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Miles per dollar, not miles per gallon
Chances are, the latest announcement of updated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, requiring new vehicles to average 54.5 mpg by model year 2025, was delightful music to your ears....
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The three-wheeled car that could
A three-wheeled, tear-drop-shaped car that averages an impressive 330 mpg and has a sticker price of $25,000 sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. However, in 2006, Aptera Motors, Inc....
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Road rage and the cost of commuting
Every Monday through Friday, I join my fellow commuters in the trek along the Orange Crush Interchange. While I occasionally succumb to road rage over the course of my 54-mile roundtrip route, I can...
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Old and new memories — gasoline, replacement fuels and renewables
When the New York Times speaks, everyone listens, or most everyone listens, or some people listen, or some people don’t listen but should listen. Last week, the Times ran an interesting article, about...
View ArticleWhat are the CAFE Standards, and why do they matter?
In simplest terms, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards are where national security meets cleaner air. Initially focused on reducing our nation’s petroleum use in the wake of the oil...
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A glossary for energy-independence alphabet soup
In our quest for energy independence, we’ve run across quite a few different terms with abbreviations. So many, in fact, sometimes it’s hard to keep track. That’s why we’ve decided to organize them all...
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In a divisive fuel economy debate, there’s agreement on need for higher octane
The nation’s fuel economy standards have been the subject of heated debate, in Washington and beyond. There’s one element of the discussion that has bridged the political divide, however: the potential...
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Gas prices are rising again—what can we do?
As we’ve been warning would happen for a while now, oil prices are rising again. Oil prices have already reached $80 per barrel, and look unlikely to stop increasing anytime soon. Gas prices have...
View ArticleWhat are the CAFE standards, and why do they matter?
In simplest terms, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are where national security meets cleaner air. Initially focused on reducing our nation’s petroleum use in the wake of the oil...
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A glossary for energy-independence alphabet soup
In our quest for energy independence, we’ve run across quite a few different terms with abbreviations. So many, in fact, sometimes it’s hard to keep track. That’s why we’ve decided to organize them all...
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In a divisive fuel economy debate, there’s agreement on need for higher octane
The nation’s fuel economy standards have been the subject of heated debate, in Washington and beyond. There’s one element of the discussion that has bridged the political divide, however: the potential...
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Gas prices are rising again—what can we do?
As we’ve been warning would happen for a while now, oil prices are rising again. Oil prices have already reached $80 per barrel, and look unlikely to stop increasing anytime soon. Gas prices have...
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