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We start off today with some Tesla Model S ownership-cost calculations, move on to carmakers'' answer to our 10 questions on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, and finish with a prediction that solar power will achieve grid parity in two years. All this and more on Green Car Reports. See why when you own a Tesla Model S electric car, you''re likely to MORE
Carlos Ghosn, who runs automakers Nissan and Renault, is one of the few auto executives who'll regularly take questions from a roomful of more than 100 journalists. At last week's New York Auto Show, many of the questions concerned plans by the Renault Nissan Alliance for more and higher-volume electric cars. Discussing plans for India and China. China India Carlos Ghosn plug-in cars Renault-Nissan MORE
Hydrogen fuel-cell stations promise speedier throughput on busy weekends. A California city now claims to have the largest public fast-charging site. And Ford isn’t worried about low gas prices and EV adoption. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. MORE
Until now, if you'd wanted to drive a Bollore Bluecar electric vehicle, all you'd have required as a few Euros per hour to take one of the little vehicles around the crowded roads of Paris, France. Bollore has now put the Bluecar on sale to the French public, at a starting price of 12,000 Euros--only $15,500. As electric cars go, that's pretty MORE
With the summer travel season more than halfway over and gas prices still quite low, U.S drivers have already logged a record-breaking number of miles traveled. The nation's vehicles collectively logged 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months of this year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) data. That's up 3.3 percent from. Fuel Economy Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT MORE
California regulatory documents show range estimates for the new Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. A new report shows that building new renewable power can be cheaper than running old coal plants. Automakers join forces to lobby for extending electric-car tax credits. And California preps for half a million electric cars. All this and more on Green Car. Car Sharing MORE
Which is the better small-ar option: a hybrid, or a very fuel-efficient conventional car? The best candidate to represent the non-hybrid side of that debate is the Mitsubishi Mirage. It's the most fuel-efficient new car currently sold in the U.S. without any electrification. Facing off against it is the smallest and least expensive hybrid car sold. subcompact Fuel Economy economy car review MORE
Today, waits at Tesla service centers get longer, Elon Musk teases a more powerful Tesla Supercharger DC fast-charging station, and new analysis claims some forms of renewable energy are now the cheapest unsubsidized sources of electricity in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out the potential cost of the Volkswagen 3.0-liter. Today in Car News MORE
The average fuel economy of new cars sold in the United States fell once more in September, although not by much. Average new-car fuel economy continues to hover around 25 mpg, according to recent analysis. The sales-weighted average window sticker fuel economy for new cars in September was 25.2 mpg, according to the University of Michigan. sales Study Fuel Economy EPA Ratings MORE
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Global oil prices have remained fairly low for most of this year, which should be good news for people in most of the industrialized world. But that's not the case in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. The continued slump in prices has prodded the seven-state federation to make a somewhat radical change in policy. DON'T MISS: IMF: Fossil Fuels. oil Middle East energy policy United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia MORE
There''s been a lot of conventional wisdom floating around lately. In this case, it''s the notion that electric car sales will plummet with the arrival of vastly lower gasoline prices. We''d suggest that perhaps this is not quite as much of a foregone conclusion as many pundits think. DON''T MISS: Green Car People: Who Buys Electric And Plug-In MORE
The Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is finding the majority of its interest so far from people outside the Ford fold. Fast charging could use a rethink to help reduce heat buildup, researchers argue. And is Tesla immune to the plunge in gas prices expected through the summer? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Gas prices are falling fast, and MORE
While battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars have had much of the spotlight to themselves for the past four years, we''re going to be hearing a lot more about hydrogen fuel-cell cars over the next few. And a new study just released by the University of California--Davis suggests that we are "tantalizingly close to the beginning of a hydrogen MORE
