Bob Lutz is stirring up a bit of controversy over CAFE standards, and GM's role in building cleaner vehicles. Lutz recently said that the car companies give consumers what they want, nothing more or less. But - as AutoblogGreen has reported over and over - studies show that Americans overwhelmingly support raising the standards, which have remained at the same level for decades as GM and others have added SUV after SUV to the lineup. Click on the top headline below for more information, including links to the studies I mentioned.
- Lutz: "Forcing us to alter the fleets to hit some theoretical average won't change what consumers want, or what they'll buy."
- Is Ford seeking out help from Toyota on emerging fuel-saving technology?
- alphaDictionary: "hybrid" is one of the top 10 words of the year
- Toyota plans a midsize hybrid-only model with a 2.5 or 3 liter engine
- Toyota Land Cruiser gets new Euro IV engine line-up in the UK
- Sleek new Volvo XC60 concept runs on E85, puts out 80% fewer emissions
- apanese Company Investing in New Coal Liquefaction Project in China
- Toyota (GB) PLC changes its own fleet to Prius hybrids
- New ACE diesel engine claims to cut nitrogen oxide emissions 80%
- California community revels in homemade electric cars, EV conversions
- Coal to liquid is a possibly hot new alternative fuel investment
- University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University developing "pethanol"
- Hydrogen golf cart embodies hydrogen thinking in OSU lab
- Retrofitting coming to school buses in Tuscola, Mich.
- Oshkosk Using Copper Motor Rotor Technology For Military
- Brazilian biodiesel not chugging along as easily as ethanol
