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Cash for Clunkers: 5 Secrets and 3 Smart Tips

The conventional wisdom says: Dump your wheels now and grab the rebate from Uncle Sam. The conventional wisdom is wrong. ...

Tags: Car, MoneyWatch, Cash For Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, Edmunds.com, Consumer Reports, Kelley Blue Book, CARS.gov, Fueleconomy.gov, Jim Motavalli

Articles 2009-07-21

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Car mpg ratings going down

Fuel-saving gasoline-electric hybrid cars don't save as much fuel as thought, according to new government fuel-economy ratings available to the public for the first time. The new ratings go into effect beginning with 2008 models, a few of which will soon be on sale. But now...

Tags: car, Government, SOFTWARE, Toyota Motor Corp.

Research articles 2007-02-23

DOE/EPA Announce Fuel Economy Leaders for Model Year 2004

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham today unveiled the newest edition of the web-based Fuel Economy Guide. The new and improved web site, http:// www.fueleconomy.gov, developed cooperatively by the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, features fuel economy, emissions, and safety data...

Tags: car, Chevrolet, leader, secretary

Research articles 2003-10-23

It's The Gas, Gas, Gas

When fuel prices rise, business owners' fancy turns to great gas mileage. As gas prices show little sign of dropping, "great gas mileage" may have moved up on your new-car wish list. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (www.fueleconomy.gov), the Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius are among the...

Tags: sedan, Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG

Research articles 2001-04-01

EPA to Auto Industry: Report Those Greenhouse Gases

This is not George W. Bush’s Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA proposed a far-reaching rule yesterday which would require all the industries producing greenhouse gases to report their emissions. This will not necessarily be an onerous burden on the auto industry, though it is one of the...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Jim Motavalli

Blog posts 2009-03-11

Thinking Small: The $2,230 Tata Nano Goes on Sale in India

The tiny, $2,230 Tata Nano “People’s Car” was unveiled this week at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel, the same stately and venerable edifice, near the Gateway to India arch, which was horrendously invaded by terrorists last November. It was perhaps not the best setting to emphasize India’s stability, since Tata itself...

Tags: India, Car, Tata Motors, Nano, Jim Motavalli

Blog posts 2009-03-24