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Is green to blame for problems in auto industry?

Green Cars News

Part of the blame he believes lies with the Bush administration’s mandate for Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards to take cars from 27.5mpg to 35mpg by 2020. To read the article in full, click here. And leave us a comment with your opinions on this viewpoint below.

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GM Says Updated U.S. Emissions Rules Will Cost Auto Industry Billions in Fines

The Truth About Cars

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. This was verified via information found on the White House website.

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Proposed scrappage scheme meets criticism

Green Cars News

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.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

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 ). per cent in July suggesting that American consumers are still nervous about their jobs and the economy.

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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. spokesman Greg Martin said. Way to kill the audience, Greg. Guess what?

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. The engines in the PHEV should be flex-fuel capable meaning they should be capable of using any blend of fossil to bio fuel mix. Similar processes can be followed again.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. By Robert Gammon for the East Bay Express. East Bay Express Who’s Killing the Plug-In Hybrid?

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