cafe

GM has unofficially leaked that a Chevy Camaro Hybrid is in the works that will use the company's dual mode system and comply with higher CAFE standards.

Ford Motor Company is introducing a new technology called EcoBoost that will deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy on half a million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles annually in North America during the next five years.

Flanked by congressional Democrats and Republicans, Bush signs 2007 energy legislation at Department of Energy headquarters. The new law increases vehicle fuel economy standards, boosts biofuels and mandates better appliance and lighting efficiency among other provisions.

The H-Prize Act of 2007, sponsored by Representatives Dan Lipinski and Bob Inglis, has passed the House and offers $50 million in incentives for breakthrough hydrogen technology for the automotive sector that that will mean fewer emissions and less dependence upon foreign oil.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks in favor of the the Energy Independence and Security Act to put us on a path toward energy independence--to strengthen national security, lower energy costs, grow our economy and create new jobs, and begin to reduce global warming.

Supposedly, the much anticipated ratcheting up of car fuel efficiency standards will force more people to downsize their rides and purchase more fuel-efficient cars. I don't buy it.