One Incredible Day for the Future of the Automobile
Yes, it is worth repeating. Today is one incredible day for the future of the automobile, public health, America’s oil addiction, and global warming. A Clean Car Checklist Federal fuel economy and...
View ArticleGone Fishin’: Chairman Issa Seeks Clean Car Controversy Where There Is None
Fishing is great sport. My dad and I used to go fishing for skipjacks (baby bluefish) off Rocky Point in Rhode Island. It is great for relaxing, for bonding with family and friends, and, if you are...
View ArticleIn the City of Brotherly Love, Much Love for Clean Car Standards
I’m in Philadelphia today, testifying at a public hearing on the recently proposed model year 2017-2025 vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards. The two agencies in charge of the process –...
View ArticleBringing Up the Average, On the Showroom Floor
Baseball season is upon us. This is an optimistic time for most fans, and particularly so for longtime Chicago Cubs fans like me who, it seems, all too often have less to cheer about as the season...
View ArticleSipping Sells at the New York Auto Show
Judging from the early unveilings, the companies got the memo: Fuel economy sells. The mood is upbeat here on the Javits Center floor, with talk of a returning economy, industry profits, and the fact...
View ArticleCongressional Budget Office Embraces Fiction in Latest Analysis
Following the old adage, “Never let the facts get in the way of a good story,” the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report last week blaming an upcoming set of vehicle fuel economy and...
View ArticleA Cooler Smarter Government Of The People, By The People, and For The People
You know, I get it. People have been understandably frustrated about high gas prices, the slow pace of the economic recovery, and gridlock in Washington. Approval of Congress is in the cellar and there...
View ArticleClean Vehicle Standards: Anatomy of a Rule
They say honesty is the best policy. My vote is for vehicle standards. Puns aside, it’s true that today’s cars are safer, cleaner, and more fuel-efficient than their predecessors because of vehicle...
View ArticleNew “Attributes” of the Clean Vehicle Standards
In order to grasp vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy rules, the first thing to understand is the so-called “attribute-based system.” In this second part of our “Anatomy of a Rule” mini-series,...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Keep Your Promise to Our Children, Commit to Making the Half...
During his first term, President Obama made history by setting the first ever global warming emissions standards for both cars and trucks and putting our nation on a course to double new vehicle fuel...
View Article3 Reasons Why You Should Care About Vehicle Efficiency and Emissions Standards
Merely typing “vehicle efficiency and emissions standards,” feels like I’m prompting you to click off in search of the latest cat meme or 8,000th story on President Trump. But the next battle in the...
View ArticleHurricane Season’s Impact at the Pump and Why Fuel Efficiency Matters
Gas prices are spiking. This week EIA reported an increase in the average price of gasoline of 28 cents per gallon – with some states seeing more than 40 cent increases. That’s the largest nationwide...
View ArticleToyota Cries Over Climate Change While Their Trade Groups Cry Over Climate...
Don’t be fooled by this ad Toyota is running during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Set to images of ice sculpture athletes who are melting – crying even – because of climate change, the elegant...
View ArticleUCS Joins Lawsuit to Stop Pruitt from Rolling Back Clean Car Standards
UCS joined a coalition of non-profit organizations in filing a lawsuit to challenge EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s attempt to roll back a regulation designed to improve vehicle gas mileage, save you...
View ArticleCourt Says Agency Can’t Indefinitely Delay Implementation of Obama-era Rules
Photo: Allen and Allen (allenandallen.com)/FlickrHere is a beacon of good news to temporarily brighten your dark and stormy social media feeds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck...
View ArticleThe Old Problem of CAFE’s New Math
By now, you’ve probably heard about the new passenger vehicle fuel economy and emissions standards that were recently announced. (For those of you who missed class that day, these standards will make...
View ArticleThe Latest News on Gas Prices is Bad News for Our Economic Recovery
Across the country, articles are showing up with the news that gasoline prices are down anywhere from three to fifteen cents since last week. The average drop was six cents per gallon according to data...
View ArticleThe Future is Now: 39 Models Meet Tomorrow’s Fuel Economy Requirements Today
A number of pieces in the media, including a recent column by long-time Automotive News number-cruncher John K. Teahen Jr., have wrongly claimed that the upcoming 2017-2025 vehicle standards will force...
View ArticleOne Incredible Day for the Future of the Automobile
Yes, it is worth repeating. Today is one incredible day for the future of the automobile, public health, America’s oil addiction, and global warming. A Clean Car Checklist Federal fuel economy and...
View ArticleGone Fishin’: Chairman Issa Seeks Clean Car Controversy Where There Is None
Fishing is great sport. My dad and I used to go fishing for skipjacks (baby bluefish) off Rocky Point in Rhode Island. It is great for relaxing, for bonding with family and friends, and, if you are...
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