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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

The National Research Council is the principal operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. UMTRI Survey: US drivers want better fuel economy, don’t care how. 52% of respondents said it didn’t matter to them how a vehicle saves fuel and reduces emissions.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By See Chevy Volt for latest.

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