Good and Green Reasons to Consider an Electric Car This Year
A pair of environmentalists dismiss some of the common misconceptions that prevent the eco-conscious from buying electric cars.
VW Plans To Build Highest MPG Car
Volkswagen showed the latest version of its super-high-mileage cars–and this time said it would put it into production. In testing the two-passenger car delivers 261 miles per gallon. It’s body is made of lightweight but strong carbon fiber and its plug-in hybrid powertrain combines a small diesel engine and electric motors powered by lithium-ion batteries.
Top 10 Worst Traffic Cities; They Need Congestion-Pricing/Zero Emission Travel
Vehicle congestion in the 10 large cities in the U.S. is costing drivers and the economy money and increasing greenhouse gas emissions. It doesn’t look much better in medium size cities and predictions are it won’t get any better as the economy improves. In Top 10 most congested cities it is likely that plug-in vehicles will get special privileges and access to reduce CO2 while other vehicles are charged.
Better MPG Would Come Via Gas Tax, Not Fuel Economy Standards, MIT Study Says
The best way to get more MPG out of cars is to tax fuel, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They published a study in the journal Energy Economics (Volume 36, March 2013, Pages 322–333) that showed that fuel economy standards (such as the ones now in force in the U.S. ) cost at least six times as much (and up to 14 times as much) to reduce gasoline use as would a tax on the fuel. They added that a fuel economy standard is an expensive mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and raises the cost of a cap-and-trade policy, such as the one just starting in California.
Top 10 Best-Selling High-MPG Cars in January 2013
High mileage hybrids, plug-ins and diesels like the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt and Passat TDI, had a good month to begin the year, bettering the high bar set by the overall market. Hybrids pushed past 3 percent of the total market.
Tesla/NY Times Factual Dispute Reveals Different Truth
The dispute between the New York Times and Tesla over the failed test drive is unfortunate. Looking past it reveals some important truths about the electric vehicle ownership experience.
10 Best Green Cars on New List
The Prius C hybrid ranked the number one green car of 2013 models by ACEEE. The ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) has been singling out the greenest vehicles for a decade and a half, so their list is eagerly awaited for those focused on fuel efficiency and low pollutant emissions. The 2013 list has some familiar models, but has more new vehicles than any previous list, which shows the rapid shift the market has taken to high-efficiency vehicles.
10 Best Selling 40+ MPG Cars
The diversity of choice shows on Clean Fleet Report’s list of 2012’s Top 10 best-selling high-mileage cars among hybrid/clean diesel/plug-in hybrid models.
Electric Vehicles Not Greeted Warmly in 2013
Predictions for 2013 plug-in sales range from enthusiasts who hope for a culture shift that would allow EVs to take a major share of the market to more realistic analysts who expect growth less dramatic than the 200 percent increase in 2012 compared to 2011.
Honda’s Plug-In Accord Hits Low Emission Milestone for California
Honda is an engineering-led company, which is why it takes pride in accomplishments that might leave other companies scratching their heads at the effort expended.