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CA Air Board Head To Carmakers On ZEV Rules: Back Off, Boys
California is the largest single market for new vehicles in the United States: more than 1.5 million vehicles are sold each year. So when state officials speak, the auto industry has to listen. On Tuesday, Mary Nichols spoke. She heads the powerful California Air Resources Board, which has legal...
CARB Renews Electric Vehicle Fund With $27 Million
California has long been known for its efforts to reduce pollution from vehicles, and efforts to popularize hybrids and electric cars. The California Air Resources Board has... July 3, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2
How To Make Money On Electric Cars: Sell Green Credits (To Other Carmakers)
Most brand-new auto technologies are, at best, a breakeven proposition in their early years. Toyota is thought to have lost money on every Prius hybrid it sold for several... June 4, 2012 by John Voelcker 6
Chrysler Admits: Electric Fiat 500 Is Compliance Car We Don't Want To Make
Three weeks ago, we listed five upcoming electric cars that we felt were strictly "compliance cars"--or vehicles carmakers offer not because they want to, but because they... May 30, 2012 by John Voelcker 32
Electric Cars: Some Are Real, Most Are Only 'Compliance Cars'--We Name Names
Since last year, you've likely heard a lot about electric cars. You'll hear much more in the years to come. But whether you're a fan or a foe, understand this: A few of the... May 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 86
California-Only Diesel Fuel To Cost More, Damage Economy?
How do you solve a problem like diesel? On the one hand, diesel cars are highly fuel-efficient on longer runs, and produce good power and torque figures in their modern-day... May 1, 2012 by Antony Ingram 4
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In To Join Chevy Volt In CA HOV Lanes
California's high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which emptied out last July as 85,000 hybrids lost their access, are about to start admitting more cars. This week, Chevy dealers... February 28, 2012 by John Voelcker 3
HOV-Lane Eligible Chevy Volts On Sale In California Next Week
Earlier today,General Motors confirmed that it has restarted production of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt at its Detroit Hamtramck facility. In addition, the automaker has confirmed... February 24, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
California, CARB, Votes On 15% Clean Car Mandate By 2025
California has long been at the forefront of developing rules to reduce automotive pollution levels, but a vote held yesterday could prove to be a landmark for green cars... January 27, 2012 by Antony Ingram 11
Arizona Dumps Stricter CA Emissions Standards Over Electric-Car Rules
California has always led the nation in mandating reduction of tailpipe emissions and development of low- and zero-emission vehicles. For several years now, states have had... January 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 10
A Brief History Of Smog, Which Led To Electric Cars: Recommended Reading
Daniel Yergin is one of those authors who writes major works. His Pulitzer Prize-winning The Prize is nothing less than the definitive history of the rise of the petroleum... December 19, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
CA To Require Zero-Emission Vehicles On Top Of Gas-Mileage Rules
The NHTSA and EPA are closing in on their final rules for 2017-2025 corporate average fuel economy regulations, but there's a wild card in the pack. California, which has the... December 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 10
Which State Has The Greenest Cars? California, Of Course
It’s no secret that the state of California is home to some of the most congested roads in the country -- but it is also home to some of the greenest drivers according... October 4, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Auto Dealers Lobby Against Obama's Higher Gas-Mileage Rules
Yesterday, auto dealers met with their members of Congress to try to delay new rules that would stiffen the gas-mileage requirements for cars sold in model years 2017 to... September 22, 2011 by John Voelcker 5
Breathe Easy, Californians: Electric-Car Rebates Survive, Cut To $2,500
It came down to the wire, but in the end, California's program of purchase rebates for buyers of qualifying plug-in electric cars has survived the state's grim budget crisis... July 25, 2011 by John Voelcker
White House, Feds To Push For 56.2-MPG Fuel Economy In 2025
The two Federal agencies that set gas mileage and emissions standards for future cars may propose rules that require corporate average fuel economy to reach 56 miles per... June 28, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
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