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Throw 'Em a Loan
Bush signs off on $25 billion loan to Big Auto |
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01 Oct 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:07 PM on 01 Oct 2008 President Bush on Tuesday signed a $630 billion spending bill that includes a $25 billion loan to the struggling auto industry. (Bush's sign-off also marks the expiration of the offshore-drilling ban and keeps the federal government funded through Mar. 6, 2009.) The loan package -- the biggest federal subsidy for Big Auto since the feds bailed out Chrysler in 1980 -- is aimed at helping carmakers im ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, Department of Energy, fuel efficiency, George Bush, legislation, news, offshore drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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It's a Fiesta, But You're Not Invited
Ford won't sell 65-mpg diesel car in U.S. |
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05 Sep 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:34 PM on 05 Sep 2008 The Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, a small, sporty five-seater that gets an impressive 65 miles per gallon, will the hit the road in November -- but only in Europe. "We just don't think North and South America would buy that many diesel cars," says Ford America President Mark Fields. The new generation of diesel cars, which are dramatically cleaner than old-school diesels and are at ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, European Union, fuel efficiency, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Gauge Reaction
Big Auto backs off support for tighter fuel-economy standards |
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05 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:47 AM on 05 Aug 2008 New fuel-economy rules coming down the pike are likely to displease pretty much everyone, if a public hearing held Monday is any indication. In the current proposal from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, auto manufacturers must achieve a fleet-wide average fuel economy of at least 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015 -- a jump from 25 mpg today, and a step toward Congress' ta ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, economy, fuel efficiency, gas prices, news (all these topics) |
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How Do You Accelerate?
New pedal from Nissan pushes back against excessive acceleration |
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04 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:41 PM on 04 Aug 2008 Want to be an eco-driver but can't seem to keep the pedal off the metal? Meet Nissan Motor Co.'s ECO pedal, which pushes back against excess foot pressure to encourage fuel-efficient driving. The ECO accelerator will be installed in some Nissan cars starting next year and be accompanied by a real-time dashboard display of fuel consumption. Nissan says the gadget could increas ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, fuel efficiency, news (all these topics) |
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Civic Lesson
Surprise first-quarter profit for Honda, unsurprising giant loss for Ford |
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25 Jul 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:59 AM on 25 Jul 2008 Despite an economy that has hit automakers hard, Honda Motor Co. on Friday reported an unexpected record profit for its fiscal first quarter, crediting demand for fuel-efficient Civics and Fits for the surprise boost. Honda was the only automaker to report better U.S. sales in June 2008 than in June 2007, though small-car specialists Kia and Fiat SpA also reported first-quarte ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, economy, fuel efficiency, news (all these topics) |
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On a Wing and a Prayer
Aviation industry is into greening, to an extent |
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16 Jul 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:25 AM on 16 Jul 2008 The aviation industry talked up greenness Wednesday at the world's biggest air show in Farnborough, England. At a sustainability summit, Giovanni Bisignani of the International Air Transport Association called climate change an "emergency situation" and said airlines are the best suited to address it: "No other industry is as responsible, united, and ambitious." Indeed, t ... |
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| Topics: air travel, business, climate, climate change mitigation, fuel efficiency, news (all these topics) |
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Size Does Matter
Rental-car companies struggling to meet demand for smaller cars |
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14 Jul 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:39 PM on 14 Jul 2008 Consumer demand for smaller cars is putting car-rental companies in a bit of a bind. Until recently, American automakers were glad to unload overstock to Hertz, Avis, and Thrifty at a discount, then guarantee a price to buy the cars back used. But with demand for hulking American cars dropping, Detroit has cut back production and is finding the arrangement with Big Rental less to it ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, fuel efficiency, news (all these topics) |
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Turn Down the AC, Turn Up the AC/DC
Wal-Mart truck fleet on track to meet fuel-efficiency goals |
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13 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:06 PM on 13 Jun 2008 Wal-Mart has improved the fuel efficiency of its 7,000-truck fleet by 20 percent since Oct. 2005 and is on track to meet its goal of a 25 percent improvement by the end of 2008, a Wal-Mart executive said Friday. Having already downsized its diesel tanks and started rolling on more efficient tires, the company also hopes to introduce hybrids into its fleet and perhaps ... |
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| Topics: business, fuel efficiency, greening biz operations, music, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Cruisin' Altitude
Airline slows down to reduce emissions |
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20 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:12 AM on 20 May 2008 Scandinavian airline SAS has found a viable way to cut down on greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel costs: fly slower. The airline has been testing slower speeds since early 2006, and says it has saved some $12 million in fuel costs since then. And have no fear about missing your connection; hitting the brakes adds mere minutes to travel time. SAS hopes that implementing the slowdown strategy throughout its f ... |
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| Topics: air travel, business, climate, fuel efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news (all these topics) |
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Start Your Engines
Feds set fuel-economy benchmarks for automakers |
