Read more fuel efficiency stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2098/fuel-efficiency.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:26:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73342/most-replaced-clunker-with-another-guzzler-like-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThink most who traded in a clunker under the government’s fuel-efficiency incentive program are now driving a hybrid? Guess again: The most common swap was an old, gas-guzzling pickup for a new, just-slightly-less-gas-guzzling pickup, AP analysis finds. Ford’s F150 is a prime example—it gets 1-3 mpg more than the...http://www.newser.com/story/73342/most-replaced-clunker-with-another-guzzler-like-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:50:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67524/gm-longs-to-build-electric-cadillacs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOld dreams apparently die hard at GM. For months, the automaker has been yearning to build a gasoline-electric luxury Cadillac, but the Treasury Department and naysayers within the company say the price tag would be too high. Now, with the company dramatically reorganized, the Cadillac Converj could be coming to...http://www.newser.com/story/67524/gm-longs-to-build-electric-cadillacs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 18:00:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66783/toyota-plans-cheaper-more-fuel-efficient-hybrid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToyota plans to keep its lead in the environmentally friendly vehicle market with a new car to be released in 2011, Bloomberg reports. The vehicle, to be based on the company's Vitz compact, will be around 5% more fuel-efficient than its Prius and will sell for around $15,600, according...http://www.newser.com/story/66783/toyota-plans-cheaper-more-fuel-efficient-hybrid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 5:53:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66802/cash-for-clunkers-buying-new-guzzlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is hyping the cash-for-clunkers program as a chance for Americans to buy more fuel efficient cars, but not all buyers are going greener. Bulky SUVs and even trucks can be purchased with the $3 billion government subsidies, reports AP. Washington is refusing to release detailed records of...http://www.newser.com/story/66802/cash-for-clunkers-buying-new-guzzlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 4:41:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66636/chevy-volt-will-get-230mpg-critics-yeah-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM held a triumphant press conference this morning, announcing that, using newly devised EPA methodology, its 2011 Chevy Volt will get a whopping 230 miles per gallon in city driving, by far the highest fuel efficiency rating ever. No car has ever so much as sniffed 100mpg before; the Prius...http://www.newser.com/story/66636/chevy-volt-will-get-230mpg-critics-yeah-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 10:04:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64729/cash-for-clunkers-is-a-car-wreck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Cash for Clunkers program should never have left the lot, Michelle Singletary writes in the Washington Post . The premise is fine: Give people a financial incentive to trade in old gas guzzlers for new gas sippers. It's the details that smell like a lemon. "The law does not apply...http://www.newser.com/story/64729/cash-for-clunkers-is-a-car-wreck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 17:20:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61550/gm-owning-feds-buy-rival-fords.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal government isn't letting its stake in General Motors and Chrysler stop it from doing business with rivals, the New York Times reports. Ford, the only one of the Big Three not to receive bailout funds, won the biggest order in the General Services Administration's recent stimulus-funded $287 million...http://www.newser.com/story/61550/gm-owning-feds-buy-rival-fords.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 5:30:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61447/house-oks-cash-for-clunkers-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House has passed legislation to give people who trade in gas-guzzling vehicles for more efficient new models rebates up to $4,500, the Detroit News reports. The $4 billion "cash-for-clunkers" bill, aimed at giving the auto industry a boost, passed 298-119, and its backers will now try to get...http://www.newser.com/story/61447/house-oks-cash-for-clunkers-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 5:50:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61227/gms-car-of-the-future-sparks-doubt-in-the-present.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSuccess has many fathers, and for the forthcoming Chevrolet Volt, paternity claims could stretch from Detroit to Washington. But if the GM hybrid turns out to be an orphan, it could be because many of its backers, including a top GM exec, are ambivalent about its potential to rejigger the...http://www.newser.com/story/61227/gms-car-of-the-future-sparks-doubt-in-the-present.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 12:19:01 CDT