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Edmunds hybrid sedan comparison: 2025 Honda Civic vs. 2025 Hyundai Elantra
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Edmunds hybrid sedan comparison: 2025 Honda Civic vs. 2025 Hyundai Elantra

Associated Press  

There’s big news for the 2025 Honda Civic: It’s now available as a hybrid. More than that, its new gasoline-electric powertrain replaces the Civic’s previously optional turbocharged engine, making the Civic Hybrid both a max fuel economy choice as well as a higher-performance one. The Civic’s low-speed acceleration is very smooth, but driving on hilly terrain can make the powertrain …

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Youth can fuel economy only if govts invest in education: VIT chancellor G Viswanathan
4 months ago

Youth can fuel economy only if govts invest in education: VIT chancellor G Viswanathan

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Vellore Institute of Technology founder and chancellor G Viswanathan on Saturday said that in a country of 145 crore people, only about 10% are graduates. Speaking at the convocation of VIT Chennai, Viswanathan said the country lagged in educational progress since higher education is largely funded by parents while the government’s allocation for education as a percentage of GDP …

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Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration. “These new fuel economy standards will save our nation billions of dollars, help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels …

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In car fuel economy, India might catch up with Europe
8 months, 1 week ago

In car fuel economy, India might catch up with Europe

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a move designed to contribute to India’s ambitious climate targets and lower carbon emissions, the central government is planning to introduce the next stage of norms for fuel economy or efficiency of automobiles. The third phase of corporate average fuel economy, or CAFE-III norms, is being prepared by the road transport and highways ministry and the Bureau …

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‘This will be something that people see and feel’: What to expect from Biden’s clean car push
9 months ago

‘This will be something that people see and feel’: What to expect from Biden’s clean car push

Politico  

It marks the “single most important climate regulation in the history of the country,” said Margo Oge, a former EPA official who spoke to reporters on a call organized by the Environmental Defense Fund. The climate impact will depend on whether carmakers build more electric vehicles in the rule’s final few years, said Ben King, an associate director at the …

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Tesla asks Biden govt to further strengthen US fuel economy standards
1 year, 2 months ago

Tesla asks Biden govt to further strengthen US fuel economy standards

Live Mint  

Tesla has called for additional tightening of fuel economy standards in the US at a time when other carmakers are leading protests against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Leading companies – including General Motors, Ford and Stellantis NV – now face a combined $10.5 billion in fines from 2027 to 2032 under stricter average fuel economy rules. According to …

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Hybrid EVs: Significance, Net Emissions, and Fuel Economy
1 year, 4 months ago

Hybrid EVs: Significance, Net Emissions, and Fuel Economy

The Hindu  

A crucial element of the world’s transition to becoming net-zero is electric vehicles. In this milieu, hybrid EVs present a big opportunity for economically developing countries: while their power generation and grid capacity and reliability, the fraction of renewable sources in the power generation mix, and availability of fast-charging infrastructure are still less than ideal, hybrid EVs offer a way …

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Innovation to help fuel high-quality development
1 year, 10 months ago

Innovation to help fuel high-quality development

China Daily  

An employee runs checks on a robot at a facility in Hai'an, Jiangsu province. Innovation: Targeted steps may help boost high-tech sector China's multipronged pushes for innovation will accelerate productivity growth and give rise to more emerging industries, in turn consolidating the momentum of the country's high-quality development, economists and executives said. Having shown such resilience despite COVID-19 outbreaks, China's …

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Indian officials in Sri Lanka for talks on ailing economy
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian officials in Sri Lanka for talks on ailing economy

Associated Press  

Senior Indian officials began talks Thursday with Sri Lankan leaders on economic assistance, a day after Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the country’s economy had “collapsed.” Sri Lankans have endured months of shortages of food, fuel and other necessities due to the country’s dwindling foreign exchange reserves and mounting debt, worsened by the pandemic and other longer term troubles. Indian …

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Protesters demanding Sri Lankan President's resignation block all entrances of presidential secretariat; 21 arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

Protesters demanding Sri Lankan President's resignation block all entrances of presidential secretariat; 21 arrested

