by Chris Chase Ottawa Citizen November 6, 2012 Fuel economy, sustained power prompt marketplace acceptance of turbocharged engines Turbocharging is hardly new, but this technique of using exhaust gases to force-feed air and fuel into an engine to boost horsepower (also known as forced induction) is enjoying a resurgence, as car companies seek to deal a blow to the notion that pleasing performance has to come with high fuel consumption. Read more…
by Andrei Nedelea Autoevolution November 5, 2012 The number of green cars, as well as their efficiency numbers, are on the rise, on US roads, and it is beginning to have a widespread effect throughout the country. According to automotive analyst Alan Baum, who cites a recently-released Natural Resources Defense Council study, the 2012 model year was the greenest the US has ever seen. Read more…
by Andrew Revkin The New York Times November 5, 2012 Here’s a quick note on driving and fuel trends from one of my go-to analysts of transportation and energy issues (as well as air conditioning trends!), Michael Sivak, who directs the project on sustainable worldwide transportation of the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute… Read more…
by Joel M. Rinebold Hartford Business Journal November 5, 2012 The Obama Administration recently announced a 54.5-mile-per-gallon efficiency standard for automotive vehicles by 2025. The obvious impact of this standard will be to reduce dependency on foreign-supplied oil and the nation’s trade balance with countries in the Middle East. Additional impacts will likely include reduced financial exposure for U.S. businesses and consumers, cleaner emissions, and increased use of domestically produced fuels that will not lead to a trade imbalance. Read [...]
by Danny King Autoblog Green November 4, 2012 To paraphrase the infamous Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street: “Green, for lack of a better word, is good.” That’s what auto analyst Alan Baum is saying upon the release of a Natural Resources Defense Council study that shows that model-year 2012 was the greenest, MPG-wise, on record. Read more…
by David Shepardson and Karl Henkel The Detroit News November 2, 2012 Plug-in and electric vehicles had their strongest month of 2012 in October. Last month, the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt had another best-ever month, selling 2,961 vehicles. In the first 10 months of the year, General Motors Co. has sold 19,309 Volts, up 286 percent. Read more…
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