Did Hyundai pull MPG claims from Super Bowl ad due to watchdog group pressure? [w/video]

Filed under: MPG, Hyundai, Videos

Hyundai has been targeted by Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit advocacy organization, over the automaker’s 40 mpg fuel efficiency claim on the Hyundai Elantra. The group says Elantra owners have seen fuel economy averages of 18 and 19 mpg instead of the the 29 mpg city and 40 mpg highway reported by [...]

Top 25 Desktop Wallpapers from the 2012 Detroit Auto Show

Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show

The last two days for us auto-obsessive types have been a blur of press conferences and vehicle debuts in what has been a typically hectic Detroit Auto Show. As the final day of the press preview comes to an end, though, we’ve been able to walk around the show [...]

Happy Holidays from AutoblogGreen

Filed under: Etc.

Whether it’s covering the absurd or the important, we enjoy being your go-to source for fuel-efficient motoring news day in and day out. With the smell of special meals cooking and a present or two being unwrapped, here’s hoping that everyone in the AutoblogGreen community has a great holiday this year, no matter [...]

GM now willing to buy back Volts from worried owners

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM

According to the Associated Press, GM CEO Dan Akerson has said General Motors will buy back any Chevrolet Volt from owners who are concerned about the vehicle’s fire risk. Akerson said that his company isn’t making the move because the plug-in hybrids are unsafe, but because GM is committed to [...]

Ducks live in reused Chevy Volt battery covers and other intersting tidbits from GM

Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, GM

It’s Turkey Day here in the U.S., so why not a post about ducks? Well, a post that mentions ducks, at least.
It turns out that old Chevy Volt battery covers are being reused as wood duck nesting boxes at GM’s Milford, MI Proving Ground. That’s just one of the wildlife-friendly tidbits that [...]

Volkswagen brings Buggy Up! concept back from the beach

Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Convertible, Volkswagen, Off-Road

Typically an automaker releases information on its latest concept cars in the days and weeks running up to the auto show where it’s set to be unveiled. But when we got to Frankfurt this year, Volkswagen had a few surprises up its sleeve that were neither [...]

From London to New Delhi in a rickshaw?

Filed under: MPG, Lightweight, UK, India

A three-wheeled, 175-cc rickshaw hardly seems adequate for the 6,338-mile trip from London to New Delhi, India, but that’s precisely the type of vehicle Sanjay Sharma, a 44-year-old IT professional from the UK, choose for his epic journey.
Dubbed the Flying Rani – a black and yellow rickshaw purchased by Sharma [...]

Netherlands sees measurable results from fee-per-mile test program

Filed under: Etc., Legislation and Policy, Europe/EU

Should drivers be charged a tax fee for the miles they drive? A controversial tax proposal over in the Netherlands calls for just that, with miles driven measured via a meter placed in vehicles.
All eyes are on the Netherland’s fee-per-mile trials, with the program’s ability to ease traffic congestion [...]

GM claims not responsible for Impala problems from before bankruptcy

Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Chevrolet

General Motors and its lawyers say the company isn’t responsible for design flaws or defects caused by “Old GM,” which refers to the pre-bankruptcy company General Motors Corp. (now known as Motors Liquidation Co.).
The company has asked that a lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania woman over faulty tie [...]

New CAFE rules for 2025: How 54.5 mpg generates a lot of numbers (and opposition from VW)

Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, USA

Following the big CAFE announcement this morning – which called for a 54.5 mpg fuel economy standard by model year 2025 – EPA administrator Lisa Jackson (pictured) gave a bit more information on how the proposal will affect the vehicle landscape in the U.S. She said that there [...]

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