Scientists Call Carmakers' Bluff
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The UCS unveils a minivan design that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions more than 40 percent, keep safety and performance intact, be cheaper to buy -- and it's not a hybrid. What's up automakers? In Autopia.
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A swift response to problems should speed the automaker's recovery.
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French researchers say hybrids like the Toyota Prius are more hype than substance and may be keeping truly sustainable alternatives to internal combustion from reaching the market.
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Science & environment: The technology could prove a greener way to power cars - if only it could get research funding here
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Some automotive industry executives insist that Americans still won't pay for significantly higher fuel economy. Are they right?
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The auto-parts company needs to figure out how to fix itself.
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Modern cars can reduce fuel  consumption by more than 2.5 percent just by adding a piece of  software to the engine computer, a Dutch scientist found in a  university research project together with Ford .
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Sure, the UAW got back to work and Wall Street revved up GMâs stock. Now comes the carmakerâs real challenge: creating a car Americans will buy.
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The world&#39;s auto industry that meets this week at the International Motor Show (IAA) is counting on innovation and new models to stand out amidst fierce competition and pressure to preserve the environment.
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The recovery of Ford Motor Co. -- even  with plans to cut 45,000 jobs, close 16 factories and save $5  billion -- hinges on a deceptively simple solution: it has to  build cars people want to drive, analysts said.
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With the advent of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, the humble car battery is now taking center stage in new research.
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Automakers seem to be making progress in tamping down Democratic proposals for tougher fuel economy requirements.
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DIAGNOSING the problems faced by Europeâs car industry isnât rocket science - but listening to Europeâs auto bosses youâd think the causes of the malaise were unfathomable.
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Science & environment: Luxury carmaker is threatening legal challenge to London mayor's congestion charge hike for 4x4s
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission proposed yesterday binding rules to require carmakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions for new cars, provoking criticism from the European automobile industry as well as from environmentalists who said the regulations did not go far enough.
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Business & money: Industry reluctant to make the ultimate sacrifice of speed and acceleration.
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Automakers displayed dozens of new models, but attention at the Paris Auto Show on Thursday was dominated by talks on the sidelines about possible new partnerships to combat the rising costs and increasingly fierce competition besetting the industry.