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Fuel Economy in the News
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May 9, 2008
Gas prices rattle Americans - USA Today
2008 Chevy Malibu Hybrid | Taking a ride on hybrids' mild side - The Seattle Times
May 8, 2008
Gas Prices Expected to Peak in June - The New York Times
As fuel prices rise, some speedometer needles fall - USA Today
Hybrid Cars Deserve A Second Look - CBS News
May 7, 2008
Ford to double fuel-efficient 6-speed transmissions - The Detroit News
Vegetable oil fuels cars -- and tax bills - Los Angeles Times
May 6, 2008
The spin on tires and fuel economy - Los Angeles Times
GM HCCI engine offers low emissions and diesel-like economy - Motor Trend
$2.99 a gallon? Yes, if you buy a Chrysler - The Detroit News
May 5, 2008
Gas engines: Here to stay - CNN
Strategies: How to save money on gas - USA Today
As Gas Costs Soar, Buyers Flock to Small Cars - The New York Times
May 1, 2008
UPS Driver Uses Gas Saving Tips Off The Job Too - WCCO-TV (CBS)
Jack Nicholson driving a hydrogen car ... in 1978 - Autoblog Green
April 30, 2008
UT scientists discover key to an alternate fuel source - The Daily Texan
Hybrid vs. Diesel in Sumo-Size SUVs - Edmunds
April 29, 2008
Six Fuel-Saving Technologies to Help Hit 35 mpg Soon - Popular Mechanics
Consumers Warned About Gas-Saving Schemes - Consumer Affairs
A Plug-In Conversion for Prius - The New York Times
April 28, 2008
The future of performance - Detroit Free Press
High gas prices fuel demand for smaller cars - MSNBC
April 25, 2008
Electric Cars Primer - MIT Technology Review
April 24, 2008
Tips for improving gas mileage 30% or more - The Philadelphia Enquirer
GM gets on the hybrid highway - CNN
New powertrain for Chevy Malibu offers fuel economy edge - KFSM News
April 23, 2008
Feds unveil details of sweeping new fuel mileage plan - The Detroit News
Gas saving road trip tips - CNN
Getting Paid To Drive Green - CBS News
April 22, 2008
Feds: 36 mpg for cars by 2015 - The Detroit News
Oil and Gasoline Prices Climb Higher - The New York Times
A Plug for Your Future Car - MSNBC
April 21, 2008
Hybrid owners reach record number in U.S. - The Detroit News
April 18, 2008
More cars use pricier premium gas - USA Today
Ford Developing Thermally Sprayed Nano-Coating for Cylinders to Reduce Friction, Support Lighterweight Construction - Green Car Congress
April 17, 2008
Oil Prices Hit a New High, and So Does a Gallon of Gas - The New York Times
Mahindra Unveils Scorpio Diesel Hybrid - Edmunds
April 16, 2008
Ford introducing more six-speed transmissions - Autoblog Green
Cultivating new fuel: Auto dealer's pump shows one way to change gas habits - The Detroit News
Hybrid rental cars to get cheaper under proposed SFO program - San Francisco Chronicle
April 15, 2008
Car makers could face 75mpg rules by 2030s, EPA says - The Detroit News
April 14, 2008
The Chevy Volt Gets a Wind-Cheating Shape - GreenCar.com
New record at Shell Eco-marathon: 2,843 mpg - Autoblog Green
Microsoft Introduces Tool for Avoiding Traffic Jams - The New York Times
April 11, 2008
Powerful and small: MCE-5 Variable Compression Ratio engine - Autoblog Green
New system makes hydrogen from plant sugar - UPI
Gas mileage experiment uncovers unexpected benefits in the slow lane - The Dallas Morning News
April 10, 2008
Keeping up with the Prius - Reuters
Congress To Take Up Issue Of Silent Hybrid Cars - WJZ 13 (CBS)
April 9, 2008
Enterprise goes green with hybrid rentals - CNN
Gasoline prices could peak at $4 this summer - MSNBC
April 8, 2008
California Company Develops Plug-In Hybrid - NPR (audio)
April 7, 2008
Diesel, hybrid auto sales to rise - The Detroit News
Gas prices hit another record - CNN
April 4, 2008
BMW Rolls Out Major Upgrade of Hydrogen 7 - Edmunds
Green Cars for Those with Lots of Green - BusinessWeek
April 3, 2008
Cars With the Most Thrill Per Gallon - U.S. News & World Report