In the likely case of only a gradual return to previous higher prices—which Lux calls the “cheap oil” scenario in its analysis—then electric vehicle (EV) sales will dip by 20% for a number of years, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales will dip by about 14% during that same period, the research firm found. MORE
The catalysts were made by using a cheap clay material called Halloysite as the template, urea as the nitrogen source and furfural (an organic chemical that can be produced from oats, wheat bran or sawdust) as the carbon source. Scientists from the University of Surrey and their colleagues have produced non-metal electro-catalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation. MORE
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Scientists have found a cheap alternative to graphene which could be used to build supercapacitors to power electric cars – good ol’ hemp. According to researchers, fibres from the plant are packed with as much energy and power as graphene – the miracle material, long-touted as the ideal based to [.]. Electric cars Green credentials Editor Pick MORE
Electric car fans who currently feel priced out of the market should keep their eyes on events in Japan – with Toyota revealing plans to introduce an ultra-cheap electric car. Electric cars Green cars Latest news Toyota cheap electric cars electric cars green cars Toyota COMS EVToyota Auto Body Corporation, which is a unit of Toyota Motor Corporation, is expected to introduce the two-seat COMS EV – which is based on [.]. MORE
A pair of U.S. federal agencies said yesterday that while automakers had complied with the first five years of stricter fuel-efficiency laws, the industry seemed unlikely to meet 2025 targets for improving gas mileage. Rather than hitting the projected 54.5-mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy—which translates to about 38 mpg on new-car window. emissions EPA NHTSA CARB CAFE Fuel Economy Corporate Average Fuel Economy MORE
He cautioned that cheap gas prices won’t last indefinitely, and Low gas prices typically make fuel-efficient cars less attractive to consumers, and right now prices are very low indeed. Yet President Barack Obama hopes U.S. car buyers won''t clamor for gas guzzlers. DON''T MISS: Gas Prices To Plunge More After Oil Price Falls To 4-Year Low? MORE
What would it take to convert a Saturn SC2 to electric? The information on web sites is all over the place. Some want $5,000.00 for a kit while another MORE
We always knew the Volkswagen XL1 wouldn''t be cheap. None of that sounds cheap. And as Volkswagen UK reveals pricing for the light-weight plug-in hybrid, we now know just how not-cheap it actually is: £98,515, or just under $169,000 at current It''s a limited-run, carbon-fiber bodied, plug-in hybrid, gull-winged low-slung eco supercar. MORE
Ever thought of scrounging used forklift parts to build an electric car? In this interview, Darin Cosgrove talks about the successful marriage of a Geo Metro and a Baker Forklift MORE
Natural gas vehicles were first promoted starting in about 2000 as a way to reduce reliance on imported oil and cut tailpipe emissions. Their promise appeared to grow near the height of the global financial crisis, when gas prices hovered around $4 per gallon across much of the United States. The domestic fuel promised to cut carbon-dioxide. natural gas LPG alternative fuel vehicles natural gas vehicle MORE
Today, how one reader got an exceedingly inexpensive new Nissan Leaf electric car, drag racing a "Ludicrous" mode-equipped Tesla Model S, and how Rhode Island uses money from polluters to fund its electric-car incentives. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We've got details on the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq, multiple first drives, and more in our. Today in Car News MORE
Green-car deals are surprisingly hard to find this month. GM ups its renewable energy investment, however a poll last week pointed out that its allegiances might be the bigger image problem right now. And does a 400-mile, all-electric Karma Revero give what started as the Fisker Karma some new relevance? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Today in Car News MORE
The low oil prices that boosted new-car sales and caused average fuel-economy gains to sputter last year may be here to stay, for a while at least. With fuel prices low throughout 2015, Americans bought more new cars, but many of them were less-efficient SUVs and crossovers. And those oil prices likely won't increase dramatically for the next. Fuel Gasoline oil energy MORE
Conventional wisdom says low gas prices are poison to sales of fuel-efficient cars, but a new survey indicates that may not be the case. Despite average gas prices of less than $2.00 a gallon nationwide, with negative oil prices even observed a few weeks ago, car buyers still have a strong interest in mpg, according to Consumer Reports. MORE