India Today  

A group of protesters in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapksa for the mismanagement of the economy blocked all entrances of the presidential secretariat here, forcing the police on Monday to arrest 21 people, including a Buddhist monk and four women. Sri Lanka is awaiting official confirmation from India on a new credit line that would allow …

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Petrol prices: March worst month ever at the pumps
2 years, 8 months ago

Petrol prices: March worst month ever at the pumps

Daily Mail  

Motorists endured one of the 'worst months ever at the pumps' in March as fuel prices grew the largest amount on record, despite the Chancellor's efforts to cut the cost of petrol and diesel by lowering fuel duty. Analysis of Experian Catalist data found that the average cost of a litre of petrol rose by 11.6p from the beginning to …

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How To Make A Tank Of Gas Last Longer
2 years, 9 months ago

How To Make A Tank Of Gas Last Longer

Huff Post  

Maskot via Getty Images Drivers have the power to boost fuel efficiency per gallon. “With gas prices rising at a fast pace, it’s important to not only shop around for the lowest gas prices but also pay attention to how you drive and other auto maintenance to ensure fuel efficiency,” budgeting expert Andrea Woroch told HuffPost. “A car engine consumes …

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IEA calls for lower speed limits and car-free Sundays to ease oil use
2 years, 9 months ago

IEA calls for lower speed limits and car-free Sundays to ease oil use

Daily Mail  

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent the cost of oil sky-rocketing even higher in recent weeks, energy experts have outlined new ways countries could throttle usage - including cutting speed limits and restricting car journeys in big cities. An immediate introduction of 10 measures could cut global oil demand by 2.7million barrels per day within four months, easing the price …

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Fuel tax: As prices rise, could UK Government really cut it to help drivers?
2 years, 9 months ago

Fuel tax: As prices rise, could UK Government really cut it to help drivers?

Daily Mail  

With average petrol prices this week rising above £1.58-a-litre for the first time on record, filling up an average family car is now £19 more expensive than it was a year ago - and it's set to continue rising. VAT REDUCED TO 15% Reduce price to: 149.85p per litre Save drivers: 6.5p-a-litre Cut fill up price by: £3.58 VAT REDUCED …

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Top 10 hypermiling tips to help you save money on fuel costs
2 years, 9 months ago

Top 10 hypermiling tips to help you save money on fuel costs

Daily Mail  

With petrol and diesel prices showing no sign of dramatically falling anytime soon, filling up at forecourts is set to be a strain on finances in 2023. Ten hypermiling tips to drive efficiently to avoid soaring fuel prices: With petrol and diesel high, it's imperative that motorists drive as efficiently as possible to make the most of their fuel Bar …

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Will Russia ever leave fossil fuels behind?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will Russia ever leave fossil fuels behind?

BBC  

Will Russia ever leave fossil fuels behind? Pomona Pictures/BBC Russia has joined many of the world's nations in setting a target date to reach net zero emissions "The climate agenda has been a topic here for a few years by now, ever since Russia's Climate Doctrine was adopted in 2009," says Irina Akhmedova, associate professor at the Oil and Gas …

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There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers
3 years, 4 months ago

There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers

NPR  

There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Major automakers and the Biden administration are mapping out a route toward a future where Americans drive a lot more electric vehicles. A voluntary pledge to boost electric vehicle sales …

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Basic pitch: We test the £23,360 entry-level VW Golf Life
3 years, 6 months ago

Basic pitch: We test the £23,360 entry-level VW Golf Life

Daily Mail  

Do you know one of those drivers? Of all the Volkswagen Golfs ordered so far in 2021, just 4% of customers have picked the 1.0-litre TSI Life that we have on test Packing a mere 108bhp, on paper it doesn't read like it has enough grunt for a four-up family hatch Even on motorways, the engine can hold its own …

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GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against Trump
4 years, 1 month ago

GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against Trump

LA Times  

General Motors Chairman Mary Barra in July 2019. GM says it will no longer support the Trump administration’s legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards. General Motors Co. is switching sides in the legal fight against California’s right to set its own clean-air standards, abandoning the Trump administration as the president’s term nears its close. …

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