Tesla Model S 100 kWh Battery Option Teased, Model S 90D Boosted to 294 Miles
26 Apr 2016, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Good news! The Tesla Model S 90D can travel up to 294 miles (473 km). Better news! There's a 100 kWh battery option in the works
EPA Drops Proposal That Could Have Banned Converting Street Cars for Racing
16 Apr 2016, 11:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Car enthusiasts of America, rest assured. The EPA has dropped the proposal that included an article which could have led to a ban on tuning engines for racing
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Scores Impressive 28 MPG Highway
9 Mar 2016, 00:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Pacifica is the most efficient minivan according to Chrysler. However, the Honda Odyssey and Nissan Quest are just as good
Mercedes-Benz Gets Letter from EPA Enquiring About the Emissions of Its Diesels
29 Feb 2016, 22:28 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You might think that EPA is thirsty for blood, but it might just be hungry for the truth, as Daimler has become the subject of a lawsuit linked to its diesels
SEMA Accuses EPA of Proposing Ban on Converting Road Vehicles into Race Cars
9 Feb 2016, 15:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a proposed bill by the EPA, converting a standard road-going car for racing applications could become impossible with the ban of certain components
Mazda Gets EPA Recognition: Most Fuel-Efficient Brand, for the Third Time
16 Dec 2015, 21:19 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Mazda's SKYACTIV technology continues to impress. The Japanese automaker has been found to have the best MPG and lowest emissions in the US
Audi Takes Responsibility for V6 TDI, Will Submit New Emission Control Devices to EPA
24 Nov 2015, 10:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi representatives have met with CARB and the EPA. They came clean about the 3.0-liter TDI and said they would submit new software for review
GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado Are America’s Most Efficient Diesel Pickups
10 Nov 2015, 09:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Whatever the outcome of the Dieselgate scandal, diesel engines still have a future with commercial vehicles, and pickup trucks kind of fall into that category
EPA Goes Witch Hunting Following the VW Scandal, Might Find Plenty of Them
9 Nov 2015, 09:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / EPA is switching its labs for the great outdoors and announces it will commence a series of road tests with diesel passenger cars in search of defeat devices
BMW Still Claims the EPA Didn’t Question Them About Emissions
4 Nov 2015, 12:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW said in a recent interview that the Environmental Protection Agency didn't ask them directly about the emissions of their cars
EPA Discovers Defeat Device in 3-Liter TDI, Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg and Audi Sedans Affected
3 Nov 2015, 09:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Surprise, surprise, the EPA has also found that the 3-liter TDI clean diesel engine is not so clean and Porsche is now officially a part of Dieselgate
EA288 Engines Designed for EU5 and EU6 Don't Have Defeat Device, Volkswagen Confirms
23 Oct 2015, 08:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Thorough appraisal of the Diesel emissions issue has found that the EA288 family of engines don't have the defeat device
Knowledge of the Defeat Device Was Widely Spread Inside VW, According to New Reports
15 Oct 2015, 15:30 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Dieselgate scandal is far from over, with new findings coming our way with every day that passes. Whatever the outcome, it won't be a happy one for VW
Volkswagen Could Be Hiding a Different Defeat Device in Its 2016 Diesel Models, Reports Say
14 Oct 2015, 16:42 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Not even a week from Dieselgate, and we're already talking about a possible Dieselgate 2. Volkswagen, what have you done this time?
EPA Testing Explained: Why MPG Ratings Differ from Real-World MPG
2 Oct 2015, 16:50 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / While not necessarily connected to the Dieselgate scandal, the way in which the EPA tests and assigns MPG ratings should probably be known to more people
Dieselgate: Have VW’s Head on a Plate, But Watch Your Driving People!
22 Sep 2015, 18:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It’s hard not to kick Volkswagen when it’s down after what the Germans did, but drivers are also a big problem when it comes to emissions
EPA Accuses Volkswagen and Audi of Using Illegal “Defeat Device” to Lower Diesel Emissions
19 Sep 2015, 12:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / ll affected vehicles belong to the 2009 to 2015 model years and are equipped with a 2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesel engine
EPA Downplays Hybrid MPG by 33 Percent, Study Claims
7 Aug 2015, 12:22 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / A new study claims that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel-economy estimates for hybrids may be pessimistic
2016 Volvo XC90 AWD Gets 22 MPG Rating from EPA
9 Apr 2015, 13:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The United States Environmental Protection Agency just released the numbers for the Volvo XC90 and it turns out the SUV can return 22 mpg combined
EPA Doesn't Find Rolling Coal Funny, Proposes $5,000 Fines
26 Mar 2015, 15:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Rolling Coal could soon become an extinct kind of behavior, as the Environmental Protection Agency is looking to fine drivers that do it with up to $5,000