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more about #fueleconomy more comments → Jes St.Lawrence: "but when you leave out an obvious weight driver the whole affair is suspect." I read that as "but when you leave out the obvious driver weight, the ... more » DrLemming: I'm a live-and-let-live kind of guy. If other folks want more horsepower, they should have it if they want to pay for it. What bothers me is that to... more » gunluva is prepared to drop.: That picture is the car the Boomer from L4D drives. #fueleconomy more » Ford Tempo Fanatic: I'm going to pop open a cold one on the day GM officially announces there will never be a Chevy Volt mass produced for the 'Merican consumer. #laautoshow more » philibuster: Will the cruze be better than the fiesta? #laautoshow more » brandegee: Is this the car we knew Korea could build for us? #laautoshow more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Too bad this can't be a direct-injection 1.4L TD. Then we'd get 260 torques and 65 MPG. Oh, and it'd last forever...or until some bonehead put gasol... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: 09' 1.4 GTDI: 140 hp 90' 5.0 L02 v8 (Base): 140 hp We did come a long way. #laautoshow more » Pessimippopotamus: We used to get awesome North American premieres like the Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari 599 GTB and the Venturi Fétish. This year we get some run of the mi... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Sorry, I am more interested in this. #fueleconomy more » bmoreDLJ: If it weren't for the Porsche badge, I'd say a Mustang Mach III had a terrible reaction...possibly to production greenlights. #fueleconomy more » Franzouse: Improvements in fuel economy since 1980 were also offset by the fact that we're all getting fatter; I can't believe the authors of this study would ov... more » Elhigh: As much as I am disgusted by model bloat, added features, and unnecessary complexities, I have to agree: the results are horseshit. A brand-new vehic... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Fuel economy numbers, like every other either mandated or produced-by-the-gubment, is/can be tweaked to back up whatever propaganda is desired. Look ... more » egoods: A once (still?) great Stats teacher once told me: "Edward, there's facts, and then there's stats" #fueleconomy more » -
#laautoshow
Chevy Family Photo Op: Mass-Marketing MPG And MPG For The Masses, Together At Last
GM just dumped an unnecessary presser letting everyone know the officially-official US-spec Chevy Cruze debuts at the LA Auto Show along with its 40MPG 1.4-liter turbocharged, direct-injection inline-four. They also mentioned the still-over-a-year-away Chevy Volt for the 25,761st time. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Vehicle Weight Vs. Fuel Economy Study Ignores Gov Mandates
A new non-profit study, "Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector," criticizes all automakers over lower fuel economy due to higher power and vehicular weight gains since 1980. It's a complete load of crap. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Truck Tail Improves Fuel Economy 7.5%
Dutch scientists have demonstrated how this aero tail, attached to the backside of tractor trailers, reduces fuel consumption by 7.5%. The device folds back to allow for loading and unloading, but it'd probably get bashed anyways. [ScienceDaily] -
#cashforclunkers
August average new vehicle fuel economy hit record 23MPG thanks to Cash For Clunkers. [TheCarConnection]
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#industrynews
President Obama unveiled new, unified fuel standards today: 35.5 MPG fleet-wide by 2016. [Forbes]
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#cashforclunkers
EPA Secretly Changing MPG Numbers Ahead Of Cash For Clunkers, Screwing Consumers
Consumers hoping to trade in their old "clunkers" for new vehicles through the Cash for Clunkers (or CARS) program are discovering the EPA changed fuel economy numbers for some cars last week, making it impossible to trade them in! Update. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Pneumatic Hybrids: Urban Powertrain Of The Future?
Hybrid technology propels most fuel-efficient vehicles currently on sale in the U.S., but with costly battery packs and not-so-easy-on-the-wallet pricing; Are gas-electric hybrids long for this world? Could pneumatic hybrids be a cost-effective replacement? More » -
#ifeelgassy
Appliance-Driving American Consumers Still Stupid
Honda's Insight hybrid may fall 33% short of U.S. sales goals. Why? America's already forgotten last summer's record high gas prices. Even with a recent 30% price increase, gas's still cheap for the moment. So, are appliance-driving consumers just stupid? More » -
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The United States Map Of Higher Gas Prices
AAA reports the national average for a gallon of gas's up 62.1 cents over the last 48 days to $2.67. That's a 30.4% increase. But it ain't so expensive, or cheap, everywhere. Here's a current county-by-county nationwide pricing map.
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#ifeelgassy
Ballyhoed New CAFE Standards Riddled With Hummer-Sized Loopholes
When Obama unveiled new fuel standards we decried the end of fun cars and pointed out how far most automakers are from meeting new-for-2016 fuel standards. It turns out, thanks to Hummer-sized loopholes like your car's air-conditioning, automakers should be able to meet them with little fear. More » -
#ifeelgassy
California already plotting America's post-2016 fuel standards. [Reuters via AutoNews]
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#ifeelgassy
Obama Kills Fun Cars, Unveils 35.5 MPG Fuel Economy Plan By 2016
President Obama and distinguished hostagesauto execs just unveiled new emissions and fuel economy standards. The result? They've just killed all the fun cars. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Ebony And Ivory: Automakers Support Obama
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (NAMBLA), a trade association of 11 major automakers, back and plan to live together in perfect harmony with Obama's plan creating a unified auto emissions and fuel economy policy. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Obama To Announce New Fuel Economy, Emissions Standard Tomorrow
According to Politico, the Obama administration's announcing a new national auto standards policy for 2016. The plan supposedly marries U.S. fuel economy and emissions standards to California polices and be supported by automakers and policymakers. More » -
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NASCAR Star Drives Ford Fusion Hybrid Slowly, Gets 1,445.7 Miles On Single Gas Tank
NASCAR star Carl Edwards, using eco-driving tips, drove this 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid non-stop 1,445.7 miles on one tank of gas. Over 69 hours he averaged 81.5 MPG and annoyed 5,180 fellow drivers.
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#ifeelgassy
Swine Flu Drives Panic Up, Oil Prices Down
With Swine Flu possibly threatening global economy recovery, oil futures fell 4.5% to $49.25 a barrel today. That's good news for those of us planning to ride out the Swine Flupocalpyse in our cars. [Marketwatch] -
#2009sae
"100 MPG" Electric Hummer H3 Doesn't Actually Get 100 MPG
We're here at the 2009 SAE World Congress in Detroit, where California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up for the "100 MPG" Raser Electric Hummer H3 unveiling. Which, incidentally, does not actually get 100 MPG. More » -
#ifeelgassy
100 MPG Hummer H3: Volt Goes Off-Road
Raser Electric has built an extended-range electric Hummer H3 which will supposedly return 100 MPG when it hits the road. How did they do it? By building a simplified Chevy Volt before GM could. More » -
#hybridcarwars
New Prius Vs. Fusion Hybrid Vs. Honda Insight: Which Hybrid Should You Buy?
A battle even more hotly contested in the car world than the Muscle Car Wars: the introduction of the Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2010 Prius and Honda Insight gives us the Hybrid Car Wars! Who survives? More » -
#ifeelgassy
CAFE: Fuel Economy Standards To Increase 8% To 27.3 MPG For 2011
The U.S. Transportation Department today will mandate the first passenger car fuel economy increase since 1975. The 2011 model year will require a fleetwide 8% increase above 2010 model year requirements to 27.3 MPG.
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