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Toyota Says Prius Is Less Polluting Than a Sheep
Toyota Says Prius Is Less Polluting Than a Sheep

5 Jan 2011, 10:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don’t know about you, but here at autoevolution we always wanted to know if a sheep’s backend is more harmful to the environment than a Toyota Prius. The age-old question was finally...

 
Car Makers Vow to Cut Emissions
Car Makers Vow to Cut Emissions

29 Dec 2010, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The race for a greener future means, for some manufacturers, inventing new drive trains and presenting the world with the promise of an electric vehicle powered future. For others, however, being gr...

 
New Audi A6 Delivers Efficiency Without Compromise
New Audi A6 Delivers Efficiency Without Compromise

13 Dec 2010, 11:39 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Audi's "progress through technology" philosophy has been taken over by its latest model, the A6 saloon, which has been entirely redesigned, benefiting from advanced lightweight constr...

 
Indian Minister: SUV Drivers Should Be Considered Criminals
Indian Minister: SUV Drivers Should Be Considered Criminals

18 Nov 2010, 15:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / SUVs and large vehicles aren't exactly appropriate for the current economic climate, but India's environment and forests minister, Jairam Ramesh is even harsher than that. Speaking in New ...

 
How Water-Fueled Cars Work
How Water-Fueled Cars Work

8 Nov 2010, 15:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With so many cars on public streets, concerns that the Planet might run out of petrol are becoming more of a common thing nowadays, although vehicles aren't exactly the biggest burners out ther...

 
Honda Jazz Hybrid More Details and Photos Released
Honda Jazz Hybrid More Details and Photos Released

27 Sep 2010, 20:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / With just a few days left before the 2010 Paris Auto Show kicks off, Japanese manufacturer Honda released further details regarding the company’s Jazz Hybrid model. The hatchback uses the IMA ...

 
Setra Busses Meet EEV Standards without Particulate Filters
Setra Busses Meet EEV Standards without Particulate Filters

29 Apr 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler announced that its Neu-Ulm Setra touring coaches and rural buses will optionally be available for delivery starting from October 2010 in compliance with the EEV emissions standard without a ...

 
GM Pleased with New Emission Standards
GM Pleased with New Emission Standards

2 Apr 2010, 14:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Most of the automotive manufacturers, as well as other companies remotely linked with the automotive industry, were pleased with the new fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards approved ...

 
Dassault Systems and BMW Sign Development Agreement
Dassault Systems and BMW Sign Development Agreement

9 Mar 2010, 17:41 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Dassault Systemes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has just announced the signing of a 5-year global agreement with German car manufacturer BMW. The partnersh...

 
Fiat Tops European Eco-Chart
Fiat Tops European Eco-Chart

9 Mar 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Fiat has once again proved it can set impressive CO2 emissions standards, as both the Fiat brand and the Fiat Group have posted Europe’s lowest volume weighted CO2 emissions, according to JATO...

 
Texas Sues EPA to Block Tailpipe Emissions Limits
Texas Sues EPA to Block Tailpipe Emissions Limits

17 Feb 2010, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to impose new tailpipe emissions limits starting 2012 has made the state of Texas file a legal challenge with the US Court of Appeal, aiming...

 
Continental to Enter the Turbochargers Market
Continental to Enter the Turbochargers Market

1 Feb 2010, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Continental AG, one of the top 5 automotive parts producers in the world, is preparing to enter the turbochargers market (after a three year development stage), a segment which is becoming more and ...

 
2013 Nissan GTR: High Breed, Hybrid or Both?
2013 Nissan GTR: High Breed, Hybrid or Both?

23 Dec 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The wave of rumors connected to the Nissan GTR (such as a Nissan SUV with the GTR Powertrain and a 4 door GTR sedan) continues, according to Inside Line, as it is said that the following generation...

 
US Cars Cut Out of Japan’s Cash for Clunkers Program
US Cars Cut Out of Japan’s Cash for Clunkers Program

21 Dec 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The cash for clunkers program has had a great success in the United States, as about 677,000 vehicles have been sold. Though the “Buy only American built” philosophy has been promoted si...

 
Renault Hints F1 Quit Still Possible
Renault Hints F1 Quit Still Possible

24 Nov 2009, 08:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's future in Formula One is not so secure as initially thought by race driver Robert Kubica. The Pole seems to have gone from a chance-less F1 team, namely BMW Sauber, to a doubtful one,...

 
Audi A3 2.0 TDI - The Cleanest in Its Sector
Audi A3 2.0 TDI - The Cleanest in Its Sector

23 Nov 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi's recently-upgraded common rail diesel A3 featuring start-stop technology is the most efficient model in the United Kingdom when talking about its class. The upgraded 2.0-liter TDI en...

 
NADA Pushes for Single National Fuel Economy Standard
NADA Pushes for Single National Fuel Economy Standard

26 Oct 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leaving aside for a moment the battle between its dealers and American manufacturers Chrysler and GM, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) testified at a hearing on Friday and asked f...

 
Volkswagen Wants More Efficient Cars in China
Volkswagen Wants More Efficient Cars in China

22 Oct 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has already announced enthusiastic plants for China but the company continues to announce new goodies for this particular growing market. This time, the German brand said it wants more fu...

 
EU Divided on CO2 Reduction
EU Divided on CO2 Reduction

14 Oct 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The forecasted reduction in CO2 levels coming from vehicles in the following years has made several European countries demand for more time, in an attempt to shield their van manufacturers from the ...

 
Nissan, at Peace with Japan's New Emission Laws
Nissan, at Peace with Japan's New Emission Laws

23 Sep 2009, 13:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although several Japanese manufacturers have expressed their concerns about Japan's future emission laws, viewed by some as being way too tough, at least one of them says "they're fin...