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Will Cheap Gas, Soaring SUV Sales Sink Fuel-Economy Goals?

Green Car Reports

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 DON'T MISS: Miles Driven In U.S. emissions regulations are forcing carmakers to make their products more efficient over the next decade. mpg by 2025. That's equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker.

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Exclusive: FAA Investigates If It's Safer to Leave Cellphones On

Cars That Think

The phones were running an app developed by the Mitre Corporation's Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development , a federally-funded research center that provides the FAA with advanced technical capabilities in systems engineering, mathematics, and computer science. It's cheap, it's somewhat unconventional, and it could be effective."

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Exclusive: FAA Investigates If It's Safer to Leave Cellphones On

Cars That Think

The phones were running an app developed by the Mitre Corporation's Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development , a federally-funded research center that provides the FAA with advanced technical capabilities in systems engineering, mathematics, and computer science. It's cheap, it's somewhat unconventional, and it could be effective."

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Filling up a Prius vs. Plugging In a RAV4 EV

Plugs and Cars

Prius: > $6 per 100 miles RAV4 EV: 0 - $2.50 per 100 miles Prius: Fill up at multi-national corporate outpost RAV4 EV: Fill up at home with solar electricity or cheap, abundant, night-time power Prius: Hang around toxic fumes while filling up RAV4 EV: Margaritas all around Hat tip to Darell at evnut.com.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Feature: The Genesis Experience Son-Nim – “Honored Guest” Corporations are well-known for saying how much they care about and value their customers. Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. Currently all GV60 models are all-wheel drive.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

Especially in this day and age of consumer mistrust of corporations, transparency is of utmost importance. But my theory — which I can’t prove — is that the very competitive monthly starting lease rate combined with the 21 miles of electric range are contributing significantly to the success of the 4xe. Leased mine.

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Nissan’s Killer EV App, the Plug-In Car That Puts the Nail in GM’s Coffin

Creative Greenius

Too bad for America our corporations long ago outsourced that kind of effort and heart. When’s your affordable EV that gets 1oo mile range on a quick charge Ford? But at least Ford didn’t just shamelessly stiff all their creditors through the scam of corporate bankruptcy like the FAIL crews at GM and Chrysler did.

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