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EPA Announces Final Auto Emissions Standards: Industry Reacts

Green Fleet Magazine

The new rule slows the implementation of last year’s proposed stricter pollution standards from 2027 through 2029 but ramps up to nearly the level the EPA had proposed by 2032.

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Report: VW suspends head of powertrain electronics over emissions scandal

Green Car Congress

According to the report, Winterkorn first learned about the cheat only several days before the US EPA and California ARB made public their charges. German business magazine Manager Magazin yesterday reported that VW Group is putting the cost of the emissions scandal at more than €30 billion. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Consumer Reports confirms 2016 Toyota Prius 52-mpg rating

Green Car Reports

Consumer Reports has confirmed the 52-mpg combined EPA fuel-economy rating of the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, although its ratings in city and highway testing differed. Nonetheless, the magazine says the 2016 Prius is the most fuel-efficient car it's ever tested.

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Industry Groups React to EPA's Proposed Emissions Standards

Green Fleet Magazine

Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed federal vehicle emissions standards, and industry groups from the automotive manufacturing, trucking, and environmental sectors issued varying statements to support, criticize, and critique the proposal.

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Consumer Reports: New Ford Hybrids Don't Meet Mileage Ratings

Green Car Reports

We reported three weeks ago that Ford's new 2013 hybrids were not achieving their 47-mpg EPA gas mileage rating in real-world usage. The consumer magazine achieved. Now Consumer Reports has confirmed that finding, based on its own testing, in videos and a blog post published yesterday.

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Life With Tesla Model S: Pushing the Range Limits In 60-kWh Car

Green Car Reports

In the eight months I''ve owned my 60-kWh Tesla Model S, I''ve never had occasion to drive it more than 120 miles, comfortably within the car''s EPA-rated 208-mile range. But last week, I got an invitation from Don Sherman, Technical Director of Car & Driver magazine, to meet him in Danville.'

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New Ford Police Interceptors deliver up to 35% better fuel economy when idling

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And, according to Police Fleet Magazine , the typical police vehicle wastes half a gallon of fuel for each hour it idles. liter V6 in the Police Interceptor sedan delivers 288 hp (215 kW) and EPA-certified fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 26 mpg highway (13 and 9 L/100km). The base 3.5-liter The optional EcoBoost 3.5-liter