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Page 1 of 91 1 2 3 11 51 > Last » Show humming with hybrids (Houston Chronicle) - Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:48:56 GMT Ford's 2009 Escape gas-electric hybrid will show improvements in fuel economy and provide more power, the automaker says. Ford Motor Co. today will bring out the 2009 Escape hybrid and the 2009 Mercury Mariner hybrid at the Washington Auto Show, which opens to the public on Wednesday and lasts through Sunday. Automakers showing new hybrid vehicles (AP via Yahoo! News) - Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:01:30 GMT Ford's 2009 Escape gas-electric hybrid will show improvements in fuel economy and provide more power, the automaker said Tuesday. Federal transport minister wants provinces to help set fuel-economy standards (CNews) - Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:51:58 GMT MONTREAL - Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon says he wants the provinces to help Ottawa determine a federal standard to improve fuel economy on vehicles. Ahmadinejad under fire for gas cuts (USA Today) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:41:45 GMT Iran's supreme leader Monday reversed a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and ordered him to implement a law supplying natural gas to remote villages amid rising dissatisfaction with the president's performance. Automakers look beyond fuel economy, emissions in environmental efforts (San Jose Mercury News) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:40:34 GMT DETROIT - From concept cars partially made of discarded soft-drink bottles to plant-based material used in seats and upholstery, automakers are looking at ways to make their vehicles more environmentally friendly. Dateline: Detroit Auto Show (BrandWeek) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:07:38 GMT The economy is in a slide. The feds are mandating better gas mileage for all vehicles by 2020. And auto sales are projected to dip to the lowest level since 1998. So what did automakers at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit do? Summary Box: Greening Cars' Insides (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:43:05 GMT AUTO INSIDES: What goes into making cars is a key part of efforts to green the auto industry. That is in addition to higher-profile efforts to roll out more gas-saving hybrids, meet tougher fuel economy standards and cut tailpipe emissions. Iran's president overruled on gas legislation amid growing discontent (USA Today) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:49:11 GMT Iran's supreme leader Monday reversed a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and ordered him to implement a law supplying natural gas to remote villages amid rising dissatisfaction with the president's performance. Iran Leader Under Fire for Gas Shortages (San Francisco Chronicle) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:20:52 GMT Iran's supreme leader Monday reversed a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and ordered him to implement a law supplying natural gas to remote villages amid rising dissatisfaction with the president's performance. The move by Ayatollah Ali... Iran leader under fire for gas shortages (AP via Yahoo! News) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:45:50 GMT Iran's supreme leader Monday reversed a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and ordered him to implement a law supplying natural gas to remote villages amid rising dissatisfaction with the president's performance. Sinopec fuel output undershoots as China revs up (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:03:49 GMT HONG KONG, Jan 21 - Chinese refining giant Sinopec Corp undershot its fuel processing target in 2007, it said on Monday, highlighting the tension between China's need to supply its hungry economy and its desire to keep a lid on prices. Cars squeeze performance out of every drop of gas (The Shreveport Times) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:02:26 GMT DETROIT — Looking to cut gasoline consumption by up to 20 percent, automakers aren't just rolling out pricey diesel-powered models or gas-electric hybrids. World auto makers shift attitude on fuel economy (Savannah Morning News) - Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:00:22 GMT DETROIT - Faced with the stark choice between feeding Americans' appetite for big, powerful cars and embracing new technologies that will use less fuel and emit fewer gases, the world's automakers appear intent on having it both ways. Dr. Jekyll Meets Mr. Hybrid (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:39:58 GMT High-performance gas guzzlers competed with alternative-fuel vehicles at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Federal mileage estimates to drop in a few years (Contra Costa Times) - Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:13:11 GMT WASHINGTON -- Caution: Federal gas mileage estimates for 2008-model cars and trucks will be 12 percent to 30 percent lower than those for 2007 models. For gas-electric hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, the drop will be 20 percent to 30 percent. Tory fuel economy plan draws poor reviews (The Brantford Expositor) - Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:02:42 GMT A federal push for new vehicle fuel-economy standards is unlikely to produce concrete results before several political cards fall into place on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Plan to cut gas-guzzling hinges on political factors in U.S. and Canada (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:58:00 GMT MONTREAL - A federal push for new vehicle fuel-economy standards is unlikely to produce concrete results before political cards fall into place on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Quebec already rejects Tory plan for fuel-economy standards for cars (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:59:00 GMT MONTREAL - A federal proposal to improve fuel-economy standards on vehicles by 2020 is being dismissed as a plan that is too slow and aims too low. Transport Minister Cannon proposing improved fuel economy standards for cars (MSN Money Canada) - Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:34:31 GMT MONTREAL - The federal government has announced a proposal to improve fuel-economy standards on vehicles by 2020. Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon said Thursday the government will consult the automotive industry on ways to improve fuel-efficiency standards. Ottawa to introduce 'made-in-Canada' fuel economy standards (CBC Ottawa) - Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:29:25 GMT Ottawa on Thursday announced plans for more rigorous fuel economy standards, noting they would at a minimum meet regulations recently introduced in the U.S.