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Tire Efficiency: How Your Car Can Cruise on Less Gas

June 12, 2009

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
CAFE, cleancars, cleanenergy, drilling, fuelefficienttires, globalwarming, oilsavings, simplesteps

Did you know that some car tires are more efficient than others? It's true; some tires use less energy as they roll along the road and therefore make your car, minivan, SUV or pickup consume less gas. Fuel efficient tires...continued

As gas prices continue to skyrocket, Administration should stop dragging its feet on fuel economy standards

July 1, 2008

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
fueleconomy, gasprices, NHTSA, simplesteps

As millions of Americans prepare to travel for the 4th of July holiday and as millions more stay home because they can’t afford skyrocketing gas prices, the Bush Administration is dragging its feet on increasing fuel economy standards while consumers pay...continued

Cool New Car Sticker Shows Which Are Cleanest

May 8, 2008

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
CARB, carlabel, cleancars, driveclean, fueleconomy, globalwarming, simplesteps, smog

Car shopping? Coming very soon in California is a handy new window sticker that makes it easy to choose the cleanest vehicles. It’s terrific in its simplicity; each car, SUV, minivan or pickup will get a 1-10 score on the...continued