So far this year, U.S. drivers have enjoyed unusually low gas prices, due to a variety of factors. But it seems they could be even lower. While gas prices are at their lowest in years, oil prices have dropped by an even greater margin, meaning there should be room for gas prices to decrease even more. DON'T MISS: Gas Prices Matter To U.S. Green oil MORE
Volkswagen has provided an update on its Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle ( earlier post ), now scheduled to arrive on the market in 2014. At the presentation of the concept in Germany earlier this year, VW had said the EV would launch on the market in 2013. The EV is driven by an electric motor integrated in the front engine compartment with a maximum power output of 85 kW (115 PS, 112 hp) and a continuous power output of 50 kW (69 PS, 67 hp), with 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) torque, powered by a 26.5 MORE
For the past year or so, U.S. drivers have enjoyed low gas prices. That's been particularly true over the past couple of months, as gas prices have dropped closer to $2.00 per gallon around the country. Lower gas prices put more money into consumers' pockets, in theory allowing them to spend more on other things. DON'T MISS: Why Electric Cars Make. Economic Economy Fuel Economy MORE
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation. MORE
Electric cars are cleaner than gas cars almost everywhere. Ethanol faces more challenges at the pump. Battery-electric trains catch on in Europe. And will an activist strategy about oil stoke interest in Aptera? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A study from the UK has found that electric cars are now cleaner than gasoline cars in 95% of. Today in Car News MORE
The cheap gas, at a national-average $2.01 As gas prices plummet toward the $2-per-gallon mark on a national level—with some regions already reporting $1 gas—forecasts are suggesting the bargain pump prices will last at least through the summer. as of Monday morning, according to AAA, comes as a rare bit of positive financial news for MORE
I have a 1946 Willy's Jeep. The motor needs rebuilding or replacing, and I would LOVE to convert it to electric so that I could off road w/o the usual MORE
Our research proved that poplar coppice can be a good option to meet the cheap, high-volume criteria of biofuel feedstock. A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar an economically viable biofuel feedstock by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently—after only two or three years—instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle. MORE
After talking with some engineers at HP and mulling over some ideas, I came up with the attached schematics for an inexpensive battery balancer. MORE
emissions regulations are forcing carmakers to make their products more efficient over the next decade. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 mpg by 2025. That's equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker. DON'T MISS: Miles Driven In U.S. Hits New All-Time High; Gasoline. CAFE Fuel Economy Corporate Average Fuel Economy MORE
We''re back from the Labor Day holiday with the latest green-car news. Find out how a range-extended 2014 BMW i3 REx does on a mountain climb, learn about California''s latest clean-air initiative, and see why UBS thinks electric cars will will make residential solar energy practical for more people. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up MORE
I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. by BLNT, PriusPodcast.com. MORE
Cheap gasoline is good news for the economies of most countries, but not those that rely on oil exports. In some cases, that means cutting back on cheap gas for their own citizens. The sustained fall in global prices has led oil-producing countries to search for ways to keep their revenues up. DON'T MISS: Even Saudi Arabia vows to end its. oil Middle East energy policy United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia MORE
Electric cars Green cars Latest news Tata cheap electric cars electric cars green cars india Tata NanoTata Motors made its name with the cheapest car of modern times in the form of the Tata Nano (pictured) – and now, it wants to reach another landmark by offering an electric car with a price below $20,000. The carmaker has teamed up with Dassault Systemes of France, one of the world leaders for [.]. MORE
For many people, the purchase of a fuel efficient car is usually made to save money on driving, as the cost of being a car owner rises further and further. That being the case, why buy an expensive car in the first place, potentially taking years longer to pay off the fuel savings? The good news is that there are plenty of cars available for less MORE
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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. It is something very cheap to fix and to inspect. by BLNT, PriusPodcast.com.
