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18 May 2007 posted in Car Buying 12 views
Nasty Fit: Honda calls out Ottawa government over federal rebate The Canadian province of Ottawa government is learning the hard way that one does not mess with Honda Canada. We reported last month that the automaker was irritated its Fit just missed qualifying for ...
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16 May 2007 posted in Government/Legal 7 views
California AG says feds may have to bail out US automakers Of all people and of all places. Normally, California is the state that launches all sorts of initiatives that drive carmakers into a frenzy. Now, The Golden State is the one asserting that the nation ...
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1 May 2007 posted in Green 1 views
AutoblogGreen for 05.01.07 The president of Toyota North America said yesterday that Toyota's unrelenting growth does have an Achilles heel: fuel-efficient models from other automakers. Add in the news that Ford is looking to s ...
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9 February 2007 posted in Euro 2 views
Franco-American: Peugeot considers re-entering US market The American market is thirsty for diesels and for more fuel-efficient cars altogether. That's why PSA's recently-installed CEO Christian Streiff sees now as the perfect time to bring Peugeot back to ...
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26 December 2006 posted in Trends 8 views
Baby Benz B: Coming to America? It's no great revelation that Mercedes-Benz has long projected itself as a premium automotive brand in the United States, where the three-pointed star is recognized as a badge of luxury. The American ...
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15 January 2006 posted in Concept Cars 10 views
A Buick Skylark hybrid? Remember the post announcing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s changes for measuring a vehicle’s miles-per-gallon? Well, Bradley Berman of Business Week writes that the government is g ...
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27 November 2005 posted in Trends 7 views
Should hybrids be green, mean, or both? A tip from Autoblog reader Glenn L. points us to this well-balanced Canadian article about the trend for manufacturers to offer big, powerful hybrids, instead of the small, ultra-fuel efficient cars t ...
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14 November 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 8 views
Doing the math on hybrids Not too long ago we asked do hybrids save money? Recently over at OmniNerd they asked is a hybrid worth it? The question is backed by a lengthy mathematical analysis that compares the cost of ownershi ...
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17 October 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 6 views
Diesel makes an EPA top ten list. In a report released by the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, four diesel vehicles make the top ten list of most fuel-efficient cars. The TDI versions of the Volkswagen New ...
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2 August 2005 posted in Trends 6 views
EPA retains old fuel-economy testing method Yet another issue covered by the massive energy bill is the test method used to measure fuel economy. While we've heard much about the sometimes-disappointing economy achieved by hybrids, it's no secr ...
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