fuel efficiency
Right now in the U.S., hybrids are all the rage among drivers who want to be more green in what they drive, but it may not stay that way for much longer. New research by Ricardo and UBS is projecting ... Tags: chevy, hybrids, emissions, diesels, diesel engine, all the rage, fuel efficiency, american drivers, diesel vehicles, full speed, drivetrains, parity, internal combustion engines, oil burners, hybrid systems, ubs, added complexity, range extenders, cost advantage, report concludes that
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Last month we had the Triplets, and yesterday two more small city cars were announced, the GM Agila and the Suzuki Splash. It's a good time for small car fans, and there will be more and more fans if ... Tags: car fans, hydrogen storage, city cars, fuel efficiency, hydrogen fuel cell, cars ford, land speed record, e85, coconut oil, autobloggreen, AGILA, variable valve actuation, metal hydrides, greenest city in america, papua new guinea, milk trucks, oil powers, tar pits, counties in georgia, dilemna
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Click image to enlargeIt may not look like anything revolutionary to the untrained eye, but to hear DaimlerChrysler tell it, the all-new Freightliner Cascadia is very much a big deal. It's built on a ... Tags: powerplants, dcx, fuel savings, shock absorbers, fuel efficiency, sound deadening, big rig, drivability, detroit diesel, suspension settings, engine platform, freightliner cascadia, electronic architecture, hvac system, highway applications, road time, cascadia, untrained eye, class 8, repairable
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The U.S. Senate will vote on a bill to raise CAFE standards to 35 mpg by 2020 in June. There are lots of critics, but Democrats say it'll pass. What does it mean for automakers? Will Chrysler survive? ... Tags: fuel economy, diesel fuel, ev1, toyota aygo, fuel efficiency, lithium ion batteries, detroit automakers, u s senate, autobloggreen, mcgill university, tsukuba circuit, senate panel, global gas, dealer ads, technology japan, poor fuel, a123, yuasa, obama, e10
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From an emissions standpoint, hydrogen is one of the cleanest fuels available. Unfortunately, our most abundant source is water, and with current technology, breaking those two H atoms away from that ... Tags: fuel efficiency, hydrogen fueling stations, basis one, hydrogen generator, climate change, producing hydrogen, hydrogen extraction, conventional electrolysis, hydrocarbon source, h2gen, chevron station, efficiency results, station installations, demonstration projects, release applications, station components, abundant source, virginia company, point of purchase, detailed explanation
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If you're a high-level executive and an environmentalist at heart who just can't give up the leather, wood, and most importantly, big-car power for a Spartan-interior, gas-sipping Prius, the Lexus LS ... Tags: production car, cruise control, sticker price, luxury sedans, cvt, climate control, dual stage, fuel efficiency, mark levinson, lexus dealers, big car, base msrp, fuel economy estimates, prnewswire, lexus ls 600h l, lexus ls 600h, luxury options, quandry, level executive, technology performance
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For some reason, there is something about the island of Britain that makes small cottage industry carmakers pop up like weeds. A surprising number of these low-volume makers have actually managed and ... Tags: aston martin, hybrid version, supercharged version, sports coupe, drivetrain, fuel efficiency, first model, capacitors, connaught, british sports car, customer deliveries, time today, car source, motor co, high res photos, autobloggreen, wales uk, business incubator, southwest wales, consumer models
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It's nothing new that torque addicted, diesel junkies abroad get all the cool stuff, and now this. BMW just released details on its new 2.0-liter, variable twin turbo diesel engine that is making 204 ... Tags: bmw, torque, hp, rpm, ft lbs, junkies, diesel engine, turbo diesel engine, rev range, fuel efficiency, turbo system, cool stuff, engine speeds, aluminum engine, graph, dyno chart, snail
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When one of their interns farts crosswise, most automakers feel compelled to issue a press release about it, so the deluge of material we go though each day normally comes up with squat. Mazda, on the ... Tags: automakers, fuel economy, automaker, deluge, rotary engine, diesel engines, fuel efficiency, mazda2, efficient vehicles, entire press, interns, fuel engine, gas engines, wankel, global climate change, autobox, environmental perspective, siss, sustainable technologies, term goals
The Canadian government's new proposed budget includes both a $2,000 incentive for buying fuel efficient vehicles like hybrids and a $4,000 tax for purchasing less efficient models like SUVs. Unfortun ... Tags: automakers, models, hybrids, plants, auto industry, detroit news, canada, fuel efficiency, loopholes, hummers, paperwork, canadians, fuel efficient vehicles, news article, canadian government, buying habits, proposed budget
