Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. announced that it will launch a voluntary Safety Recall involving about 600,000 first- and second-generation Sienna 2WD minivans sold in the United States to address potential corrosion in the spare tire carrier cable. This condition may appear on certain 1998 through 2010 model year Siennas that have been operated in cold [...]
All Winning Teams Invited to Participate in the Final Challenge for $270,000 in Grants and Scholarships Creating rain gardens, building a biodiesel processor, and promoting the use of solar chimneys were some of the actions taken by the winning teams in the second round of the Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that [...]
Ford Motor Company has improved in fuel economy more than any other major automaker since 2004, according to a recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA rated Ford’s combined car and truck fuel economy improvement at nearly 20 percent, almost double the next closest competitor. Ford credits its recent gains in fuel [...]
EPA-estimated 42 MPG highway is highest of any luxury car sold in the U.S. – Audi TDI clean diesel 2.0 engine delivers optimal power with uniquely low emissions The Green Car of the Year(R) award is the industry measure of environmental innovation Green and performance luxury needn’t be mutually exclusive concepts. That’s a core belief [...]
EcoBoost(TM) engine technology is driving younger, more affluent customers to Ford showrooms. And many of these buyers are hot to trade in their competitive-make vehicles to get their hands on one equipped with the fuel-efficient direct-injection turbocharged EcoBoost engine. “EcoBoost technology is helping bring in a new customer to Ford dealer showrooms,” said Amy Marentic, [...]
EPA Urged to Revise Proposed Zero Emission Rate for Electric Plug-In Vehicles California’s and the nation’s economy and environment will reap significant benefits – and avoid costly impacts – if proposed federal standards to establish national vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for new cars and trucks sold in the United States “are rigorous [...]
Boosters especially effective in side impact crashes A study released in Pediatrics by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offers updated evidence that children ages 4 to 8 who are restrained in the rear seat of a car in a belt-positioning booster seat are 45 percent less likely to be injured in a crash compared with [...]
Phoning while driving and texting behind the wheel are in the news. This is the highway safety issue of the moment, the subject of cartoons and, on a more serious side, the focus of legislation. A key question is whether such laws succeed in changing patterns of driver cellphone use. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [...]
The I.I.I. Offers Tips to Avoid Deer-Related Accidents Cars and deer can be a lethal combination. Deer migration and mating season generally runs from October through December, and causes a dramatic increase in the movement of the deer population. As a result, more deer-vehicle collisions occur in this period than at any other time of [...]
Nissan North America Targets 20,000 Reservations by Launch Near End of 2010; Will Expand Production to U.S. in 2012 In response to strong initial demand for the Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric car, Nissan North America, Inc. announced it will begin taking reservations for LEAF in spring 2010. Nearly 22,000 people in North America have contacted [...]