Gas Mileage
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A 2% annual improvement in fuel efficiency is in the cards for passenger cars, and a 4% yearly improvement for light trucks.
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Report: GM and Stellantis paid record fuel economy fines
GM chose to pay the fines for fuel-economy shortfalls and bank its credits, while Stellantis reportedly says it's doing better now.
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Goodyear shows fuel-saving tire with 90% sustainable materials
The demonstration tire shows Goodyear has the capability to make a tire with 90% sustainable content, even as it aims to launch a production tire with 70% sustainable content this year.
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Toyota stops fighting California, recognizes state's vehicle emissions authority
California sets more aggressive emissions standards and electric vehicle targets, and it's joined in doing so by a growing group of states.
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Could studying gasoline "superusers" be a catalyst for EV policy? At least one state thinks so
One in 10 U.S. drivers burn 32% of gasoline used in U.S. light-duty vehicles, and these users burn more gasoline than the bottom 60% of drivers combined.
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2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid rated at up to 43 mpg, priced at $28,545
The Sportage Hybrid has recently been rated at up to 43 mpg—beating the most efficient versions of all its hybrid rivals without a charge port.
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Well-timed signals can have a significant impact on emissions—equivalent to the CO2 absorbed by a forest 3.3 times the size of Atlanta, according to Inrix.
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Steeper fleet fuel economy standards finalized, will bring more hybrids and EVs sooner
The mpg standards are a step steeper than an original proposal. Arriving at an effective 49 mpg, they boost fleet efficiency by 8% to 10% annually for model years 2023-2026.
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Feds reinstate higher fines for automakers failing to meet mpg standards
It's been a long time coming. Enforcement had been delayed after automaker lobbying, triggering a lawsuit from California.
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Gas prices spur demand for high-mpg vehicles, amid short supplies
Gas prices are fueling a run on high-mpg models, and to some degree on EVs—and it's exaggerating the supply issues already present this year.
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EPA says automakers might meet its tighter 2026 fleet standards with just 17% EV sales
By 2026, under stricter rules now written into rulemaking, the EPA anticipates that just 7% of the new vehicle fleet will have “strong hybrid” powertrains, and EVs and plug-in hybrids combined will make up just 17%.
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2022 GMC Hummer EV range: Edition 1 will be listed—but not EPA-rated—at 329 miles
The first version of the Hummer EV "electric supertruck" is too portly for EPA range and efficiency ratings. But GM is releasing them anyway.
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Even as the Biden administration prepares for tighter fleet fuel economy standards, automakers' bank of credits could stifle innovation and lower the actual mpg average.
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Elio Motors pivots to 150-mile Elio-E EV, gasoline version still not canceled
The no-frills, high-mpg, three-wheeled car that's been anticipated for a decade still hasn't arrived, but now the company's decided an electric version comes first.
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Automakers will soon pay steeper fines for gas-guzzling fleets under Biden, after Trump break
The NHTSA under President Biden will resume the higher fine schedule for gas-guzzling fleets approved in 2016. Should they be applied retroactively?
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Biden targets 50% EVs by 2030, as US automakers “aspire” to a lesser goal
Ford, GM, and Stellantis expressed a “shared aspiration” to achieve 40% EVs by 2030, with a framework yet to be worked out in detail.
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Enviro groups: Biden emissions and mpg rules need to be tougher to make up for Trump rollback
A number of environmental groups called for higher targets and fewer loopholes in Biden gas mileage rules expected in the next week.
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Review update: Does the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid deliver up to 38 mpg?
The 2022 Tucson Hybrid drives better than its gas counterpart and offers great value. But the big question is, how efficient is it? We took it on a pair of drives, one highway focused and one through the city, to find out.
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The U.S. EPA is reportedly on the verge of revealing a plan for tougher annual efficiency increases that would eventually exceed Obama-era targets.
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Report: 1 in 10 drivers burn nearly a third of US gasoline
So-called "superusers" should be a target for the shift to electric vehicles, argues the EV advocacy group Coltura.
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EPA plans to reinstate California emissions authority, seeks public input
With the NHTSA, it proposes to rescind rules that took away California's authority to set its own emissions framework and to mandate EVs.
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EPA finds its Trump-era fuel-efficiency rulemaking flawed, as it prepares tighter standards
The EPA expressed "concerns" about the process used to create the Trump-era rules that relaxed fuel-efficiency targets.
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Tougher emissions rules coming by July, EPA chief confirms
The Biden EPA chief plans to restore stricter auto-emissions standards—and perhaps lay out targets for going all-electric.
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At 25 mpg, the 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid is the efficiency leader of big gasoline trucks
The electric-truck invasion hasn't yet started. Is 25 mpg the leading edge of pickup truck efficiency?
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