by Jim Henderson | Feb 8, 2012 | Green Driving
Diesel engines are a bit like soccer. Soccer is the most popular game in the world. But the prospect of Monday Night Football stepping aside for men in shorts is about as likely as U.S. auto companies ever replacing their gasoline engines with diesels. The soccer...
by Jim Henderson | Sep 30, 2011 | Electric Vehicles
The results of a new survey by Trend Tracker show that none of the 12,000-strong people surveyed (in the UK) would consider their next car to be electric powered. Automotive researcher Trend Tracker’s new Car Buyer Brand Perceptions 2011 study reports on several key...
by Jim Henderson | Aug 25, 2011 | Government Programs, Green Driving
It’s widely accepted in the auto industry that all manufacturers game the test cycles used to establish emissions and gas-mileage ratings. Ask auto engineers about the topic, and they tend to get a faraway look and go silent. But the test cycles established in...
by Jim Henderson | Aug 15, 2011 | Government Programs
Eleven days after announcing an agreement on fuel-economy standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light trucks, President Obama on Tuesday announced the first-ever fuel-economy standards for work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. The rules, which cover...
by Jim Henderson | Aug 13, 2011 | Fleet Management
Protean Electric claims its in-wheel motors, when installed in a diesel Vauxhall Vivaro, boosted the van’s fuel economy by some 300 percent (!) in European drive-cycle tests. Protean Electric outfitted the front-wheel-drive Vivaro with a through-the-road hybrid...
