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Obama Administration Proposes New Environmental Labels for Vehicles

By | 08.30.10 | 12:22 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation unveiled today a proposal to put labels on all new vehicles that compare vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. The goal is to compare the emissions and fuel economy of gasoline-powered vehicles and more efficient electric vehicles.

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It’s Electrifying

By | 11.17.08 | 3:10 pm

It’s not just the government that’s considering bailing out the auto industry. Several utilities executives are considering ordering thousands of plug-in electric cars.