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Feds To Mandate Up To 62 MPG By 2025; What Does It Mean For You?

Two days ago, the NHTSA said that it would require annual gas-mileage improvements of somewhere between 2 and 7 percent each year between 2017 and 2025. Corporate average fuel economy requirements have already been set through 2016, an action facilitated by the Obama Administration soon after...

May 12, 2011 by John Voelcker 28

2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Engine Stalling Investigated

February 23, 2011

NHTSA Investigates 2009, 2010 VW, Audi TDI Diesel Fuel Pumps

February 14, 2011 1

California, EPA, DoT Make Nice On Timing Of Higher MPG Rules

January 25, 2011 1

Ding-Ding-Ding! Electric Cars Likely To Be Made Noisier By Law

In one particularly hilarious scene in the TV show Weeds, Mary-Louise Parker’s soccer mom/drug dealer character inspires a scary drug lord to buy several Toyota Priuses... December 20, 2010 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 19

NHTSA Investigating Honda Accord Hybrid For Unintended Acceleration

Normally it’s Toyota that’s in the headlines whenever ‘unintended acceleration’ is concerned, however, this time ‘round it’s close rival... November 23, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

EPA Proposes 10-to-20-Percent Gas Mileage Rise for Big Trucks

Well, now we know the numbers. And there are a lot of them. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation jointly proposed cutting greenhouse-gas... October 25, 2010 by John Voelcker 4

What Consumers Should Know About Electric Car Crash Tests

Yesterday, we heard the tragic story that a U.K. owner of a Reva G-Wiz, the tiny neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) sold in Europe as a quadricycle, was killed when her... October 20, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 35

Proposed design (2 of 2) for gas mileage and emissions impact of new vehicle, U.S. EPA, August 2010

EPA Proposes Two Designs For Updated Fuel Economy Labels, Wants Your Input

Want to know the fuel economy ratings of a new car you're considering? You probably already know to look at the gas-mileage window sticker. Now, for the first time in 30... August 30, 2010 by John Voelcker 9

Math Is Hard: MPG Still Stupid, National Research Council Agrees

More than a year ago, we wrote an article pointing out the flaws in the U.S. practice of measuring a car's gasoline use with the familiar miles-per-gallon (MPG) measure. Now... July 7, 2010 by John Voelcker 8

Long-Haul Truckers Beg For Rescue From Nasty Gas-Saving EPA

It's pretty rare when a group of drivers begs a government agency to regulate them. But when it could avert what they think would be even worse regulations from another... May 4, 2010 by John Voelcker 4

Obama and EPA Launch 34.1-MPG Fuel-Economy Rules for 2016

The other shoe has dropped: Yesterday, two U.S. government agencies jointly announced the final fuel-economy rules for model year 2012 through 2016 vehicles, giving... April 2, 2010 by John Voelcker 17

Wrecked Toyota Prius owned by Elizabeth James, photo by Ted James, from Houston Press

U.S. DoT Asks Scientists, NASA To Probe Toyota Acceleration

In the face of continuing suggestions that random electronic interference may be causing unintended acceleration in the Toyota Prius and other vehicles, the U.S. Department... March 30, 2010 by John Voelcker

States Bite Back Against Emissions Regulations, Even California

When automakers and the Obama White House announced agreement on a single national standard for emissions and fuel economy last May, the entire auto industry heaved a huge... February 17, 2010 by John Voelcker 7

2010 Toyota Prius 5dr HB II (Natl) Angular Front Exterior View

UPDATE: Braking Issue In 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid, Recall TBD

UPDATE: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a formal inquiry into the brakes of the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid. It has now received 124... February 4, 2010 by John Voelcker 7

2010 Toyota Prius 5dr HB II (Natl) Grille

UPDATE: Toyota Admits Braking Problems, On 2010 Prius Only

Things are moving fast in the land of Toyota safety issues and recalls. Yesterday, we told you that the 2010 Toyota Prius was being investigated for braking problems in... February 4, 2010 by John Voelcker

2010 Toyota Prius Investigated In Japan For Braking Problems

Citing allegations of braking loss or slippage, Japan's Ministry of Transportation ordered Toyota to launch an investigation into possible brake problems in the new 2010... February 3, 2010 by John Voelcker 2

Do Hybrids Hit Pedestrians More Often? NHTSA Report May Say So

Advocates for the blind have long been pushing for hybrid and electric cars to make some kind of artificial noise at low speeds, to alert people with vision impairment of... November 12, 2009 by John Voelcker 17

Loose all-weather floor mat jams accelerator pedal. Photo: NHTSA

ALERT: Largest Ever Toyota Recall of 3.8M Cars To Check Floor Mats

As reported earlier this afternoon on our sister site TheCarConnection.com, Toyota may will recall up to 3.8 million cars and pickup trucks to ensure that the floor mats on... September 29, 2009 by John Voelcker