Highway fuel economy a joke in the city When that 40 mpg car becomes just a 20 mpg vehicle I’m not a big fan of highway fuel economy. It’s greenwashing at best, and almost bait-and-switch criminal in the worst case scenario. And a new study finds that highway fuel economy-killing congestion costs Americans about $7 billion per [...] [...]
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By Huw Evans While GM works at re-building the Chevy Volt’s reputation at home, across the pond in Europe, its cousin the Opel Ampera has added yet another notch to its belt. Following on from its European Car of the Year accolade and positive sales numbers, the Ampera has also won the 13th annual Monte Carlo Rally [...] [...] Can materialism every be truly green? Is Gen Y really green, or just greenwashers? Yesterday a friend of mine handed me a copy of Time opened to the The Awesome Column, featuring Joel Stein, titled It’s Easy Not Being Green that somewhat shattered what hope I had left for the battery-powered revolution. While recent studies have suggested [...] [...] By Philippe Crowe Not long ago, Fisker Automotive took a public relations hit when a Karma battery failed during a Consumer Reports test, but its battery maker A123 Systems has now accepted responsibility and will replace all affected Karma packs at a cost of about $55 million. In a press release today, Fisker said it has been [...] [...] By Huw Evans As it puts public relations setbacks behind it, Fisker Automotive is reportedly negotiating an additional $100 million in private funding and is on its way toward $1 billion in private equity raised to date. According to a U.S. regulatory filing, the California-based automaker has secured $896 million as of Feb. 10, and Bloomberg [...] [...] By Jeff Cobb The Nissan Leaf’s sportier sibling called the “Infiniti Zero Emission Luxury Concept” is being teased by its maker to amp-up interest for its public revealing in a couple of weeks. Infiniti is also preparing a plug-in hybrid that’s even more highline, but AutoGuide reports Infiniti’s head marketer, Keith St. Clair said the latest [...] [...] By Jeff Cobb More details have emerged about BMW’s i8 plug-in sports car including that it nets 104.2 mpg on the European drive cycle, will sprint to 62 mph in 4.9 seconds, and no non-hybrid variants are being considered. The 2+2 made with carbon fiber body and aluminum alloy rolling chassis had previously been rumored to [...] [...] |
 
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