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[6autos.com] Buick LaCrosse Hybrid Debuts for Chinese Market: Shanghai GM also will roll out three new engines in 2008, including the 1.2-liter S-TEC efficiency class-leading engine and HFV6 3.6-liter SIDI dual mode direct injection engine. The S-TEC engine generates 52.2 kW/l, which is the highest in its category, and achieves fuel consumption of 6 liters/100 km, which is the lowest among engines with the same displacement.

 [Gas 2.0] The Growing Need for Fuel Substitution, Efficiency, and Conservation: I was listening to NPR this morning and there’s a proposal to change the max speed limit in Oregon back to 55mph, which will reduce emissions, if my memory serves me correctly, by 15%. The prompt of this proposal is exactly what you write about - oil depletion.

[E2C2 - Sustainable Planning/Design] Green Trends and Prospects: has committed to doubling its truck fleet's fuel efficiency by 2015. It will replace 386 of its big rigs with hybrid versions of the same truck by 2009.

 [Climate Progress] No US-made car meets China fuel standards: So whether you believe in human-caused global warming or peak oil, America remains unprepared to capture the huge explosion in jobs this century for clean, fuel-efficient cars.

[GM Performance Tuning - 2008] Buick LaCrosse Hybrid debuts in China: With it the, the new car gets 28 mpg as opposed to the non-hybrid's 24. From next year until 2012, GM will offer 11 more increasingly fuel-efficient engines, including the E-Flex drive and the Fuel Cell E-Flex.

 [GM FastLane Blog] Checking Back In: Fuel Economy vs Fuel Efficiency: As you can see from the 2.0L turbo engine in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Red Line and the new DI version of the high feature V6 available in the Cadillac CTS and STS, we are beginning to roll-out this technology across our portfolio.

[The Auto Monster Cars Blog] The Gold In Automotive Green: GM’s new two-mode hybrid–developed in partnership with Daimler, Chrysler and BMW–provides a 25% overall improvement in fuel efficiency in its large trucks, such as the recently introduced Yukon hybrid. Given the upcoming mileage standards, automakers will have little choice but to convert hefty trucks such as the Yukon to sophisticated hybrids, diesels or vehicles with smaller motors boosted with a turbocharger or supercharger.

[Terra Rossa Blog] Energy Debate Watch: Now they have to get toiling to meet the mandate MSNBS, David Kiley, 03.25.08. Since last December, when President Bush signed an energy bill that requires auto companies to achieve a 35-mpg fuel .

 [Organic Picks Blog] If China can ditch plastic bags, why can’t we?: By no means I am implying that China is doing better than the U.S. when it comes to protecting the environment. China has a long windy way to go in order to catch up with many environmental standards in the west.

[www.SerendipityWaits.com > Blog] Business & Technology | Running out of gas? | Seattle Times Newspaper: 19, President Bush signed a law that mandates fuel-efficiency of 35 mpg nationwide by that year. Reinert says automakers are endangering themselves by basing sales and profits on the big, fast cars that many US customers say they want .

 [Organic Picks Blog] The new energy bill is 5 years behind China: The US allows maximum sulfur concentrations of 15 ppm for most diesel fuels, while China allows 2,000 ppm, although the average sulfur in American gasoline is limited to 30 ppm whereas China allows 800 ppm, but the 10 million diesel trucks in China help cause severe air problems like just 71 days under air-quality norms (i.e. clean air) in Gangzhou per year.

[Big Brass Blog] Lawmakers Reach Deal for 40% Improvement in Fuel Efficiency: The proposal, which would require automakers to achieve 35 miles per gallon on average, is similar to a measure that was passed in the summer by the Senate but was bitterly opposed by the auto companies, who argued they did not have the technology or the financial resources to reach that goal.

[The Auto Monster Cars Blog] Car makers worldwide target big, rich market: Made by Mahindra, the compact pickups and SUVs are expected to feature fuel-efficient hybrid diesel engines expected to boast fuel-efficiency ratings near 40 mpg. Unlike Kia, Mahindra’s line of two-door and four-door pickups and a four-door SUV will be priced in the mid-$20,000 range, putting them in direct competition with popular domestic nameplates in a declining segment of the North American market.

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