Fisker Automotive told investors it plans to delay the launch of its second model by up to a year, according to documents leaked to the website InsideEvs.com. ...
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Remember the old Mercedes-Benz diesels that sounded like the title car from the movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?" They were loud, slow and spewed black, sooty smoke that would make a career smoker gag. ...
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A judge has overturned a ruling that allowed a California woman to collect nearly $10,000 from Honda in small-claims court because her vehicle received lower-than-advertised fuel economy. ...
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As much as it pains me to say this: America needs a $1 a gallon gas tax. And right now would be the perfect time to start. Vote, pass, sign. Please. This gas tax could rebuild America, create jobs, help the auto industry, improve the environment and do something no politician likes to do: Pay ...
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The continued uninformed, childish and unfounded attacks on the Chevrolet Volt have finally riled up staunch conservative and retired automotive guru Bob Lutz, who took a bite out of Bill O'Reilly and the gang of neo-cons dead-set on bashing this range-extended hybrid into oblivion. ...
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Anxious over $5 per gallon gas promised by forecasters by early summer? How does $2.09 per gallon sound. That's what drivers of natural-gas vehicles enjoy now. ...
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Intent on putting 1 million hybrid and electric vehicles on the nation's roads over the next three years, the Obama administration said Wednesday it would broaden a rebate program that gives those car owners as much as $10,000 in tax credits. ...
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Since an improbable victory over Honda last week in a California small-claims court, a woman who sued over the disappointing fuel economy on her Civic hybrid says she has fielded hundreds of inquiries from disgruntled owners asking how they can follow in her footsteps. ...
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Honda presented misleading information to the owner of a 2006 Civic Hybrid when it claimed the car could get as many as 50 miles per gallon, according to a legal ruling issued Wednesday. ...
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How does an investment in American families that saves them hundreds of billions of dollars sound? How about saving $800 after you've paid off your new car with a five -year loan? ...
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A proposal to increase the nation's fuel economy standard to 54.5 miles per gallon over the next 13 years received broad support during three public hearings held by federal officials over the past eight days. ...
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The test results of the comparative emissions from two leaf blower models, a Fiat 500, and a Ford Raptor might make you want to make you start using a rake: Edmunds's InsideLine.com found the Ford pick-up to be cleaner than the Cinquecento and both vehicles to be cleaner than the motorized tools. ...
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General Motors has sent a letter to Chevy Volt owners offering them a loaner car while the government investigates the safety of the Volt's battery. ...
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This week the Obama Administration delineated its plan for the new 54.5 mpg fleet fuel economy standard by 2025, and though automotive industry professionals widely rejoiced, those who claim highway deaths will increase as a result spoke out against the measure. ...
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To prove that it can be done, Hyundai recently drove a 28-day road trip across the U.S. using zero gallons of gas. The Hyundai Tucson company reps took for the ride was fueled by hydrogen. Even without adequate fueling stations around the country, the company wanted to show that the technology is ...
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Though the low-key Toyota Prius hybrid may be en vogue for Hollywood actors like Jodie Foster and Susan Sarandon, Leonardo DiCaprio is proving it's possible to be green and flashy. ...
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Pickup trucks aren't known for their fuel economy, but Ford is trying to change that with a new Facebook driven event meant to spotlight the new Ford F150 EcoBoost that gets up to 22 mpg in highway driving. ...
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The Toyota Prius is already the most gas-frugal car a consumer can buy today, but the automaker will go it one better next month when it introduces a new 107 mpg plug-in hybrid version of the car at the auto show in Frankfurt Germany next month. ...
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With gas prices above $3.50 a gallon, companies which manufacture "fuel saving" devices are thriving. These companies are vying for the motoring public's dollars and preying on their ignorance. ...
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President Obama unveiled an aggressive plan to raise fuel economy standards to an average of 54.5 mpg by 2025, nearly doubling current mileage rules. ...
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