Auto Industry

VW L1 hybrid: “most efficient car in the world” 0
Posted 2 months ago
Volkswagen has traditionally been known more for its quirky branding than its bold claims. That didn’t stop the German automaker from recently declaring that it had built “the most fuel-efficient car in the world.”
Baby, you can make my car

Obama talks green to GM workers 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
President Barack Obama put a green spin on Tuesday’s address to autoworkers at the GM assembly plant in Warren, Ohio.
Frontpage Falsehoods

The New York Times sells its integrity to ExxonMobil 0
Posted 5 months ago
The NYT simply can't give up precious front page space for this kind of disinformation, which is utterly misleading to the public.
Has Obama saved Detroit from itself — or is that simply impossible? 1
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
You’re all gonna own a part of GM, so please, fellow owners, let me know what you think!
Former EPA Administrator Christine Whitman on new fuel-economy rules 1
Posted 6 months ago
Wheeler Dealers

Auto industry’s litigation strategy may have backfired in showrooms 5
Posted 6 months ago
Automakers can claim a victory of sorts, in that they secured a single national fuel-economy set of rules. Left in the dust, some said, are the dealers who followed manufacturers' orders.
President Obama: A new consensus on auto emissions 0
Posted 6 months ago
The fuel economy decision

‘Staying viable and competitive’ 0
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
At the Auto Alliance, an association representing major automakers, we're happy to hear the Obama administration's announcement of a national program to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency.
daft clunk

‘Clunkers’ debunkers attack Democrats’ auto trade-in plan 7
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Support “cash for clunkers” as an auto-industry bailout if you must, but don’t call it green.
The Future of Driving?

Shai Agassi: Green’s Steve Jobs 6
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
If Steve Jobs is a distant, "cult of personality" figure, Better Place's Shai Agassi is the Gen X enviro-evangelist, appearing before audiences large and small to sell the story of making the world a better place through electric transportation.
'Pleased, but not satisfied'

Energy crops up at Obama’s 100-day press conference 3
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
President Barack Obama told reporters at the press conference marking his 100th day in office that he is "pleased, but not satisfied" with the progress his administration has made thus far, noting energy among the issues they need to keep working on.