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MARCH 30, 2020
The cheap gas, at a national-average $2.01 As gas prices plummet toward the $2-per-gallon mark on a national level—with some regions already reporting $1 gas—forecasts are suggesting the bargain pump prices will last at least through the summer. as of Monday morning, according to AAA, comes as a rare bit of positive financial news for
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Electric Cars are for Girls
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
What would it take to convert a Saturn SC2 to electric? The information on web sites is all over the place. Some want $5,000.00 for a kit while another
Green Car Reports
MAY 1, 2020
Conventional wisdom says low gas prices are poison to sales of fuel-efficient cars, but a new survey indicates that may not be the case. Despite average gas prices of less than $2.00 a gallon nationwide, with negative oil prices even observed a few weeks ago, car buyers still have a strong interest in mpg, according to Consumer Reports.
Green Car Reports
MAY 29, 2020
Hydrogen fuel-cell stations promise speedier throughput on busy weekends. A California city now claims to have the largest public fast-charging site. And Ford isn’t worried about low gas prices and EV adoption. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Electric Cars are for Girls
OCTOBER 14, 2010
I have a 1946 Willy's Jeep. The motor needs rebuilding or replacing, and I would LOVE to convert it to electric so that I could off road w/o the usual
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation.
Creative Greenius
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
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Green Car Reports
JULY 1, 2014
We always knew the Volkswagen XL1 wouldn''t be cheap. None of that sounds cheap. And as Volkswagen UK reveals pricing for the light-weight plug-in hybrid, we now know just how not-cheap it actually is: £98,515, or just under $169,000 at current It''s a limited-run, carbon-fiber bodied, plug-in hybrid, gull-winged low-slung eco supercar.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 13, 2020
The Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is finding the majority of its interest so far from people outside the Ford fold. Fast charging could use a rethink to help reduce heat buildup, researchers argue. And is Tesla immune to the plunge in gas prices expected through the summer? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Gas prices are falling fast, and
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
California regulatory documents show range estimates for the new Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. A new report shows that building new renewable power can be cheaper than running old coal plants. Automakers join forces to lobby for extending electric-car tax credits. And California preps for half a million electric cars. All this and more on Green Car. Car Sharing
Green Cars News
JUNE 8, 2012
Electric car fans who currently feel priced out of the market should keep their eyes on events in Japan – with Toyota revealing plans to introduce an ultra-cheap electric car. Electric cars Green cars Latest news Toyota cheap electric cars electric cars green cars Toyota COMS EVToyota Auto Body Corporation, which is a unit of Toyota Motor Corporation, is expected to introduce the two-seat COMS EV – which is based on [.].
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
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Green Car Reports
JANUARY 8, 2015
He cautioned that cheap gas prices won’t last indefinitely, and Low gas prices typically make fuel-efficient cars less attractive to consumers, and right now prices are very low indeed. Yet President Barack Obama hopes U.S. car buyers won''t clamor for gas guzzlers. DON''T MISS: Gas Prices To Plunge More After Oil Price Falls To 4-Year Low?
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 4, 2016
Cheap gasoline is good news for the economies of most countries, but not those that rely on oil exports. In some cases, that means cutting back on cheap gas for their own citizens. The sustained fall in global prices has led oil-producing countries to search for ways to keep their revenues up. DON'T MISS: Even Saudi Arabia vows to end its. oil Middle East energy policy United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia
Electric Cars are for Girls
AUGUST 28, 2009
Ever thought of scrounging used forklift parts to build an electric car? In this interview, Darin Cosgrove talks about the successful marriage of a Geo Metro and a Baker Forklift
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 21, 2015
So far this year, U.S. drivers have enjoyed unusually low gas prices, due to a variety of factors. But it seems they could be even lower. While gas prices are at their lowest in years, oil prices have dropped by an even greater margin, meaning there should be room for gas prices to decrease even more. DON'T MISS: Gas Prices Matter To U.S. Green oil
Green Cars News
JUNE 20, 2012
Electric cars Green cars Latest news Tata cheap electric cars electric cars green cars india Tata NanoTata Motors made its name with the cheapest car of modern times in the form of the Tata Nano (pictured) – and now, it wants to reach another landmark by offering an electric car with a price below $20,000. The carmaker has teamed up with Dassault Systemes of France, one of the world leaders for [.].
