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Fuel Economy
Start/Stop worth $7 billion per year
When that 40 mpg car becomes just a 20 mpg vehicle
I’m not a big fan of highway fuel economy. It’s greenwashing at best, and almost bait-and-switch criminal in the worst case scenario. And a new study finds that highway fuel economy-killing congestion costs Americans about $7 billion per year in fuel costs, hurting Americans in [...]
Spinning China, GM, fuel economy & America into a fiber of carbon
Where’s the incentive to simply lighten the load?
For years I’ve pumped the potential of carbon fiber. Sadly, carbon fiber seems more mythical than mainstream EV penetration. Fortunately, I think that’s primed to change. Unfortunately, probably not in America. At least not directly.
But in China — where GM’s Buick rules — it’s a whole different game [...]
56.2 mpg by 2025 and $4.00 gasoline
The worst of energy prices is behind us, LOL
I watch and read a lot of news, and today all I can do is laugh, and cry. Now that gasoline prices are declining a bit, there is renewed optimism for the economy. Ultimately, America just can’t handle $4.00 gas, and now that prices are falling, there’s [...]
Infiniti’s M35, 29 mpg hybrid fails to impress
Dated looks, dated fuel economy
Official numbers for the Infiniti M35 hybrid have been released. With a combined rating of 29 mpg, the Infiniti M35 hybrid offers 27/32 mpg city/highway.
While it’s great to see hybrid laggard Nissan enter the hybrid game with its own proprietary hybrid drive, Nissan’s first hybrid is simply unimpressive.
Aside from the dated [...]
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