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Fuel efficiency up, but many miles to go
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 days ago
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Americans bought slightly more efficient cars and trucks in 2008 compared with a year earlier, and are expected to do so again this year, the U.S...But the report also suggests how difficult it may be for the industry to win acceptance among consumers...
Tags: EPA, Ford Motor Co., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Honda Motor Co., Washington, Car Allowance Rebate System, Fuel efficiency, Fuel economy in automobiles, Ford Motor Company, Corporate Average Fuel Economy
EcoCa to challenge Tata Nano as the cheapest car
New Delhi :: India | 5 days ago
Credibility A little-known company in London is set to challenge Tata Nano as the cheapest car by rolling out a 340 cc two-seater petrol car for as little as $2,200 (Rs 1 lakh) that it says will still ensure healthy profit margins for the makers. EcoCa, a small engineering...
Tags: Tata Nano, India, profit margins, fuel efficiency, Mr Naghdi, healthy profit, New Delhi, City cars, Electric vehicles, Indian automobiles, Business Finance, Transport economics, Automobile industry in India, Sedans
Survey: Drivers want fuel economy, quality
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility But those consumers are not being offered fuel-efficient cars to buy, CFA officials said at a news conference yesterday in Washington, D.C. "We analyzed how the new 2010 models stack up in fuel economy, and only 4 percent of the models have a rating of...
Tags: fuel economy, CFA, small cars, gas prices, economy standards, Pittsburgh, Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing, Business Finance, Fuel efficiency, Energy conservation, Transport economics, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Automotive market
Govt to soon notify fuel efficiency norms for auto sector
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 6 days ago
Credibility He said that there is a ''tussle between the Transport and Power Ministry regarding who will be notifying the norms.'' These fuel efficiency standards will be based on kilometre per litre (kmpl) figure. Yesterday, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has...
Tags: fuel efficiency, efficiency norms, United News of India, soon notified, notified fuel, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Climate change, Energy economics, Emission standard, Efficient energy use, Business Finance, Energy conservation, Air pollution, Air dispersion modeling, Environment
From 2011, all vehicles will have fuel efficiency tags
New Delhi :: India | 8 days ago
Credibility The government has finally decided to address their concern regarding rising pollution levels and is giving the final touches to a notification setting fuel efficiency standards for the automobile sector. The norms will come into force in 2011. At present,...
Tags: fuel efficiency, efficiency standards, automobile sector, Jairam Ramesh, India, New Delhi, Environment, Sustainable transport, Climate change, Emission standard, Air pollution, Energy policy, Efficient energy use, Air dispersion modeling, Liquid fuels, Biodiesel, Peak oil, Business Finance, Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States, Ethanol fuel, Alternative propulsion, world food price crisis, Biofuels
Soon, 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut CO2 emissions
Washington :: DC :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Overcoming it accounts for 4 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. For years, tire makers and their raw material suppliers have been eyeing lower rolling resistance as a way to boost fuel economy and promote a cleaner environment.
Tags: fuel economy, rolling resistance, Washington, Tires, Fuel economy in automobiles, Fuel efficiency, Low-rolling resistance tires, Energy conservation, Energy economics, Transport economics, Environment
Honda tops again in efficiency on roads
Toyota :: Japan | 10 days ago
Credibility Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has again produced the most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicles on American roads, the US government projections for 2009 showed on Friday. South Korea's Hyundai-Kia and Toyota Motor Corp, also based in Japan, followed...
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, fuel efficiency, Japan, Toyota, Fuel economy in automobiles, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Environment, Business Finance, Ford Motor Company, Car Allowance Rebate System, Car manufacturers, Energy conservation, Hybrid electric vehicle, Energy in the United States, Miles per gallon, Honda
The great Chinese car sales mystery
Hong Kong :: China | 13 days ago
Credibility some 7.2 million passenger cars were sold during the nine months from January to September 2009, up 42% over the same period in 2008. Monthly sales figures are even more spectacular: year-on-year sales growth in September was an astonishing 83%.
Tags: sales growth, China, cars sales, passenger cars, Hong Kong, Alternative propulsion, Automobile, Fuel efficiency, Passenger car, Gasoline, Transport economics, Automobile industry in China, Electric vehicles, Business Finance
Alabama Agriculture Department testing propane fueled vehicles
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | 14 days ago
Credibility The state Agriculture Department has converted 11 vehicles to propane and will conduct a three-year study to compare them to other department vehicles that use gasoline. Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks said Monday the study will examine fuel efficiency...
Tags: Alabama Agriculture Department, Birmingham, Propane, Refrigerants, Energy economics, Fuel efficiency, Ron Sparks, Business Finance, Fuel gas, Airsoft, Alkanes, Environment
Firms can save by going green
Woodridge :: IL :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility After breakfast, he's anxious to get to clients, so he speeds, or makes "jackrabbit" starts at green lights. Last week marked the anniversary of one of the worst Great Lakes shipping disasters. It was the Nov. 10, 1975, wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,...
Tags: Jason Mathers, corporations fleet, Abbott Laboratories, green driver, Chicago, Jamie Samsel, fuel efficiency, fleet managers, Woodridge, SmartWay Transport Partnership, Fuel economy in automobiles, Alternative propulsion, Fuel economy-maximizing behaviors, Fleet management, Environment, Business Finance
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