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Volkswagen may soon have remedy for more cheating diesels
Posted on 10.05.2016 | No CommentsFiled under: Government/Legal,Green,Audi,Porsche,Volkswagen Volkswagen may soon propose a fix for vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter engines. It's about time.Continue reading Volkswagen may soon have remedy for more cheating die... -
EPA wants actual road-test results to fix auto fuel economy estimates [w/poll]
Posted on 17.07.2014 | No CommentsFiled under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Diesel The agency thinks the new approach will result in more realistic ratings, especially for hybrids. The Environmental Protection Agency is getting tired of discovering automakers overstating their vehicl... -
Ford made three big mistakes in calculating MPG for 2013 C-Max Hybrid
Posted on 17.06.2014 | No CommentsFiled under: Hybrid, MPG, Ford, Legislation and Policy It's been a rough time for the official fuel economy figures for the Ford C-Max Hybrid. When the car was released in 2012, Ford made a huge deal about how it would beat the Toyota Prius V, which w... -
Ford Fudges EPA Numbers Again, Hybrids and Plug-Ins See Fuel Economy Downgrade
Posted on 12.06.2014 | No CommentsFord’s in trouble again for exaggerating fuel economy ratings, this time on six vehicles. According to a company audit subsequently verified by the Environmental Protection Agency, Ford is lowering mileage estimates on all of its hybrids and plug-in hybrids from 2013–2014—meaning the Fiesta, Fusion hybrid and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, and C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi, […] -
How a Wind Tunnel Works
Posted on 06.06.2014 | No CommentsBIG-ASS FANS All wind tunnels use one or more electrically driven fans to push or pull air through a test section. GM’s six-blade fan is 43 feet in diameter; other tunnels have 20 or more small fans. Some tunnels recirculate the air in a closed loop (called a “Göttingen type”); others draw it from the […] -
Why are all US-bound BMW i3 EVs with range extenders stuck at port?
Posted on 20.05.2014 | No CommentsFiled under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, BMW, Legislation and Policy, USA The first BMW i3 EVs have been delivered in the US, but in a quirk of the rules, none of them have been the range-extended versions. Long-time BMW electric vehicle driver Tom Moloughney... -
EPA challenged by third-party fuel economy test
Posted on 11.05.2014 | No CommentsFiled under: Government/Legal, Technology Fuel economy figures from the Environmental Protection Agency have been criticized in recent years for being, in some cases, wildly inaccurate, and after enduring public controversies about some automakers' mi... -
EPA says automakers ahead of schedule for 54.5 MPG by 2025
Posted on 26.04.2014 | No CommentsFiled under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA Remember, the target is 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Today, the CAFE level is a little over 30. How we get from here to there is something the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is monitoring close... -
EPA says new Tier 3 emissions levels will clean the air, save lives
Posted on 03.03.2014 | No CommentsFiled under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA Almost one year after first proposing the stricter vehicle emissions standards known as Tier 3, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized the new levels. These res... -
2015 Volvo S80 Hits 37-mpg Highway, Starts at $41,425
Posted on 24.02.2014 | No CommentsVolvo’s flagship S80 sedan rushes into the 2015 model year with a brand-new engine and a 37-mpg highway rating, an impressive figure for an automaker that has never sold a car with a rating higher than 30 mpg. While otherwise a carry over from its 2014 refresh, the 2015 S80 T5 Drive-E is an all-new [...] -
Five Ways to Play: 2015 Volvo XC60 Starts at $36,675, Gets 31 mpg Highway
Posted on 24.02.2014 | No CommentsThe 2015 XC60 has the most engine choices of any new Volvo in the U.S.—five, in fact—so allow us to break down any confusion if this Swedish SUV is on your shopping list. Two new turbocharged four-cylinder engines from Volvo’s Drive-E system, which include automatic stop-start and brake regeneration, are the only additions to the [...] -
Boosted Swedes: 2015 Volvo S60 and V60 with Drive-E Get Improved Fuel Economy
Posted on 21.02.2014 | No CommentsVolvo’s downsized and partially electrified Drive-E powertrain has done a number on the 2015 S60 and V60. Both cars— including the sexy new wagon—have 25-mpg city and 37-mpg highway ratings from the EPA, the highest fuel economy figures of any Volvo ever sold in the U.S. The S60 and V60 T5 Drive-E, as front-wheel-drive base [...]