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  Diesels clean up their act, offer stellar fuel economy

  December 18, 2012 at 8:53 am

  by Jim Motovalli Autoweek December 18, 2012 Who would have thought it: After decades of resistance, Americans are starting to realize that today’s smooth-running, fuel-efficient diesel cars bear little resemblance to the smelly, polluting slowpokes of old… We have high hopes for the Chevrolet Cruze diesel, which will appear early next year as a 2014 model. GM hasn’t released fuel economy figures yet, but it could offer as much as 50 mpg. Read more…

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  More Satisfied Customers? DOE Battery Research Could Make Driving Easier for Me – and Other Electric Vehicle Owners

  December 10, 2012 at 12:32 pm

  For two years in a row, the Chevy Volt has ranked #1 in the Consumer Reports customer satisfaction survey, with a whopping 92% of vehicle owners saying they’d buy the same car again.

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  1 in 4 vehicles already meet 2016 emission standards

  December 6, 2012 at 10:46 am

  by Karl Henkel The Detroit News December 6, 2012 Ann Arbor ‚Äî About one-quarter of all new vehicles sold today would meet federal emissions standards for 2016, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said Wednesday. Nearly 90 models sold today either meet 2016 emissions targets or can meet them with the addition of expected air conditioning improvements and with no powertrain improvements, Jeff Alson, senior policy advisor at the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality…. Read more…

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  Fuel Economy Continues Climbing

  December 6, 2012 at 7:22 am

  by Joseph Szczesny The Detroit Bureau December 6, 2012 The average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remains at its highest level ever, while emissions are at a record low, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute… Automakers anticipate still further mileage improvements in the coming years. The industry has to meet the government’s new 35.5 mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standard by 2016, and a further increase to 54.5 mpg […]

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  Obama’s promise: reduce dependence on foreign oil

  November 29, 2012 at 11:48 am

  by Becky Bowers Tampa Bay Times November 29, 2012 In 2008, candidate Barack Obama made a series of very specific energy promises… We’ll watch to see whether U.S. oil imports continue to fall. But based on projections of the impact of the Obama administration’s fuel efficiency standards, we rate this Promise Kept. Read more…

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  Ford Fusion wins 2013 ‘Green Car of Year’ award

  November 29, 2012 at 7:49 am

  by Nichola Groom and Bernie Woodall Reuters November 29, 2012 LOS ANGELES – Ford Motor Co, which has emphasized boosting the fuel economy of its lineup to attract car buyers, won a top “green car” award for its Fusion midsize sedan, making it the least expensive model yet to earn the title… The Fusion, which starts at $21,700 for the gas-powered base model, won because it is offered in a wide range of powertrains, said Ron Cogan, editor of Green […]

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