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Unofficially, it was Video Day over at AutoblogGreen yesterday. Clips of the Hempcar, crazy bikers in NYC, Lovecraft Biofuels (above) and more. Plus, we had high-res images of the Top 8 finalists in P ... Tags: curb weight, bad idea, second generation, fuel cell, weight gain, fuel efficiency, ethanol, design competition, high res images, e85, treehugger, minicars, youtube, waste water plants, lovecraft biofuels, crazy bikers, mfa oil, tug boats, colorado brewery, video contest
Perhaps trying to give its new, second generation MINI Copper sales a shot in the arm, MINI announced that they could see the US overtaking the UK as MINI's number one market. At the Detroit Auto Show ... Tags: detroit auto show, showrooms, mpg, minis, mechanical changes, second generation, president jim, mini copper, fuel efficiency, cabrio, shot in the arm, challengers, fast track, supercharging, sidewalk, newcomers, a1, new mini, jim mcdowell, copper sales
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click image to enlarge Hello, what's this? That's what we'd like to know. Since receiving these shots from an Autoblog reader who took them from his apartment balcony in downtown L.A., we've been rack ... Tags: target, scion, first thought, hatch, scion xb, next generation, honda element, star rating, pillar, decal, fuel efficiency, last friday, japanese domestic market, dead ringer, industry insiders, nissan x trail, apartment balcony, classic element, oval stickers, party in miami
So we read over this report by the Civil Society Institute that polled U.S. citizens on their support of a federally-mandated increase in fuel efficiency, so that vehicles in the U.S. would achieve ov ... Tags: mpg, marketplace, citizens, vote, readership, poll, fuel efficiency, sage, fuel efficient vehicle, comas, society institute
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Honda has increased its stake in Yachiyo Industry -- the manufacturer of its Life and Zest kei cars -- to 51.14%. Previously, they held a 34.5% share. Higher fuel prices have resulted in a greatly inc ... Tags: fuel prices, japanese market, fuel efficiency, minicar, drivetrains, car manufacturer, zest, kei cars, kei suzuki, o kei, suzuki cervo, japan honda, passel, moms in mind, japanese housewives, princess kitty, initial sales projections, daihatsu move, compact packages, tax considerations
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Alan Mulally, Ford's newest inhabitant of the corporate washroom, has big plans for the automaker's lineup, which seeks to return the company to profitability and worldwide efficiency. What those plan ... Tags: suvs, automaker, new vehicles, automotive news, fuel efficiency, uaw, profitability, s vision, desires, diversification, espresso, concentration, worldwide production, bold moves, req, doldrums, bread butter, washroom, alan mulally ford, inhabitant
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Not exactly an auto, but Honda is one of the world's leading automakers so we thought you might be interested in hearing how its foray into aviation is going. Since we first mentioned this effort back ... Tags: automakers, fuel economy, knots, amp, honda, foray, fuel efficiency, jets, fleet customers, aerodynamic drag, federal aviation administration, auto channel, customer response, nautical miles, aircraft company, comparable performance, orlando florida, hondajet, michimasa fujino, overwhelming response
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Unless Hyundai execs somehow lose their marbles and make a play for a segment beyond their reach, this may be the only time that Lexus and Hyundai will share space in the same post. Being that both ma ... Tags: liter v8, cruise control, elantra, disc brakes, air bags, hyundai elantra, curtain airbags, fuel efficiency, wheel disc brakes, blockbuster, vsc, rags to riches, collision system, 2007 elantra, electric power steering, sublime power, ls460 lexus, two birds, electronic toys, vdm
Nissan finally got into the hybrid game today with the world premiere of the 2007 Altima Hybrid at the OC Auto Show. The Altima itself is all-new for '07, and has grown into an even more handsome seda ... Tags: front wheel drive, nissan altima, world debut, hybrid powertrain, hybrid system, zero emissions vehicle, tailpipe emissions, fuel efficiency, hybrid electric vehicle, hybrid game, 2007 altima, mpg city, nissan altima hybrid, evaporative emissions, 2007 nissan altima, pzev, hybrid gas, vehicle efficiency, innovation leadership, dynamic feature
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Beginning this month, ToMoCo will begin outfitting automatic transmission-equipped vehicles in its home market with what Toyota calls the "Eco Drive Indicator." The dash-mounted display informs the dr ... Tags: toyota, fuel economy, acceleration, automatic transmission, japan, intelligent transportation systems, toyota motor, consciousness, fuel efficiency, engine transmission, toyota motor corp, transmission efficiency, variables, traffic congestion, driver awareness, prong, commercial transportation
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