Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Green, Driving
We certainly won’t like it, but the undeniable truth is that our government will have to one day do something to generate more tax dollars from gasoline. The mere thought sounds crazy, with $3 per gallon gasoline lording over us like the British government vs. the colonists circa 1775. The […]
Filed under: Etc.
Over at If It’s Got an Engine, they wondered what the reaction would be to gas usage if we had to pour gas into our cars like beer: that is, in 12-ounce cans. The writer, who owns a 1991 BMW 750 iL, would need two cases of beer gas to get to work […]
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Green
A group of Congressmen and women wrote a letter to the principal — President Bush — and told him not to pay attention to what the other students are saying. The sixty-four representatives requested that President Bush choose the house version of the fuel economy bill still being debated in Congress, […]
Filed under: SUVs, Green, Volkswagen
Automakers around the world are grappling with the question of what to do with SUVs. While the segment is shrinking, there is still a substantial customer-base that wants an SUV’s utility and off-road capabilities, and the Touareg has those traits in spades. Unfortunately the largest VW is also heavy and thirsty, […]
Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Government/Legal, Green, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Toyota
The federal government has gotten more interested in greenhouse gases, and as a result there has been a lot of tough talk concerning raised CAFE numbers. Much less time has been devoted to reducing CO2, which is the single largest contributor to global warming. Now that the […]
Filed under: Coupes, Economy, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, Hatchbacks, Subaru, Toyota
Subarus have sported standard AWD since the 80s, well before most other automakers even bothered with the technology. That, partnered with its boxer engine, goes together like peanut butter and jelly. But the Japanese automaker has to begin worrying about fuel efficiency and emissions, so the two […]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Green
The word yesterday was that new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards were on their way down from Capital Hill, and late last night House leaders finally agreed to a deal that would increase fuel economy standards to 35 mpg by 2020 - a 40-percent increase over the current decades-old legislation. By […]
