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WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration announced it has finalized the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards up through model-year 2025. The Administration originally announced the proposed standards in July 2011. These standards build on previous rules, which set the mpg requirement for model-year 2016 to 35.5.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The U.S. Energy Dept. has announced $8 million in funding for seven projects to create lighter and stronger materials for U.S. vehicles.
Read More →WASHINGTON – Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced seven new projects to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for the next generation of American-made cars and trucks.
Read More →ORLANDO, FL – A new study from Lux Research predicts the expansion of start-stop engine technology to more than 8 million new vehicles over the next five years as automakers work to meet fuel-economy standards, AAA reported.
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Nissan introduced its all-new 2013-MY Pathfinder SUV, which features a complete redesign, from the exterior to the powertrain. A new engine, transmission, aerodynamic styling, and unibody frame construction allows the SUV to get 20 city, 26 highway, 22 combined mpg for the FWD model. Read more about the 2013 Pathfinder here.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Analysts Baum & Associates found that from January to June 2012, the average fuel economy of new passenger vehicles was 23.8 mpg.
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GOLDEN, CO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released fuel economy figures for the Chevrolet Spark on its Fueleconomy.gov website
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has created a new public database that provides cost and performance estimates for advanced vehicle and renewable fuel technologies.
Read More →Overall, personal use charges stayed flat in 2012 versus 2011; however, fewer fleets are allowing personal use of company-provided vehicles and many are structuring policies to push more fuel-efficient vehicle selections.
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DEARBORN, MI - The automaker noted it will be offering eight vehicles that get 40 mpg or better by the end of 2012. Ford stated that platform consolidation allows the company to build more models for customers more quickly.
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