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New US Poll Finds 74% of Likely Voters Favor 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

Green Car Congress

A new national poll of likely voters conducted by the Mellman Group found that 74% of likely voters favor having “ the federal government require the auto industry to increase average fuel efficiency…to 60 miles per gallon by the year 2025.” Overall, 51% of respondents view Obama favorably, 44% unfavorably.

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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. This decision takes the U.S.

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling BEV in Germany

Push EVs

Let’s also give a shout out to the Opel siblings, the Mokka and Corsa, which — thanks to the upgraded battery and efficiency — are both now in the 400+ km club for rated range. Outlook Germany’s economy is not in a good place, with GDP contracting by 0.5% Both have climbed 9 spots back into the top 20.

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Greenius Is Fired Up Over Obama’s Green Economic Recovery Bill!

Creative Greenius

President Obama Steps Up To Save The Economy & The Climate While Republicans No Longer Relevant. Read the letter Lisa Jackson, new head of the EPA, sent the Sierra Club and Joe Romm’s excellent analysis here. Repairing Public Housing and Making Key Energy Efficiency Retrofits to HUD-Assisted Housing.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

As I get ready this morning to head over to the Lutheran Church in Gardena to participate in this national day of service by helping to prepare meals for my less fortunate neighbors, I want to thank the auto industry for giving me a great laugh at their expense. But Bob isn’t the only car comedy club member. Guess what?

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The electric car and grid parity - OregonLive.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The state of Michigan, which has seen its economy decimated by the collapse of the gas-powered auto industry, is pouring incentives into the alt-car market. See more in Economy Send To A Friend | Print this | Permalink Reddit Digg del.icio.us • Cartoon: Recovery is Just Around the Corner!

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Order a reprint of this article now APRIL 7, 2009 GM, Segway to Make Vehicle Article Video Comments more in Auto Industry News » Email Printer Friendly Share: Yahoo Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us Enter your answer Answer More questions: Horatio Mitchell asks… Q: who are the top auto part maker in japan?

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