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 13, 2015
Which is the better small-ar option: a hybrid, or a very fuel-efficient conventional car? The best candidate to represent the non-hybrid side of that debate is the Mitsubishi Mirage. It's the most fuel-efficient new car currently sold in the U.S. without any electrification. Facing off against it is the smallest and least expensive hybrid car sold. subcompact Fuel Economy economy car review
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MARCH 23, 2007
After talking with some engineers at HP and mulling over some ideas, I came up with the attached schematics for an inexpensive battery balancer.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
The low oil prices that boosted new-car sales and caused average fuel-economy gains to sputter last year may be here to stay, for a while at least. With fuel prices low throughout 2015, Americans bought more new cars, but many of them were less-efficient SUVs and crossovers. And those oil prices likely won't increase dramatically for the next. Fuel Gasoline oil energy
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2017
The catalysts were made by using a cheap clay material called Halloysite as the template, urea as the nitrogen source and furfural (an organic chemical that can be produced from oats, wheat bran or sawdust) as the carbon source. Scientists from the University of Surrey and their colleagues have produced non-metal electro-catalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 2, 2016
For the past year or so, U.S. drivers have enjoyed low gas prices. That's been particularly true over the past couple of months, as gas prices have dropped closer to $2.00 per gallon around the country. Lower gas prices put more money into consumers' pockets, in theory allowing them to spend more on other things. DON'T MISS: Why Electric Cars Make. Economic Economy Fuel Economy
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 3, 2015
emissions regulations are forcing carmakers to make their products more efficient over the next decade. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 mpg by 2025. That's equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker. DON'T MISS: Miles Driven In U.S. Hits New All-Time High; Gasoline. CAFE Fuel Economy Corporate Average Fuel Economy
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Our research proved that poplar coppice can be a good option to meet the cheap, high-volume criteria of biofuel feedstock. A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar an economically viable biofuel feedstock by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently—after only two or three years—instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 14, 2013
Until now, if you'd wanted to drive a Bollore Bluecar electric vehicle, all you'd have required as a few Euros per hour to take one of the little vehicles around the crowded roads of Paris, France. Bollore has now put the Bluecar on sale to the French public, at a starting price of 12,000 Euros--only $15,500. As electric cars go, that's pretty
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 27, 2016
Today, waits at Tesla service centers get longer, Elon Musk teases a more powerful Tesla Supercharger DC fast-charging station, and new analysis claims some forms of renewable energy are now the cheapest unsubsidized sources of electricity in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out the potential cost of the Volkswagen 3.0-liter. Today in Car News
Green Car Reports
APRIL 20, 2020
Green-car deals are surprisingly hard to find this month. GM ups its renewable energy investment, however a poll last week pointed out that its allegiances might be the bigger image problem right now. And does a 400-mile, all-electric Karma Revero give what started as the Fisker Karma some new relevance? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Today in Car News
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 17, 2017
Natural gas vehicles were first promoted starting in about 2000 as a way to reduce reliance on imported oil and cut tailpipe emissions. Their promise appeared to grow near the height of the global financial crisis, when gas prices hovered around $4 per gallon across much of the United States. The domestic fuel promised to cut carbon-dioxide. natural gas LPG alternative fuel vehicles natural gas vehicle
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 7, 2015
The average fuel economy of new cars sold in the United States fell once more in September, although not by much. Average new-car fuel economy continues to hover around 25 mpg, according to recent analysis. The sales-weighted average window sticker fuel economy for new cars in September was 25.2 mpg, according to the University of Michigan. sales Study Fuel Economy EPA Ratings
Green Car Reports
JULY 23, 2015
Global oil prices have remained fairly low for most of this year, which should be good news for people in most of the industrialized world. But that's not the case in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. The continued slump in prices has prodded the seven-state federation to make a somewhat radical change in policy. DON'T MISS: IMF: Fossil Fuels. oil Middle East energy policy United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 15, 2014
