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[EcoModder.com] Progressive Automotive X-Prize Knockout Round - Fuel Economy ...: Even my car will get 70+ mpg (US) driving with load at those speeds in summer weather (rural driving, including stops).

[The Passing Lane] Automotive X-Prize to award $10 million for 100 mpg - The Passing Lane: The Automotive X-Prize aims to do just that by awarding $10 million worth of prize money to whoever can build a better mousetrap, or in this case, a vehicle that gets over 100 mpg (or equivalent). Consumer Reports helped with the performance testing of the entrants, and more information can be found in the video below.

[Smart Car of America Forums] Progressive Automotive X Prize update - Smart Car of America Forums: On-Road Range On-Road Criteria Emission Dynamic Safety -an Acceleration (0 to 60 MPH) Test and a Braking (60 to 0 MPH) Test -Accident Avoidance Test ( double lane change) - Highway Acceleration (40 - 65 MPH) - Lateral Acceleration Test. But when do we get to the crash test, Safety adds weight you know, Airbags and crumple zones cost mpg's.

[Wheels.ca News and Features.] 29 fuel-efficient cars face first big test | Wheels.ca: Other X Prize competitions have been announced for genomics (the study of genomes in organisms, including DNA sequencing and mapping), and the Google Lunar X Prize, a $30 million competition for the first privately-funded team to send a robot to the moon, travel 500 meters across its surface and transmit video images and data back to Earth.

[The Hook News Blog] Can this car save the world? Oliver Kuttner's betting on it | The ...: He’s also encouraged that the Obama administration has taken significant steps to improve fuel efficiency and improve the environment by significantly increasing the required efficiencies of all automobiles driven on American roads beginning in 2012.By 2016, a manufacturer’s cars must average 39 mpg, and SUVs and small trucks must average 30mpg– a 40 percent increase over current standards.

[Lou Ann Hammond on carlist.com] 2009 Shell eco-marathon winners! | Driving the Nation: This award recognized the Dalhousie University team from Canada, who made outstanding communications efforts concerning the Shell Eco-marathon. All actions throughout the year are taken into account: participation at trade shows, creation of a Web site and all other activities that successfully promote the competition, its name, its founding principle, its educational aspects, etc.

[FORA.tv - Program Feed] FORA.tv - X PRIZE Foundation's Eric Cahill: Chasing 100MPG: After serving in the Navy, Cahill researched technology uptake in the auto industry and assessed market readiness for alternative fuel and advanced-technology vehicles at GM Powertrain. After several years at Boeing, Cahill joined Quantum Technologies where, as program manager of a hybrid electric vehicle program, he led the team responsible for developing the electric drivetrain technology for the forthcoming Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sports car.

[Santa Cruz CR] PINKSHEETS: RVGDa specialty car designer and production assembler ...: Pelmear states, “This V-8 engine operates on E-85 fuel instead of gasoline. Coupling thatwith the use of more precise tolerances and manufacturing techniques, wedecrease heat as well as energy loss and increase the efficiency of theinternal combustion engine.”There are nearly 250 million cars and light trucks operating today inNorth America The global market holds well over twice this amount.

[EcoModder.com] Automotive X-Prize update: shakedown round (track test videos ...: Consumer Reports Cars Blog: Automotive X Prize: Shakedown continues, drama ensues ( .Teams must pass tests for range, emissions and real-world performance, while achieving at least a level of 67 miles-per-gallon fuel efficiency.

[Corvette Mafia News Blog] Corvette Officially Kentucky's State Sports Car | Corvette Mafia ...: Cruze Eco will offer up to 40 mpg highway while the Chevrolet Volt will offer up to 40 miles of electric, gas-free driving and an additional 300 miles of extended range (based on GM testing; official EPA estimates not yet available).  Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security, and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response, and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown.

[Los Angeles Metblogs] Ford Takes the LA Beaches and aims for a little more. | Blogging.la: All the Fords and Lincolns in the ride-drive had an MPG display gauge.  The average it displayed in all fairness indicated was the result of a wide variety of driving styles with a lot of near stop to freeway speed acceleration.  All of that does tend to use a lot of fuel.  It does however illustrate nicely the low end of a vehicles potential mileage.  It is a more realistic expectation of what one will see over the course of a month of urban driving instead of the overly optimistic EPA Highway mileage number.  At the risk of getting shot, I’m putting up the number displayed.  As always your driving habits will affect the final outcome.   

[SpiritToyota | St. Louis Missouri Toyota Dealer Blog] Prius Ranked Number One Fuel Efficient Vehicle | SpiritToyota | St ...: Toyota introduced a third-generation Prius in May to support Toyota’s goal to sell a million hybrid cars in the next few years, from about 250,000 hybrids in 2008.

[LINGsCARS.com - Blog] Different NOx levels on the Toyota IQ | LINGsCARS.com - Blog: Martin Callanan (Euro MP for the North East Region) said "Ling and her unique website LINGsCARS.com displays environmental information in a way that leads the UK motor industry. Following my discussions with her about greening the business, Ling has grasped the environmental nettle and is giving UK car buyers comprehensive environmental data on all new cars for sale in the UK to enable them to make an informed choice.

[Thinking Tech Blog RSS | SmartPlanet] Another Tesla test drive ”” this time on the highway - SmartPlanet: Since I do not go out every day, charging from solar panels on the garage roof would provide most of the power I would need given our 330 days of sunshine in the typical year. (This is not called the Valley of the Sun without reason.) The question would be just how large an area of PV cells I would need and how long it would take to make that economical.

[Consumer Reports Cars Blog] Consumer Reports Cars Blog: Test complete: 2010 Subaru Outback: Cars Blog: Our automotive experts share the latest news from our test track and GPS test lab, as well as an unbiased look at the auto industry, car safety, green motoring, and upcoming cars. The rear seat is now spacious and comfortable and fuel economy has improved to 24 mpg overall with the addition of the CVT transmission (up from 21 mpg in the last generation).

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