Gas Mileage

Obama to Announce Tougher Standards for Autos Tomorrow

The Obama administration has announced that it will issue new emissions and mileage requirements for cars and light trucks tomorrow to create a single national standard.
18 May 2009 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

Monitoring the Effects of Bad Driving

In an effort to improve gas mileage, 400 drivers in Denver participated in an experiment that tracked and reported the bad driving habits -- idling, rapid accelerating and braking -- that waste fuel. Faced with the data, driving habits have changed.
3 February 2009 - 12:00pm
Los Angeles Times

New, Cheap Car in India Worries Environmentalists

The 'Nano', a tiny car that gets 47 miles to the gallon and has low emissions, is hitting the Indian market. Environmentalists worry that the car's advantages will be outweighed by the increase in car ownership it may bring to the country.
9 July 2008 - 11:00am
NPR
Syndicate content