Check Your Tire Pressure and Improve Your Gas Mileage - Mother Earth News
GM has final Volt design; battery still a challenge - The Detroit News
April 2, 2008
The right way to buy a fuel sipper - CNN
Ford Makes Major Shift to Electric Power Steering - Edmunds
The measure of motorcycles' MPG - Los Angeles Times
April 1, 2008
Details Emerge on New Honda Hybrid - Automobile.com
Gas prices set record; $4 a gallon possible - USA Today
Hybrid SUVs Are Missing in Action - NPR (audio)
March 31, 2008
Utilities jump on board to plan for plug-in cars - USA Today
Drivers have had fill of premium gasoline - The State
March 28, 2008
Ford Expands Study Designed To Get Plug-In Hybrids Into Electric Grid System - Edmunds
Gas prices creep higher - CNN
March 27, 2008
Slow down a little, save a lot of gas - CNN
Ten Technologically Advanced Green Cars - Forbes
Audi Confirms: It Won't Sell Q7 Hybrid in the U.S. - Edmunds
March 26, 2008
Automakers roll out technologically-advanced green cars - USA Today
March 25, 2008
Diesels look to rev up their reputations - MSNBC
New vocabulary: "Smartlets" could charge plug-in vehicles from sidewalk - Autoblog Green
Hyundai To Launch Avante Hybrid in 2009 - Edmunds
March 24, 2008
Mercedes sees electric-car progress - USA Today
Plug-In Hybrid Cars Touted as 'Game-Changing Technology' - ABC News
100 MPG Vehicles Will Race to Share $10 Million Prize - NBC10.com
March 18, 2008
Mercedes-Benz Preps a Trio of 50-State Diesel SUVs - Wired
March 17, 2008
Hydrogen Fuel Station Opens in White Plains - The New York Times
March 14, 2008
Mercedes-Benz launching urea-injected diesel SUVs this fall - Autoblog
Alternative Dealers Selling Alternative Power - The New York Times
March 13, 2008
A New Breed of Hybrid - Forbes
State to study how mass plug-in hybrids would affect utility grid - The Detroit News
March 12, 2008
Gas prices hit all-time high - CNN
March 11, 2008
Benefits of plug-in vehicles weighed - Detroit Free Press
Diesel cars: 7 worries, 7 answers - CNN
New York '08 Preview: Nissan to unveil all-electric concept - Autoblog
March 10, 2008
Hybrid tax credit shock - CNN
Better mileage than a Prius? Not so fast - CNN
Survey: Gas prices rise 9 cents in 2 weeks - CNN
March 6, 2008
Oil hits another record near $106 - CNN
GM Official: Hydrogen-Powered Cars Impractical - NPR (audio)
BP, GM see hydrogen in their future - CNN
March 5, 2008
Gasoline could go from 10% ethanol up to 20% - USA Today
BMW unveils diesel hybrid - The Detroit News
Green Gets Real at Geneva Auto Show - BusinessWeek
March 4, 2008
GM to Unveil Upgrade Of Its Hybrid Powertrain - Wall Street Journal
Mercedes Lithiom-Ion Breakthrough - BusinessWeek
Geneva '08: Saab 9-X BioHybrid concept, ethanol, hybrid, solar and aero - Autoblog Green
February 29, 2008
Mahindra Appalachian diesel pickup arrives in US next year, diesel hybrid version by 2010 - Autoblog
Oil futures surge past record $102 a barrel; gas prices also near peak - The Detroit News
February 27, 2008
Ethanol stations remain few and far between - USA Today
Variable Displacement for Better MPG - GreenCar.com
February 26, 2008
Plug-in cars could actually increase air pollution - USA Today
BMW X5 Vision Diesel Hybrid Concept - Auto Shows - Car and Driver
New Chevy Tahoe Hybrid Is Largest Green SUV (video) - CBS 4 Denver
February 25, 2008
Gasoline, diesel prices leap toward records - USA Today
A Pollution Scorecard for New Cars - The New York Times
February 22, 2008
Feds hammer out yearly rises in fuel economy - The Detroit News
February 21, 2008
Honda touts heat-harnessing hybrid technology - Autoblog
Alternative rides to the econo-box - CNN
Chevy Tahoe hybrid sips gas - Detroit Free Press
February 20, 2008
Oil breaks $100, hits new all-time high - CNN
February 19, 2008
Electric cars face battery of hurdles - The Detroit News
Scientists Would Turn Greenhouse Gas Into Gasoline - The New York Times
