Articles Auto Industry Carbon Fuel Economy 
The Truth About Cars
JULY 28, 2023
During the meeting, GM estimated the auto industry as a whole could see penalties ranging from $1,300 to $4,300 per vehicle by 2031. Of course, automakers (particularly Stellantis when it was still Fiat Chrysler) also shelled out millions to purchase carbon credits in an effort to avoid government-backed fines.
Green Cars News
MAY 21, 2009
An article in the New York Times criticised the so-called “cash for clunkers&# legislation that would give people vouchers worth as much as $4,500 to replace old cars with new ones. These payments vastly outstrip the estimated $500 a car it would cost to increase fuel economy by 10 per cent for all vehicles on the assembly line.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 18, 2009
And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2009
Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. After all, the board’s main function is to regulate smog — not greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions.
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. Electric vehicles typically have a smaller operating carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED?
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs – here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. Electric vehicles typically have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED?
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