http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/ Thu, 23 May 2013 18:49:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21323 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:03:17 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21323 [...] America is taking steps to become more green. Recently, the Department of Transportation, under President Obama, set the bar higher by requiring automakers to achieve an average 30.2 mpg [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21322 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:02:50 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21322 [...] addition to helping to shape the regulatory environment for lower-emission and more fuel efficient vehicles, Jackson’s EPA is developing a new system for plug-in vehicle fuel economy ratings– [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21321 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:16:04 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21321 Americans, cautiously aware that they no longer dominate in the world and abundantly awakened to the Oil dilemma they face, have retreated into civility from their former rampant styles, and now consider commuting distances when evaluating real estate for example, and take into grave consideration availability of decent private schooling for their off-spring, in place of union-ravaged public schooling. All newer American construction uses super -insulation, to sell the product and be competitive, and in America, slowly but surely, changes are happening! Heating and cooling factors and room size will come into play, and although European standards are very unlikely, smaller more practical homes are! These paradigm shifts in the basic living style of Americans will demand practicality in the Automotive vista also, and witnessing the slow death of Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, SUV’s Pontiac’s, and Buicks, all recent occurrences indicate that a seriousness towards costs has occurred, and The rise of the Tesla, and appearance of Aptera are significant symptoms of a basic change in the way Americans see themselves! The Prius, copied and improved by Ford and soon to meet its GM(America) competition, the “Volt” show significant interest in less “Spectacular”, “Baubles and Chrome Plated Splendor” in cars and a serious practicality in buyers, who likely are aware of “Planned Obsolescence” and the annual model change for sake of ego baiting customers into money churning, higher profiteering of past commissioned car sales folks. We shall see, Will reality overcome greed and pride in America or will the chrome plated large engined noise makers of the muscle car era return with a vengeance, and destroy the remains of a sagging economy?

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21320 Wed, 27 May 2009 11:50:00 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21320 [...] [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21319 Wed, 13 May 2009 04:01:53 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21319 [...] It faces the U.S. mandate to achieve an average 30.2 MPG across all of its passenger vehicles, starting with 2011 models. A minimum 35 MPG fleet average awaits for 2020. According to J.D. Power and Associates powertrain [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21318 Wed, 06 May 2009 21:35:22 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21318 [...] governments are tightening limits on tailpipe emissions. In March, the Department of Transportation proposed the first increase to passenger vehicle fuel efficiency standards in more than 20 years, a step toward the 35 mpg [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21317 Wed, 06 May 2009 18:20:09 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21317 [...] automobile-emission standards. On the federal level, Obama had the Department of Transportation raise CAFE standards for the first time in nearly three decades, requiring new cars and trucks to have a fleet average fuel efficiency of 27.3 MPG by 2011 — an [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21316 Fri, 01 May 2009 09:23:34 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21316 [...] diesel engines instead to meet future CAFE standards,” Omotoso said, referring to the tighter MPG requirements that automakers will have to meet by 2011. “Fiat has one of the most fuel-efficient lineups [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21315 Fri, 01 May 2009 07:01:38 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21315 [...] diesel engines instead to meet future CAFE standards,” Omotoso said, referring to the tighter MPG requirements that automakers will have to meet by 2011. “Fiat has one of the most fuel-efficient lineups [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/03/27/after-20-years-feds-raise-the-bar-on-mpg-for-cars/#comment-21314 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:28:11 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=27260#comment-21314 [...] automobile-emission standards. On the federal level, Obama had the Department of Transportation raise CAFE standards for the first time in nearly three decades, requiring new cars and trucks to have a fleet average fuel efficiency of 27.3 MPG by 2011 — an [...]

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