Tag Archives: fuel efficiency

DRIVING FUEL ECONOMY

May 13, 2013 – 7:03 am

by Sumaa Tekur Car buyers around the world are revving up on the road to better fuel efficiency. Responding to this ever-increasing need for more mileage from less fuel, automakers are steering toward advanced technologies and research. A survey by KPMG found that in big emerging markets around the world, the motor industry is pumping […]

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FREEDOM TO DRIVE

September 25, 2012 – 2:20 pm

by Sumaa Tekur The world is driving, slowly, toward better fuel efficiency. Vehicle fuel needs may well be cut in half by 2030 if existing technologies are adopted, according to the International Energy Agency. That’s despite the fact that the number of vehicles will double by 2050 (Businessweek.com, 19 September 2012). The US government, in August, […]

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Driving change: Netherlands tests per-mile car tax

September 15, 2011 – 8:49 am

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING The Netherlands government is road-testing a meter that would tax car drivers according to how many miles they cover (NYTimes.com, 11 August 2011). Wirelessly connected to the internet and GPS, the system calculates a charge for each journey using a mileage-based formula that also takes account of a car’s fuel efficiency, time […]

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