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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Could making cars eco-friendly change buying habits and hurt the planet? Researchers are investigating.  In Autopia.
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Automakers are lobbying for a modest increase in mileage standards, hoping to silence calls for tougher targets.
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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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WASHINGTON _ In an escalation of a war of words, automakers on Tuesday accused California regulators of misleading federal officials and the public about the costs and benefits of California's proposed 30 percent cut in global warming emissions from cars and trucks.  The U.S.
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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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Science & environment: Luxury car brand could swap 1950s glamour for a hydrogen-powered car that drives itself
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A shift in focus over the last year by the worldâs two largest automakers reveals how each is working on their own version of a turnaround.
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DALLAS -- Auto makers filed suit Tuesday to block California from forcing the companies to make cars and trucks that emit lower levels of global-warming gases.
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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.
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By LAURA KURTZMAN SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The six largest automakers asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit by California that accuses them of harming human health and the environment by producing vehicles that contribute to global warming.
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Britain's top government scientist says women can help ease global warming by shunning men in exotic sports cars. He's right. Sort of.
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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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As Congress eyes a boost to fuel-economy standards, auto industry hints that safety could be compromised. Some experts disagree.
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Confronted with congressional concerns about global warming, the leaders of the U.S. auto industry are highlighting their work to develop alternative vehicles and asserting that the burdens of climate change cannot fall to one industry alone.
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Academics say safety concerns of new generation of plants have not yet been addressed
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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.