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Ultimately, can we really expect the US auto industry to survive without forcing great change? Moreover, shouldn’t that change begin in the sector most important to US automakers ? Labels: Hybrid Vehicles. posted by Dahcredyns at 8:39 AM …

Mercilessly beaten as a child with rolled-up back issues of old car magazines, our free-spoken hero developed a unique “for your own good” take on cars and the auto industry , along with an unfortunate habit of setting himself ablaze. …. to jump start demand for trucks and V8 cars only to come to Jesus in a year or two and postpone the increases in CAFE “indefinitely”. Then again, I don’t think he’s all that interested in looking out of the automakers to begin with. …

Battered by depressed new car sales and waning political power in Washington, the automotive industry still has some fight left. An industry trade group led by Detroit’s Big Three urged lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee this week to oppose … bill that would create an “open fuel standard,” which would require automakers to produce more cars and trucks capable of running on high blends of alternative fuels, as well as a possible amendment from Rep. …

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automakers on Wednesday praised President Barack Obama’s new rules to push green vehicles and transform the U.S. auto industry — a shift that likely puts Japan’s manufacturers at an advantage. Toyota Motor Corp., the maker of the … They require the U.S. auto industry to produce by 2016, vehicles that average 35.5 miles per gallon overall, with passenger cars reaching 39 mpg and light trucks hitting 30 mpg. The system develops standards for each …

It will however, be a tough standard with cars expected to hit 42 mpg by 2016 and trucks coming up to 26 mpg. The alliance supports the proposal because it will allow automakers to work toward one set of regulations. The next big hurdle will be getting everyone to agree on a common standard for calculating the mileage of plug-in hybrid and extended range electric vehicles. The fuel consumption of those vehicles is highly dependent on the duty cycle including how often …

It will however, be a tough standard with cars expected to hit 42 mpg by 2016 and trucks coming up to 26 mpg. The alliance supports the proposal because it will allow automakers to work toward one set of regulations. The next big hurdle will be getting everyone to agree on a common standard for calculating the mileage of plug-in hybrid and extended range electric vehicles. The fuel consumption of those vehicles is highly dependent on the duty cycle including how often …

The administration set a self-imposed deadline of June 30 to grant California’s request to impose the state’s standard to the federal CAFE regulations, and according to the NYT, the auto industry isn’t expected to challenge the new …. What technology will be present in 2016 that will enable an entire auto fleet to meet these requirements (i’m not talking about having a hybrid , but about making cars , trucks , vans, SUVs, crossovers, and evil sports cars that get this …

Could the problem with the auto industry revolve around the issue that they have stifled outside innovation that could have revolutionized the way we drive cars and how they drive? What could I mean by all of this. . . Does anyone remember a little car that Honda put out in the 80’s that was able to get 55mpg without using electric or hydrogen or anything other than regular gas? I used to drive a 88 VW Jetta that got 45mpg. . .1988, hello. . .and today they think they are …