Fuel Efficient Vehicles

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

Elliott Negin | Posted 04.26.2012

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Elliott Negin

"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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GM Finally Goes Green

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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10 Cars That Show Hope For Detroit

Popular Mechanics | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Smog Checks & Chastened Idealism

George Mitrovich | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Mitrovich

Idealism is the certain loser when confronted by the bureaucratic nature of California state government -- consumer affairs or not.

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Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide _ a move the governor hailed as a maj...

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Gassing Up and Down: How to Improve Your Mileage

Bob Schildgen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Schildgen

A higher-than-rated mpg is quite achievable. On one occasion, I got 42 mpg on the highway, simply by maintaining a speed of 55 mph and using the cruise control.

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EVs vs. Gas-Powered Cars: No Ride to Utopia

Bob Schildgen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Schildgen

Hey Mr. Green, Is an electric car really more efficient than a hybrid getting 50-plus miles per gallon running on gas? How efficient (and green) can i...

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Greening Hollywood: Solar Taxi Makes Pit Stop at Bbq in The 'Bu

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paige Donner

The bbq in the 'Bu was held out in the Malibu Colony after the SolarTaxi spent the day making friends and fans at the Malibu Arts Festival.

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Electric Dirt Bike: Zero X Is Ready To Ride

Los Angeles Times | Susan Carpenter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Zero X matches the performance of its gas-powered peers but propels its owner into the future. When the Zero X wheeled onto the dirt track at Lak...

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Jackie Chan's Fuel Efficient Scooter Shop

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Senate Republicans Block Global Warming Bill

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Congress retreated Friday from the world's biggest environmental concern _ global warming _ in a fresh demonstration of what happen...

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