Whether your goal is to save money, save the environment, or both, chances are you’ve recently attempted to scale back on energy use.
Maybe you are driving less or looking for a more fuel-efficient vehicle. Or maybe you are just being more conscious of how to squeeze extra miles per gallon from each tank of gas — regularly checking tire pressure, turning off the air conditioner, or doing other things to save fuel. Read more
According to Lauren Sherman
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Bush’s proposed fuel-economy standards are ambitious compared to previous efforts. At the very least, they could prompt lobbyists to address how the auto industry will reach a goal of 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Against the backdrop of Earth Day, the Bush administration proposed vehicle fuel-economy standards more ambitious than the average annual increase needed to reach a goal set by Congress four months ago.
They’ll likely go nowhere for this lame duck administration. But they did sound the starting gun for an all-out effort by lobbyists to wrestle over how industry will reach Congress’ mandated fuel-efficiency goal of 35 miles per gallon by model year 2020 — a 40 percent increase over the current 25-mpg standard. Read more
According to Brian Wingfield
NEW YORK (AP) — Cabbies complain their take-home pay is thinner than it used to be. Trucking companies across the country are making drivers slow down to conserve fuel. Filling station owners plead that skyrocketing prices aren’t their fault.
And the rest of us? With gas prices now averaging $3.51 a gallon nationwide, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service, more Americans who have to drive are weighing the need for each and every trip.
Audi’s A3 shares its platform and some mechanicals with Volkswagen cousins the Rabbit and Jetta. But it has a sleeker roofline and unique styling cues, including Audi’s now-ubiquitous trapezoidal front-grille design. Its interior is also more luxurious. Read more
The midsize Jaguar XF sedan is a stylish coupe-inspired replacement for the S-Type sedan. It comes amply powered in Luxury and Premium Luxury trim levels by the larger XJ sedan’s V8 engine. The top Supercharged model gets a stronger version of the same engine. A six-speed automatic is the only available transmission. The XF comes packed with a long list of sophisticated chassis control systems, and the top model gets Jaguar’s self-adjusting suspension. A rich and novel interior springs to life due when the door is opened, with many of the latest high-tech features offered.
