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Consumer Federation of America calls for 60 mpg CAFE standard by 2025
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Technology Now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency have established fleet fuel economy standards of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 , the government agencies are hard at work on the next phase of increases that will stretch out to 2020 and beyond. The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act mandated 40 mpg by 2020 as a minimum, but the standards could actually be set higher. That’s exactly what the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) want.
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Consumer Federation of America calls for 60 mpg CAFE standard by 2025
Video: Sheik’s custom six-wheeled Nissan SUV is a thing that makes us go ‘Hmmm’
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Aftermarket , SUV , Etc. , Videos , Nissan , Middle East , Design/Style , Off-Road Sheik, hydro and roll – Click above to watch video after the jump Well, this is certainly different. We’ve seen our fair share of wild vehicle modifications over the years, but this one takes the cake as one of the most imaginative. If the YouTube description is any sort of indication, this craft was hewn just for Sheik Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan as his personal toy.
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Video: Sheik’s custom six-wheeled Nissan SUV is a thing that makes us go ‘Hmmm’
Some say that Top Gear will viciously kill off The Stig
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Etc. , UK , Celebrities When murmurings began hitting the web that the man who plays The Stig was itching to publish his memoirs, we knew it was only a matter of time before the character met his end on the BBC’s Top Gear . According to The Sun , James May has hinted that White Stig will be dealt with in the same manner as his predecessor, Black Stig .
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Some say that Top Gear will viciously kill off The Stig
Chevrolet Cruze configurator goes live
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Car Buying , Budget , Sedan , Chevrolet Heads up, compact fans; the configurator for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze has officially gone live. If you’ve got a few hot seconds to spare as your work week comes to a close, you can build up your new Bowtie fuel miser any way you so please. It doesn’t take long to click off enough options to have the Cruze sitting pretty at just shy of $26,800 including destination.
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Chevrolet Cruze configurator goes live
Mitsuoka Orochi now available to rent in Osaka
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Japan Mitsuoka Orochi Premium Gold – Click above for high-res image gallery So you’re headed to Japan and need to rent a car. What to choose? The island nation is a smorgasbord of metal foreign to American tastes, from a wide buffet of pint-sized kei-cars to more American-sized contraptions.
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Mitsuoka Orochi now available to rent in Osaka
Report: Rattner bio reveals Obama Administration wanted Ghosn to run GM
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Government/Legal , GM , Celebrities Steven Rattner , former automotive adviser to President Barack Obama, has just written a juicy account of last year’s automotive bailout, complete with insights on the coming and goings of CEOs, courting foreign saviors and the General Motors plan to abandon its Renaissance Center headquarters. In his book, ” Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry, ” Rattner says that GM wanted to walk away from its expensive towers in downtown Detroit and move to Warren, MI. While the move would have likely saved the company plenty of money and lent the impression of a hands-on management approach, the Obama administration apparently refused to allow the move, saying that it would cause a double-digit drop in property values in the area. There’s also the fact that GM pays around $20 million in taxes to Detroit per year
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Report: Rattner bio reveals Obama Administration wanted Ghosn to run GM