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The Challenges Faced by Automakers in Their Switch to Euro 6c
The Challenges Faced by Automakers in Their Switch to Euro 6c

28 Oct 2016, 16:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The European Union will make automakers switch their diesel and gasoline engines to the Euro 6c standard. The changes will bring development costs for them

 
Polish Website Has Comprehensive Fuel Consumption Test Videos
Polish Website Has Comprehensive Fuel Consumption Test Videos

31 Oct 2016, 19:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever wondered what a car will really do on the highway? Are diesels really the best thing for you. We think these videos are a way to find out

 
Study Says Fuel Economy Rules For 2025 Threaten 1.1 Million Jobs In America
Study Says Fuel Economy Rules For 2025 Threaten 1.1 Million Jobs In America

24 Sep 2016, 08:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The 2025 EPA Fuel Economy targets may threaten 1.1 million jobs in the USA, says a study made by the Center for Automotive Research. Low gas prices are to blame

 
Turbo Porsche 718 Cayman S Uses More Fuel Than a Supercharged Jaguar F-Type
Turbo Porsche 718 Cayman S Uses More Fuel Than a Supercharged Jaguar F-Type

3 Aug 2016, 17:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Less displacement, fewer cylinders and a turbocharger instead of a supercharger aren't apparently enough to make the latest Cayman more frugal than an F-Type

 
US Regulators Say Consumer Preference Will Prevent 2025 54.5 MPG Average Target
US Regulators Say Consumer Preference Will Prevent 2025 54.5 MPG Average Target

19 Jul 2016, 12:00 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A recent report made by U.S. regulators shows that customers are buying too many vehicles that are not fuel efficient, hindering the 2025 CAFE efficiency goal

 
Mitsubishi Admits Cheating in Fuel Economy Tests in Japan
Mitsubishi Admits Cheating in Fuel Economy Tests in Japan

20 Apr 2016, 09:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mitsubishi shares have fallen 15% in value, the largest drop in 12 years, after the company revealed that some of its models cheated on the fuel economy test

 
Eco Tuning - What Is It and Should You Want It?
Eco Tuning - What Is It and Should You Want It?

29 Feb 2016, 17:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Normally, tuning is reserved for performance enhancing applications. However, some owners have turned to eco tuning for their cars

 
Demand for Gasoline Soars in China As World's Largest Migration Is Underway
Demand for Gasoline Soars in China As World's Largest Migration Is Underway

4 Feb 2016, 10:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The daily fuel demand in China has dramatically increased in the period that precedes the Chinese New Year. Demand is up by 242,000 barrels a day

 
Opel Will Voluntarily Publish Real Driving Emissions Before Legislation Makes It Mandatory
Opel Will Voluntarily Publish Real Driving Emissions Before Legislation Makes It Mandatory

15 Dec 2015, 16:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Opel has decided to voluntarily publish its real world fuel consumption before this measure becomes mandatory. New figures will come in Q2 2016

 
Average US Fuel Efficiency Has Only Grown by 3.6 MPG since 1923, Study Finds
Average US Fuel Efficiency Has Only Grown by 3.6 MPG since 1923, Study Finds

20 Aug 2015, 11:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Today's car manufacturers talk about reduced fuel consumption, but how does the average economy of modern vehicles is the US compare to the 1923 fleet?

 
Nanogenerator That Harvests Energy from Car Tire Friction Encourages Us to Drift
Nanogenerator That Harvests Energy from Car Tire Friction Encourages Us to Drift

7 Jul 2015, 15:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The key to spending as much as power on transportation, whether is fuel or electricity, is to get as much energy as possible back

 
GoFar Will Find Your Car’s Sweet Spot and Help You Save 20% on Fuel
GoFar Will Find Your Car’s Sweet Spot and Help You Save 20% on Fuel

6 May 2015, 13:21 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / EVs are getting more and more popular, as do hybrid cars. But most of the eco-conscious vehicles still cost too much for regular drivers to afford

 
Peugeot 208 BlueHDi Achieves Record 2.0 L/100KM Fuel Consumption
Peugeot 208 BlueHDi Achieves Record 2.0 L/100KM Fuel Consumption

5 May 2015, 11:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The record was set in ideal conditions: empty track, low speed, not stops whatsoever. The fuel consumption numbers are 50% lower than those officially claimed

 
EPA Releases Updated Guidelines On Passenger Vehicle MPG Testing
EPA Releases Updated Guidelines On Passenger Vehicle MPG Testing

24 Feb 2015, 15:36 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / After major automakers have had to restate miles-per-gallon ratings, EPA took the matter into its own hands and released a set of new testing guidelines

 
Everything You Need to Know About Euro 6
Everything You Need to Know About Euro 6

27 Aug 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Starting with September this year, the new Euro 6 emission regulations will be applied to all new vehicles. The subject made some fuss and we heard people panicking over it and over the fact that th...

 
Five Alternatives to Electrified Cars that Can Do Over 35 MPG
Five Alternatives to Electrified Cars that Can Do Over 35 MPG

13 Aug 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week's big news for BMW fans was the EPA rating for the i8. According to the Germans, the car will do 134 mpg (2.1 l/100 km) on the combined cycle, in EU tests. However, the Americans are ...

 
World’s Largest Dinosaur Weighed as Much as 50 Limousines
World’s Largest Dinosaur Weighed as Much as 50 Limousines

19 May 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Ever thought how much of a dinosaur you use in an average year of driving your car? What about how many cars' would the biggest dinosaur weight? Friday, scientists discovered that the latest sp...

 
Mercedes-Benz Fleet Fuel Consumption Drops in 2013
Mercedes-Benz Fleet Fuel Consumption Drops in 2013

8 Apr 2014, 09:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After sadly leading the German trio of premium car manufacturers in terms of making the least fuel efficient cars not even half a decade ago, Mercedes-Benz has really upped the ante when it comes to...

 
A-Class, B-Class And CLA Are The Segment's Leading Fuel Sippers Now
A-Class, B-Class And CLA Are The Segment's Leading Fuel Sippers Now

10 Feb 2014, 13:24 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Starting with March 2014, no less than seven new versions of the A-class, B-Class and the CLA will offer fuel savings of up to seven percent compared with each of their predecessors built until then...

 
iPhones to Help You Reduce Fuel Consumption, Overall Costs
iPhones to Help You Reduce Fuel Consumption, Overall Costs

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Have you ever thought about buying an iPhone? If not, you should get one as soon as possible because their usability is continuously expanding to more and more areas, mostly thanks to the applicatio...