January 21st, 2010 by DaveAdmin
After the Detroit News wrote that the California Air Resources Board was threatening to renege on a deal with the White House and automakers to reach compromise national standards, CARB’s chair, Mary D. Nichols, denied that they had ever made this threat. Nichols wrote that they were “fully committed to the agreement” announced by President Obama [...]
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July 7th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Chrysler has introduced iDFSO, Interactive Decel Fuel Shut-Off, software that cuts fuel to the engine while decelerating, to increase gas mileage. The amount of fuel shutoff is increased with certain engine speeds. This system increases both city and highway gas mileage, and lights a Fuel Saver indicator light when active.
The system is being phased in [...]
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May 26th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
According to the Scoop, Chrysler has submitted three proposals for $448-million in grants to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to rapidly bring electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles to market. The proposals fall under the DOE’s Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, and its Transportation Electrification Initiative. The programs represent a 50/50 [...]
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May 20th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler welcomes the President’s announcement of a framework for a single national approach for fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards. We thank the Administration for their leadership.
Today’s announcement begins an important process of harmonizing state and federal fuel economy programs. Chrysler has long been an advocate for a national approach to fuel economy as the [...]
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May 20th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
President Barack Obama has announced sweeping new fuel efficiency and emissions standards for American vehicles. The proposed standards include the first-ever U.S. government regulation of greenhouse gases and would end the dispute between California and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Speaking at the White House, the President said “Right now, the rules governing fuel economy in this [...]
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May 18th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Tomorrow, the White House will propose new national vehicle emissions standards, a move that could end California’s lawsuit to continue their own standards. California had been allowed to set local emissions standards because of unique environmental conditions that led to more severe air-quality and health problems within parts of the state; 13 other states have [...]
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