allison Transmission, Hybrid Cars, Recovery-Act-in-Action, Energy Efficient Cars, Recovery Act, Politics News

Our latest Recovery-Act-in-Action installment features some exciting new technology, 100 good-paying manufacturing jobs, and the public/private co-investment that is critical to job growth right now.

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Obama Goes Forward on Clean Cars, Backward on Offshore Drilling

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Oil Drilling, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Clean Cars, Obama, Oceans, Offshore Drilling, Outer Continental Shelf, Green News

I do not support President Obama's decision to open vast areas of our oceans to offshore drilling. Expanding offshore drilling will take us backward, not forward.

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Will the Hummer Be Remembered As the Ford Edsel of the Twenty-First Century?

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumerism, Ford Cars, Hummer Discontinued, Hummer, GM Ending Hummer, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Ford Edsel, China, Sichuan-Tengzhong-Heavy-Industrial-Machinery-Corp, Business News

The Hummer died this week because of a failed deal with China, who determined the monster truck was simply not a good investment. This failure resembles the 1957 Ford Edsel, called a monstrosity of poor design and poor planning.

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