New MPG Ratings Hurt Hybrids
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The Environmental Protection Agency finally updates how it estimates vehicles' fuel economy -- all vehicles will lose at least a few estimated mpg. In Autopia.
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The Toyota Prius has set a new world land-speed record for hybrid powered cars. The Prius achieved 130.794 mph on a three-mile, Salt Lake course using a standard Hybrid Synergy Drive power-train - a mixture
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Two leading technologies used in fuel-efficient vehicles seem destined to unite. Industry experts say joining hybrid motors with diesel engines would result in the greenest mainstream vehicles ever, and the initial tests are promising.
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Ads for a new full-size pickup don't mention the auto maker's famous fuel economy or hybrid technology.
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Je crache sur le Prius, voiture des puanteurs A French automotive-industry researcher has published an attack on hybrid cars, suggesting that they aren't a good sustainable way to save the planet and will prevent other technologies from developing.â¦
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The cars, SUVS and pickups people will buy in the years ahead are likely to use less fuel, and many will rely on ethanol or household electricity instead of gasoline. The energy legislation pushed through the Senate this week provides a roadmap to the future, demanding higher automobile fuel economy, mandating huge increases in ethanol as a motor fuel and supporting more research into building "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles.
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The Zeo runs purely on batteries. It's a direction the other big automakers are not so keen about.
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GM's new hybrid SUV is better than you think.
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More than 100 currently available automobiles get 40 mpg or better. Why are all but two unavailable in the United States? In Autopia.
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General Motors Corp. on Wednesday said it plans to make a plug-in electric hybrid version of the Saturn Vue Green Line, which will have double the fuel efficiency of any current sport utility vehicle.
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Blog: Phoenix Motorcars isn't rising on time, but what else is new in electric cars
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Those fuel-economy estimates posted on new cars and trucks are baloney. The government agency in charge of them doesn&#39;t mean them to be; in fact, the US Environmental Protection Agency seems unusually scrupulous about its ...
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If motorists used rechargeable "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles in large numbers, the U.S. could see a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, says a study released Thursday.
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Cars that are environmentally friendly may be coming to drivers in North America faster than anyone expected after the Canadian government pledged this week to a dramatic 25 per
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EcoMotors says it can hit 100 miles per gallon by 2011. So do some others.
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Car buyers will face a new form of sticker shock when they browse dealer lots next year: Mileage estimates will be down, reflecting the way people actually drive.
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It's a rough road out there, especially for new drivers. See which vehicles best combine value, safety, reliability, quality and fuel economy.