Sentences with phrase «fuel economy regulations»

Historically, to ensure compliance with fuel economy regulations the automakers have held the line or raised small car prices by very little.

All that and more, plus how one automotive supplier is changing its engine components to help meet the upcoming fuel economy regulations.

The company sad a few years ago it plans to achieve a fleet average of 35 miles per gallon by 2015, five years ahead of the timetable for new fuel economy regulations.

The fines will undoubtedly affect, at the very least, how all automakers strategically approach fuel economy regulation and advancement.

- Federal fuel economy regulations designed to make them less than desirable; one automaker threw a diesel engine under the hood to delay their feared extinction.

The federal government is expected to try for stricter corporate average fuel economy regulations in 1991, which would force the automakers to obtain a 30 - mile per gallon to 40 - mpg average from their fleet of cars in the near future.

Uchiyamada says improvement to IC efficiency — through reduced friction and addition of superchargers and direct injection — is the key to meeting tougher fuel economy regulations in the U.S.

And with strict fuel economy regulations looming, Porsche might have no choice but to build a hybrid 911 in the future.

Automakers have asked to be let off the hook for fuel economy regulations that take effect between 2022 and 2025, and it appears the President plans to do just that.

While there, Trump could announce a new policy to relax fuel economy regulations on the auto industry.

With fuel economy regulations tightening, but no apparent end in sight for Americans» desire for the ability to haul lots of stuff, the wagon could become more relevant.

«With emissions and fuel economy regulations becoming more draconian, enthusiasts are going to have to seek their fun in smaller packages, and that's where the GTI shines.»

While the II went a long way toward making the Mustang more fuel efficient, Ford stared down new Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations as it developed the third - generation Mustang.

«For the design and development of the Next Generation 10 - Speed RWD Automatic Transmission Family; advanced automatic transmission technology is critical to meet stringent government fuel economy regulations and customer expectations for increased performance.»

The ground clearance is 8.5 in (220 mm) in the US, so as to get around fuel economy regulations, [11] and 7.8 in (200 mm) most elsewhere.

Maybe Toyota thinks that if it gets involved in the effort it will be a lot more credible than other automakers protesting fuel economy regulations.

Fuel economy regulations across the globe mean that in 10 - 15 years, the average new consumer vehicle will get milage similar to today's hybrids.

While saying there was sufficient scientific evidence that global warming is a problem, the company also said it thought the Kyoto treaty and current U.S. fuel economy regulations were flawed ways of addressing the problem.

Tougher fuel economy regulations are around the corner (2016).

With the increasing strict fuel economy regulations, the next generation Volkswagen Polo seems to fit in the gap perfectly for the US market.

However, this particular Equinox is not the most efficient of the bunch, a front wheel drive 2.4 Liter direct injected four cylinder making 182 HP will get as much as 32 MPG on the highway, that is not far off from the government mandated 35 MPG Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations.

With the heaviest 2011 Ford Mustang nudging 4000 lbs in curb weight, Ford knows that things have to change if their iconic pony car wants to meet upcoming fuel economy regulations.

Thanks to fuel economy regulations and higher gas prices, automakers are going to have to retool their entire fleets of vehicles.

While this engine is still a possibility, emissions and fuel economy regulations have since tightened, making us think a V - 6 is a more likely possibility.

The other German automakers and even the U.S. automakers all hopped on board because the EPA's fuel economy regulations have scared them to death.

Emissions and fuel economy regulations are tightening, quickly, and a fleet of naturally aspirated V12 and V8 cars simply won't fly.

The reduction in size and weight was implemented to improve fuel economy and emissions as a result of the United States Federal Government passage of Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations.

Published reports indicate President Donald Trump will announce a re-opening of the mid-term review process for fuel economy regulations for 2022 - 2025, rather than an automatic relaxing of the fuel economy regulations that were established by the Obama administration during its completed mid-term review process.