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0Report: Did Volkswagen tamper with its efficiency graph in Germany? 1323955740
Every once in a while you'll find an accidental lie on the Internet... A group of German organizations created a label applied to every new car sold in that country that grades it based on CO2 usage. The energy-efficiency categories run from A+ to G, with the greenest cars at the top and the ...
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Report: Mercedes-Benz S-Class EV in the cards? 1318872660
Increasingly stricter environmental dictates are making the rich man's camel pass though the eyes of smaller and smaller needles to get to regulatory heaven. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is going to have to shrink somewhere in order to make it into the future, and it seems the company plan for that ...
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More speculation on Bentley and Audi sharing next-gen V8 1286486940
2011 Bentley Continental GT – Click above for high-res image galleryBentley hasn't let much slip about the V8 that will be available in the 2011 Bentley Continental GT. However, each article that appears about Audi's use of the engine has one more little bit of information on it. According ... -
Report: Porsche planning two new engines for Boxster? 1262618820
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder - Click above for high-res image galleryLike every other automaker looking to sell cars and trucks across the pond, Porsche has little choice but to comply with Europe's strict 2012 CO2 laws. Autocar is reporting that one way Porsche could reduce its fleet-wide CO2 ... -
REPORT: California still wants EPA waiver to set emissions standards until 2012 1243623660
Even though President Obama's new national CAFE standards will lean on the stricter California standards for support and there was broad agreement that a national standard of this type is the way to move forward, the devilish details could still cause a disagreement or two. Problem One is that the ...
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Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 1233361560
Big Problems with California's CO2 StandardEarlier this week President Obama instructed the EPA to determine whether it should grant California a waiver to set its own CO2 standards for cars. It's a hugely controversial issue, and one that's fraught with major problems for the auto industry.First ...
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Germany joins EU in taxing CO2 emissions 1233234060
European car ads are always mentioning how many grams of CO2 a car emits because more than twelve European countries tax drivers based on those emissions. Germany, home to a cadre of automakers for which CO2 parsimony is not a prime consideration, has held out from the carbon dioxide taxation ...
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Endangered Species: Europe's sportscar makers worried about the future 1217979120
With the European Union tightening restrictions on carbon emissions, danger has been spelled out in big bright letters for the sportscar-makers we know and love. The bulk of the world's best supercar manufacturers – including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Aston Martin and Porsche – ...
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Ferrari cutting CO2 output by 40%, hybrid sports car in the works 1215437280
Mainstream automakers are faced with the reality of improving the efficiency and cleanliness of everyday vehicles, but companies like Porsche and Lamborghini say drastic change would effect the underlying character of their products. Ferrari apparently doesn't feel the same way, as the exotic ...
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EU calls for "health warnings" on car ads 1213115640
How much do marketing angles play into consumer choices? The European Union apparently thinks a lot. For instance, we've recently seen all tobacco sponsorships pulled from motorsports, such as the world's most popular, Formula 1. Now it seems that automobile advertisements will be the next form of ...

