Ray LaHood: Secretary of Transportation, not Secretary of the Automobile. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood surprised delegates at the National Bike Summit last month, when he jumped up on table and proclaimed that national policy would no longer “favor motorized transportation at the expense of nonmotorized.” It was a watershed—a direct statement from the US [...] [...]
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Can gasoline prices go anywhere but up? Any major US economic recovery, as well as world economic recovery, will require massive increases in oil consumption, according to the energy experts, and that means much higher gasoline prices. Yet, despite the relatively stagnant economy, gas prices are already increasing, and an upward pricing trend appears inevitable throughout the [...] [...] GM’s range extended plug-in Volt When the next Honda Accord hits the streets, it just might come with a plug-in option according to some Honda insiders. It seems Honda has been quietly developing a Chevy Volt-like plug-in hybrid drive that also utilizes capacitors to increase EV range. In addition to the next Accord, Honda’s new plug-in drive [...] [...] Just add 2 more seats and a bigger engine? Whether it will be called the CR-Z hybrid sedan or the new hybrid Accord coupe, it seems a larger more powerful hybrid sports car is in Honda’s future. According to sources inside Honda, the new hybrid will offer 4 seats and a new engine, probably a new 2.5 [...] [...] More than 35,000 sold in March Toyota sold almost 3 times as many Prius hybrids in Japan as compared to the US in March. With a whopping 35,546 units sold last month in its home market, the Prius topped Japanese sale’s charts for the 11th month in a row, largely thanks to government incentives. Just another example [...] [...] |
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