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New Car Review: 2019 Honda Insight by Mark Fulmer

New Car Review: 2019 Honda Insight by Mark Fulmer

A Green-vehicle review for car shoppers concerned with fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles and exhaust emissions. 2019 Honda Insight Touring by Mark Fulmer 2019 Honda Insight Touring Review by Mark Fulmer Editor In Chief The Auto Channel The 3rd Time is a Charmer The year was 2000. The Y2K global computer ... Continue reading

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum of Ethanol Opposition At It Again

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum of Ethanol Opposition At It Again

I love, love, love, the latest anti-ethanol editorial written by Colin Carter and Henry Miller that was published on July 12th. ... Continue reading

LIVE from 2019 L.A. Auto Show: Porsche Introduces Taycan 4S, Macan Turbo, and 99X Electric Racer 1:50PM ET - 10:50AM PT +VIDEO

LIVE from 2019 L.A. Auto Show: Porsche Introduces Taycan 4S, Macan Turbo, and 99X Electric Racer 1:50PM ET - 10:50AM PT +VIDEO

The Porsche Taycan is celebrating its US premiere at the LA Auto Show on 20 November 2019. The all-electric, four-door sports saloon offers the performance and connectivity expected of a Porsche, with everyday usability. ... Continue reading

LIVE from 2019 L.A. Auto Show: Hyundai Press Conference 12:40PM ET - 9:40AM PT +VIDEO

LIVE from 2019 L.A. Auto Show: Hyundai Press Conference 12:40PM ET - 9:40AM PT +VIDEO

Hyundai will be debuting five vehicles today at the LA Auto Show, including concepts and production models Showcase powertrains including ICE, plug-in hybrid and all-electric Unveil its plug-in hybrid SUV concept. The press conference also features actor Josh Duhamel. ... Continue reading

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid by Mark Fulmer

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid by Mark Fulmer

2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid by Mark Fulmer A Cool Little Tough Rookie When you are the new kid in town, it's a good thing to have good friends. And if your good friend is Toyota, and you've had a successful experience creating the BRZ sports car, logic would dictate that it would be a very good idea to combine their h ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets- Week Ending November 16, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets- Week Ending November 16, 2019

* LA Auto Show Alive and Showing; E-Mustang Unveiling; MTCoY; CR Most Reliable List; Green CoY; Trump-Iffs; UAW Love Ford; GM and Ford Drop The Ball With Small Cars; (Execs To Give Back Salary - Not); New Ferrari Model; Hyundai Opts To Build New Model In Alabama; Ford and Nissan Recall; Formula One To Go Carbonless; NA ... Continue reading

2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review By Larry Nutson

2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Review By Larry Nutson

Auto industry sales in the U.S. for the first half or 2019 are generally down. And, that trend is forecasted to continue for the remainder of this year and into the next couple succeeding years. ... Continue reading

The Renewable Fuel Standard Program, RVOs, and RINs explained

The Renewable Fuel Standard Program, RVOs, and RINs explained

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a federal program that mandates the incorporation of renewable fuels into the nation’s transportation fuel supply. ... Continue reading

Midwest Republicans say EPA’s Proposed Rule on RFS Hurts American Farmers

Midwest Republicans say EPA’s Proposed Rule on RFS Hurts American Farmers

Republican senators representing Midwest states expressed concerns that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed supplemental rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program would harm the economies of biofuel-producing states. In separate comments submitted last week to the Federal Register, U.S. ... Continue reading

2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel Preview

2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel Preview

The most capable SUV ever will soon be available with the most fuel-efficient and highest torque-rated Wrangler engine ever with the introduction of the new 2020 Jeep® Wrangler EcoDiesel. ... Continue reading

2019 Ford Fusion Platinum Energi Plug In Hybrid Review By John Heilig - It's E15 Approved

2019 Ford Fusion Platinum Energi Plug In Hybrid Review By John Heilig - It's E15 Approved

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel REVIEWED MODEL: 2019 Ford Fusion Platinum Energi ENGINE: 2.0-liter Atkinson Cycle I-4 Plug-in TRANSMISSION: ECVT HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 188 combined hp/129 lb.-ft. gasoline engine torque WHEELBASE: 112.2 in. ... Continue reading

Hyundai to Expand Its Eco-focused Product Lines to 13 by 2022

Hyundai to Expand Its Eco-focused Product Lines to 13 by 2022

Hyundai today announced its commitment to introduce 13 alternatively fueled vehicles by 2022, including six sedans and seven SUVs. • Hyundai will introduce six alternatively-fueled sedans and seven SUVs • Alternative fuel powertrains include Electric, Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid systems • Benefitting the U.S. Envir ... Continue reading

E15 Still Not Widely Available Outside Midwest

E15 Still Not Widely Available Outside Midwest

Despite the move to allow sale of E15 all year long, fewer than 2,000 gas stations offer the blend. WASHINGTON October 31, 2019; NACSonline reported that earlier this year, the Trump Administration lifted restrictions to allow gas stations to sell E15 year-round. ... Continue reading

The NACS Fuels Institute Study: Environmental And Economic Impact of Electric Vehicles Vs. Internal Combustion Powered Vehicles”

The NACS Fuels Institute Study: Environmental And Economic Impact of Electric Vehicles Vs. Internal Combustion Powered Vehicles”

Our vision of the ubiquitous mobility fuel future; 50-75 years out - Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Power, Now until then Clean Internal Combustion Engine Power. There's nothing wrong with the Internal Combustion Engine that a better fuel won't fix. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water! Only China, California And Sycophant ... Continue reading

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