Fuel Economy
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Toyota's Prius Line Expands. Next, Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Green Talk &bull Feb 7, 2012
While attending the International Auto Show, I made a bee-line to Toyota to view their new roomier Prius. When I got to their booth, my eyes quickly shifted to the Company's eye candy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car. Sexy, Sleek and… Full Story »
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What autopilot shares with seatbelts: Big Brother will require it in your car.
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 24, 2012
So says MIT's Technology Review, which notes that European car makers including Volkswagen and BMW are well down the road to delivering various driverless features, and will add them incrementally over the years, starting with electronic co-pilots that assist with safety and convenience tasks such as parallel parking. As the story notes, VW and fellow German car maker BMW are among those demonstrating driverless cars.… Full Story »
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Energy-efficient Fusion debuts at North American Auto Show
Big Green Purse &bull Jan 17, 2012
If you're in the market for a new family car that gets good gas mileage, easily carries 5 passengers, and has room in the trunk for your junk, several of the new models that debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week could be exactly… Full Story »
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Detroit Auto Show: BMW's hybrids combine muscle and mileage
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Jan 12, 2012
BMW is fielding an all-new 3-Series, and with it an ActiveHybrid 3 that offers both zero to 60 in 5.6 seconds and approximately 37 mpg. Up a notch, there's the ActiveHybrid 5. The hybrid race has gotten more competitive. I've… Full Story »
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The Prius C is Coming to U.S. this Spring, Priced Below $19,000
TreeHugger &bull Jan 11, 2012It should have a MSRP below $19,000 (which could mean $18,995...) and get an EPA fuel economy rating of 53 MPG city/46 MPG highway/50 MPG combined, which would give it the highest city fuel economy of any vehicle without a… Full Story »
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NAIAS PHOTOS: Bob Lutz Introduces Via Motors with the eREV VTRUX Extended-Range EV Pickup
Inhabitat &bull Jan 11, 2012
Cigar chomping auto exec Bob Lutz (who recently went from hating on electric vehicles to pushing GM to develop the Chevy Volt) introduced Via Motors yesterday at the 2012 North American International Auto Show by unveiling the company's first extended-range electric vehicle, a full-size light duty pickup truck called the eREV VTRUX. Lutz sits on the… Full Story »
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2013 Honda Accord to be Available in Plug-in Hybrid Model
TreeHugger &bull Jan 10, 2012The 2013 Accord lineup will also feature the first application of a new two-motor plug-in hybrid system to the Accord Sedan. The Honda two-motor hybrid system moves continuously through three modes - all-electric, gasoline-electric and direct-drive - to maximize driving… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Efficiency
- Fuel Economy
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Toyota Unveils NS4 Plug-in Hybrid Concept, Possible Global Production in 2015
TreeHugger &bull Jan 10, 2012Plug-in Hybrid Concept Outside of the Prius Family The Prius was a big hit for Toyota, giving it a technological leadership position back when most of its competitors only cared about big SUVs. But a lot of time has passed since then, and everybody and their dogs… Full Story »
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Lexus Debuts LF-LC Sporty 2+2 Hybrid Coupe Concept Car at 2012 Detroit Auto Show
TreeHugger &bull Jan 9, 2012Pretty, But It Should Be 100% Electric... Toyota's luxury division, Lexus, has been pretty good at putting hybrid drivetrains in its cars, giving them better fuel economy and low smog-forming emissions than most competing models. But what would be really… Full Story »
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2013 VW Jetta Hybrid Debuts at Detroit Auto Show (Lithium-ion Battery, 45 MPG, Turbocharged)
TreeHugger &bull Jan 9, 2012First Hybrid to Use 7-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission We first wrote about the VW Jetta hybrid a year and a half ago, but now it's finally here. Well, almost. It will become available in North-America "at the end of 2012", but… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Hybrids
- Energy
- Fuel Economy
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Ford Unveils New 2013 Fusion Hybrid (lithium-ion, 47 MPG) and Plug-In Fusion Energi (100+ MPGe)
TreeHugger &bull Jan 9, 2012No V6 Available -- 100% 4-Cylinder Lineup Ford has just pulled the curtain on the redesigned Fusion mid-size sedan at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, and I have to say, it looks quite good. Interestingly, the front grille is closer to the Ford Focus Electric than to the non-electric version. It will be the… Full Story »
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Top 100 green apps - Green Power Free battery saver
Eco-Libris : Moving Towards Sustainable Reading! &bull Jan 6, 2012
We are creating a list of the top 100 apps that will help you go green as part of our effort to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. Apps become an integral part of our life and a valuable tool and we believe we should also… Full Story »
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Google Team Snags the First 2012 Ford Focus Electric Before Everyone Else
Inhabitat &bull Jan 4, 2012
The long awaited 2012 Ford Focus Electric is available for pre-order for us peons, but the lucky folks at Google already have their hands on one! The first production unit was presented to the company just before Christmas (talk about… Full Story »
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MIT Researchers Explain Why Gas Mileage is Still Low Despite Advances in Fuel Economy
Inhabitat &bull Jan 4, 2012
If you live in the United States and value fuel efficiency, you might catch yourself looking longingly overseas at super efficient vehicle fleets and wondering, why not us? One MIT researcher looked into the predicament and found that though it… Full Story »
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Fat people and fuel economy: A weighty connection
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Dec 30, 2011
A new study shows Americans have packed on almost 30 pounds since 1960, and that's erasing all the gains automakers have made by putting their cars on a diet. If you replied, "Make mine the Triple Baconator Combo Meal with… Full Story »
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Top 100 green apps - GasHog: The Fuel Economy Tracker for iPhone
Eco-Libris : Moving Towards Sustainable Reading! &bull Dec 30, 2011
We are creating a list of the top 100 apps that will help you go green as part of our effort to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. Apps become an integral part of our life and a valuable tool and… Full Story »
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MAX Update No. 86: How Headlights Affect MPG
Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles &bull Dec 26, 2011
Here's another goofy graphic, fraught with symbolism; no, MAX's headlights don't have a fuel tank of their own, I'm just trying to make a point. As one approaches three-digit fuel mileage-100 mpg and above-little things start making a big difference. Things you'd never notice in a 20 mpg car are spectacular in… Full Story »
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5 New Year's resolutions for green cars
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Dec 23, 2011
A DARING DART: Dodge is relaunching this venerable name as a 40-mpg Fiat-based 2013 eco-car. What an interesting year for the auto industry! I certainly wasn't bored as I ran around covering the dramatic events, which included the Japanese tsunami,… Full Story »
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2011 is Almost Over, Time to Look Back
TreeHugger &bull Dec 22, 2011Things are So Much Clearer In the Rearview Mirror Famous investor Warren Buffett (who has been investing in solarpower recently) likes to say that judging an investment's performance over the short term is meaningless. You can have someone doing the right things but getting bad performance because of factors that are out of their control or bad luck, and you can have someone doing the wrong things but outperforming everybody else because… Full Story »
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Jerry Brown Cuts School Bus Funding: Bad for Education, Bad for the Environment
Eco Child's Play &bull Dec 18, 2011
If you live in California and your children ride a school bus, Governor Jerry Brown took away state funding for such transportation this week in his "trigger" budget cuts. As an educator, I recognize the particular challenge already facing financially strapped California schools to try and continue such services… Full Story »
