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- Obama’s Climate Change Action Plan Targets Dirty Coal Power Plants; No Decision on Keystone XL Wed, 26 Jun 13, 3:57amImage via Shutterstock In a speech today President Obama unveiled the United States' new Climate Change Action Plan, which calls for a three-pronged approach to cut pollution, build resilience, and join international efforts...
- Obama’s New CAFE Standards Require Vehicles To Average 54.5 mpg by 2025! Fri, 18 Nov 11, 12:14amThe Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation unveiled their new CAFE standards yesterday, which require an impressive 54.5 mile-per-gallon average for light duty vehicles by the year 2025. The new...
- Protean In-Wheel Motors Could Up Hybrid Efficiency By 300 Percent Tue, 2 Aug 11, 10:16pmMany electric concept cars feature in-wheel electric motors to move them down the road, but only recently have they truly proven themselves as the greenest way to move future hybrid vehicles...
- President Obama Announces 54.5 MPG Average Fleet Goal for All US Automakers Sat, 30 Jul 11, 2:04amPresident Barack Obama announced this morning that his administration and the thirteen major automakers have come to an agreement to pursue a 54.5 MPG average fleet goal by the vehicle model year 2025. The agreement marks...
- Obama Calls for 56.2 MPG Fuel Efficiency Mandate by 2025 Wed, 29 Jun 11, 2:55amThe Obama administration is currently in talks with the three big automakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — about future fuel efficiency standards, and it looks like the President’s team is calling...