automakers Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:53:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Fuel Economy Claims Inflated by U.S. Automakers, Too https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-economy-claims-automakers-20130218/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-economy-claims-automakers-20130218/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:53:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33539 Just like it’s been reported in Europe, automakers inflate fuel economy numbers by a large margin. EPA will try to stop that from happening in the future. Some people, like myself, shop for a brand they’re most familiar with and have confidence in. Some might look for “any SUV with towing capability,” and then there […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-economy-claims-automakers-20130218/feed/ 0 33539 GM Cancels the 53mpg Hybrid Chevrolet and Proceeds to PHEVs https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-cancels-the-53mpg-hybrid-chevrolet-and-proceeds-to-phevs-20091222/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-cancels-the-53mpg-hybrid-chevrolet-and-proceeds-to-phevs-20091222/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:53:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5830 Even though electric vehicles seem to be the future, some car manufacturers do not rush into changing to green, alternative energy sources. There is some incertitude when it comes to changing so fast from fossil fuels and some automakers just take their time to see what is best for the market.

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