There''s been a lot of conventional wisdom floating around lately. In this case, it''s the notion that electric car sales will plummet with the arrival of vastly lower gasoline prices. We''d suggest that perhaps this is not quite as much of a foregone conclusion as many pundits think. DON''T MISS: Green Car People: Who Buys Electric And Plug-In
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Volkswagen has provided an update on its Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle ( earlier post ), now scheduled to arrive on the market in 2014. At the presentation of the concept in Germany earlier this year, VW had said the EV would launch on the market in 2013. The EV is driven by an electric motor integrated in the front engine compartment with a maximum power output of 85 kW (115 PS, 112 hp) and a continuous power output of 50 kW (69 PS, 67 hp), with 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) torque, powered by a 26.5
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 15, 2014
While battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars have had much of the spotlight to themselves for the past four years, we''re going to be hearing a lot more about hydrogen fuel-cell cars over the next few. And a new study just released by the University of California--Davis suggests that we are "tantalizingly close to the beginning of a hydrogen
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
We start off today with some Tesla Model S ownership-cost calculations, move on to carmakers'' answer to our 10 questions on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, and finish with a prediction that solar power will achieve grid parity in two years. All this and more on Green Car Reports. See why when you own a Tesla Model S electric car, you''re likely to
Green Cars News
AUGUST 13, 2014
Scientists have found a cheap alternative to graphene which could be used to build supercapacitors to power electric cars – good ol’ hemp. According to researchers, fibres from the plant are packed with as much energy and power as graphene – the miracle material, long-touted as the ideal based to [.]. Electric cars Green credentials Editor Pick
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 25, 2016
With the summer travel season more than halfway over and gas prices still quite low, U.S drivers have already logged a record-breaking number of miles traveled. The nation's vehicles collectively logged 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months of this year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) data. That's up 3.3 percent from. Fuel Economy Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT
Green Car Reports
JULY 19, 2016
A pair of U.S. federal agencies said yesterday that while automakers had complied with the first five years of stricter fuel-efficiency laws, the industry seemed unlikely to meet 2025 targets for improving gas mileage. Rather than hitting the projected 54.5-mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy—which translates to about 38 mpg on new-car window. emissions EPA NHTSA CARB CAFE Fuel Economy Corporate Average Fuel Economy
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
For many people, the purchase of a fuel efficient car is usually made to save money on driving, as the cost of being a car owner rises further and further. That being the case, why buy an expensive car in the first place, potentially taking years longer to pay off the fuel savings? The good news is that there are plenty of cars available for less
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
In the likely case of only a gradual return to previous higher prices—which Lux calls the “cheap oil” scenario in its analysis—then electric vehicle (EV) sales will dip by 20% for a number of years, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales will dip by about 14% during that same period, the research firm found.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 28, 2016
Carlos Ghosn, who runs automakers Nissan and Renault, is one of the few auto executives who'll regularly take questions from a roomful of more than 100 journalists. At last week's New York Auto Show, many of the questions concerned plans by the Renault Nissan Alliance for more and higher-volume electric cars. Discussing plans for India and China. China India Carlos Ghosn plug-in cars Renault-Nissan
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
We''re back from the Labor Day holiday with the latest green-car news. Find out how a range-extended 2014 BMW i3 REx does on a mountain climb, learn about California''s latest clean-air initiative, and see why UBS thinks electric cars will will make residential solar energy practical for more people. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Today, how one reader got an exceedingly inexpensive new Nissan Leaf electric car, drag racing a "Ludicrous" mode-equipped Tesla Model S, and how Rhode Island uses money from polluters to fund its electric-car incentives. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We've got details on the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq, multiple first drives, and more in our. Today in Car News
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