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22 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:14 AM on 22 Apr 2008 Federal regulators will propose benchmarks Tuesday for automakers to hit on their way to reaching a fuel-economy requirement of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Auto fleets will have to average 27.8 mpg by 2011 and 31.6 mpg by 2015 -- a more aggressive timetable than was required by Congress. That's 35.7 mpg for passenger cars in 2015 (new cars averaged 31.3 mpg last year) and 28.6 mpg for light truc ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, climate, fuel efficiency, news, politics, regulation (all these topics) |
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Keep on Truckin'
Truckers slowing down to increase fuel efficiency |
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24 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:06 PM on 24 Mar 2008 You think filling up your car is a pain in the wallet? Try being a trucker. Most big rigs get less than 10 miles to the gallon, and diesel fuel is hovering near $4 a gallon in many places. "For every one-penny increase in the price of diesel, it costs our industry $391 million," says a trucking industry spokesperson. In response, many trucking companies are instructing their drivers to ... |
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Search: Engine
Ford Motor Co. unveils greener engine |
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07 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:22 PM on 07 Jan 2008 Ford Motor Co. has unveiled a new engine technology with the unsubtle name of EcoBoost. Ford folks say the engine, which comes in both four-cylinder and six-cylinder, will deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy, reduce CO2 emissions by 15 percent, pay for itself in fuel savings in less than three years, and, of course, not compromise driving performance. The company hopes to have EcoBoost engines in 500, ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, fuel efficiency, greening biz operations, news (all these topics) |
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Honk if You Love Hypocrisy
Big Auto unveils efficient cars, continues to fight against strict efficiency standards |
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14 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:28 PM on 14 Nov 2007 When the L.A. auto show opens to the public on Friday, automakers will flaunt hydrogen cars, super-efficient engines, electric vehicles, and hybrid SUVs -- leading some to wonder at the disconnect between car manufacturers' public-facing "green" ambitions and their vocal opposition to a significant increase in federal fuel-economy standard ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, fuel efficiency, greenwashing, Los Angeles, news (all these topics) |
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Lovely Nissan, Meter Made
Nissan to install fuel-efficiency gauge in all its models |
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22 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Lovely Nissan, Meter Made Nissan to install fuel-efficiency gauge in all its models Automaker Nissan announced plans yesterday to install a gauge in all its vehicles that estimates fuel-efficiency to let drivers know how their driving habits affect gas mileage. The gauge already appears in some of Nissan's newest luxury cars, but its plan to eventually showcase the efficiency meter in every model has drawn praise ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, fuel efficiency, news (all these topics) |
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Remember When Driving Was Fun?
States sue over fuel standards, Bush announces emissions baby steps |
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15 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Remember When Driving Was Fun? States sue over fuel standards, Bush announces emissions baby steps California Attorney General Jerry Brown held forth on the steps of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, leading a group of 11 states suing the feds over "dangerously weak" fuel-efficiency standards. "The Bush administration has its head in the sand, and we hope the court wakes the ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, energy, fuel efficiency, news (all these topics) |
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Common cents
The high cost of cheap gas. |
Adam Browning |
10 May 2006 |
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| The New York Times is running an interesting article called 'The High Cost of Cheap Gas and Vice Versa.' The author calculates the current average cost of driving at 15 cents a mile, up from 6.6 cents in 1998, and down from 20.1 cents in 1980 (in 2006 dollars). He also puts up a cost-per-mile calculator, in case your math skills have deteriorated since you last took the SAT.My colleague JP Ross tells me that a Toyota Prius in electric-only mode uses .26 kWh to go a mil ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, Prius (all these topics) |
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But Kermit Said ...
Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles |
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14 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| But Kermit Said ... Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles An annual list of the world's greenest cars placed the top American car at an impressive, uh, No. 10, while Japanese cars took all of the top five spots. (But American cars dominated the Totally Un-Gay Testostero-Manly Mean Machine lis ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Japan, news, placemaking, Prius, United States (all these topics) |
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Fallen Idles
Electrified truck stops let tired drivers turn off their diesel engines |
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26 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Fallen Idles Electrified truck stops let tired drivers turn off their diesel engines Long-haul trucking, however much our economy depends on it, is an environmental nightmare. For one thing, there's all the gasoline burned. For another, as a recent episode of The Daily Show revealed, there are the sealed bottles of pee truckers throw out their windows on the fly. As much as we'd like to write about that, in fa ... |
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Ford Imperfect
Ford, G.M. sales down as buyers spurn SUVs and look for fuel efficiency |
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04 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ford Imperfect Ford, G.M. sales down as buyers spurn SUVs and look for fuel efficiency Detroit automakers Ford and G.M. are cursing Prius drivers right about now. Sales figures and market share for both companies were down in April, as car buyers turned their fickle affections from gas-gulping SUVs to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles -- specifically those manufactured by Asian rivals Toyota and Nissan. In fact, ... |
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| Topics: business, fuel efficiency, news, Prius (all these topics) |
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