February 15, 2008
New Edmunds Study: Declining Consumer Interest in V8s - Edmunds
Goodbye gasoline? Not so fast - CNN
February 14, 2008
Tax break runs out on some hybrids - The Tennessean
February 13, 2008
Big, hulking SUVs starting to turn green - MSNBC
Car makers seek battery that keeps going - BusinessWeek
February 12, 2008
No surprises: GM's Wagoner tells dealers that E-Flex will spread beyond Chevy - Autoblog Green
Mahindra to hit the US market with with a diesel-hybrid pickup/SUV in 2010 - Autoblog Green
Toyota Delivers Electric Jolt To GM - Forbes
February 8, 2008
Overcoming the Diesel Challenge - BusinessWeek
February 5, 2008
Camaro Enters the 21st Century - With a Hybrid? - Wired
Michelin invests $6.8 million in improving tire fuel economy - Anderson Independent-Mail News
February 4, 2008
GM to show off hybrid pickup, concept truck - USA Today
Will cheap gas leave you fuming? - The Detroit News
February 1, 2008
Gas Prices Seen Spiking Again in Spring - Yahoo! Finance
Cheap cars in Asia, expensive gas everywhere - CNN
January 31, 2008
Americans fear $4 gas - CNN
January 30, 2008
Gas Prices Rise; Hybrids Win Big, Says Edmunds Study - Edmunds
EPA Asks Auto Makers to End Horsepower War - WardsAuto.com
January 28, 2008
Ford Escape plug-in prototype shows potential - USA Today
Toll Discounts for Going Green - The New York Times
Gas prices fall 9 cents to $2.98 - CNN
January 25, 2008
The hottest hybrid vehicles for 2008 - MSNBC
The Electric Car Acid Test - BusinessWeek
Automakers Showing New Hybrid Vehicles - The Washington Post
January 23, 2008
The Quest for a Better Battery - BusinessWeek
Ford to unveil upgraded '09 hybrid Escape - USA Today
High gas prices: Recession-proof - CNN
January 22, 2008
Chrysler's future does not come with a Hemi powertrain - Autoblog
Automakers pump up models with diesel power - USA Today
In Bid for Cleaner Fuel, GM Invests in Ethanol Production - The Washington Post
January 18, 2008
DOE pledges $30M for plug-in hybrids - CNN
Ford Unveils Small Car to Meet Fuel-Economy Demand - Bloomberg.com
Nissan says it'll have own hybrid in 2010 - Detroit Free Press
GM bets on $1-a-gallon ethanol maker - The Detroit News
January 17, 2008
Drivers may face ethanol decision at the pump - Reuters
Car engines squeeze power out of every drop of gas - USA Today
The Pros and Cons of 8 Green Fuels - U.S. News & World Report
Closing the Power Gap Between a Hybrid’s Supply and Demand - The New York Times
January 16, 2008
Interest Fades in the Once-Mighty V-8 - The New York Times
Chrysler unveils plug-in concept cars - The Charlotte Observer
Toyota aims to roll out plug-in hybrids in 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Saturn Flextreme aims at 444 miles - CNN
January 15, 2008
Plug-ins, hybrids in green spotlight - The Detroit News
Toyota scales back hybrid goals - The Detroit News
Diesel plays large role in truck efficiency - Detroit Free Press
Saturn offers double-dose of hybrid news - Detroit Free Press
January 11, 2008
Fuel cells may be next big thing - The Detroit News
Race to Make Electric Cars - The Wall Street Journal
Buyers want cleaner cars, without sacrifices - The Detroit News
January 10, 2008
G.M.’s Fuel-Cell Car Makes a Statement - The New York Times
Porsche sedan to lift fuel economy - Detroit Free Press
January 8, 2008
Toyota to Make Fuel-Economy Gauges Standard on U.S. Vehicles - Bloomberg.com
Getting on the green track - The Detroit News
Study Boosts Switchgrass as New Alternative Fuel - National Public Radio
January 7, 2008
New Saturn Vue hybrid will set new bar, GM says - The Detroit News
Ford to unveil eco-friendlier engine - Detroit Free Press
January 4, 2008
GM says 2010 no sure thing for Volt - The Detroit News
January 3, 2008
For first time, oil hits $100 a barrel - USA Today
Automakers set record for mileage - The Detroit News
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