Fuel Efficiency
It's Okay to Dance on Their Grave: The Hummer is Dead
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GM announced that with the failure to find a Chinese buyer, the Hummer production line will be shut down. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!
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Using Your iPhone to Get Better Gas Mileage
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The folks at MP3car have put together a short video on their experience with hypermiling tricks, and introduce the idea of using your iPhone to help track your mileage
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Reduce the Drag When You Drag, Install Side Cameras On Your Car
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Benjamin Jones at EcoModder shows step one in how to remove your side mirrors and add cameras to your car, reducing drag and making your car more streamlined
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Car Emissions: One Rule to Bind Them
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Benjamin Jones at the EcoModder Blog talks about the impact of multiple regulatory environments for automakers and how that blocks more efficient cars being brought to the United States
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NBC: To Catch an EcoScammer
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The NBC program Dateline investigated a product called the HAFC (Hydrogen Assist Fuel Cell) that claims to improve your fuel economy to 100 miles per gallon. Turns out to be snake oil, and the show confronts the "inventor" and sales man, Dennis Lee
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Airline Improvements Could Save Enormous Amounts of Fuel
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By updating and improving Air Traffic Controls, Flight Plans and Flight Techniques, the airline industry could potentially save enormous amounts of fuel and cut emissions
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Oh Come On! Judge Rule NYC Cabs Don't Have to Go Green
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U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty grants a preliminary injunction against enacting New York City's plans to require all the city's cabs to meet 30 mpg minimum efficiency by 2012
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Yaris Diesel Wins the Crown in MPG Marathon
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Beating out nearly 40 other vehicles in a course that stretched 400 miles over varying road conditions, Toyota's Yaris diesel won the World MPG Marathon in the UK with an average 70.49 miles to the gallon
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High Cost for Small Cars?
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"Small" cars have continued to get larger over the years, both in size and price. Why aren't Automakers making small cars cheaper?
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How Much is Enough, Green Modders Weigh in on Miles Per Gallon
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The Ecomodder blog asks its audience, "What MPG Would Satisfy You?"
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