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Analysis by Bill Cawthon On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of E15, a blend of 85% gasoline and 15% corn liquor, up from the 10% currently sold. It’s only approved for use in 2001 or later vehicles and it’s not only not recommended for anything else, it’s against federal law to use [...]
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Fueleconomy.gov, the Environmental Protection Agency’s official source for vehicle fuel economy estimates, is now offering a new tool to help used car buyers make informed fuel economy decisions. Until now, used car buyers, who outnumber new car buyers by 4 to 1, have not had the benefit of an official fuel economy window sticker. Consumers [...]
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The EPA has approved a new air conditioner refrigerant, HFO-1234yf, which is dramatically less likely to affect climate change than the R134a used in American car air conditioners today. Automakers can get greenhouse gas credits from the 2012 to 2016 model years by using the refrigerant, created by Honeywell and DuPont. R134a, which replaced R12, [...]
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The Fiat 500 has been rated by the U.S. government as achieving 30 mpg city, 38 highway, with a 33 mpg combined figure (using a five-speed manual transmission). The automatic transmission version, using a six-speed, was rated at 27 city, 34 highway (30 combined). Production of both versions has begun in Mexico. The cars are [...]
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Chrysler and the US EPA announced a joint research project to create a hydraulic hybrid powertrain; Chrysler is to work on controls and packaging the system for the current minivans, explaining Sergio Marchionne’s recent remarks at Windsor. The hydraulic hybrid system, developed by the EPA’s lab in Ann Arbor, is currently used in industrial applications, [...]
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Chrysler Group and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce the creation of a research and development project evaluate new automotive technology. According to an EPA press release, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and EPA Admininstrator Lisa Jackson will make the formal announcement on Wednesday, January 19 at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) [...]
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