Let’s quit with the nonsense from lobbyists and lawyers that these standards aren’t achievable. Read more >
To tackle climate change, it's clear that we can drive efficiency improvements across all types of vehicles - now is not the time to throw that progress in reverse.
Automakers Can Build Better Cars, But We Need Strong Standards to Make Them
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
November 25, 2019 12:15 PM EDT
General Motors is attacking California's ability to set emissions regulations, but its Chevy Malibu is proof that GM can meet strong 2025 standards. Chevrolet
While GM Fights Stronger Standards, Its Chevy Malibu Proves It Can Meet Them
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
November 12, 2019 8:01 AM EDT
Recently General Motors, Fiat-Chrysler, Toyota, and other automakers sided with the Trump administration to fight California’s ability to set strong emissions standards. While this fight tramples all over the Clean Air Act and state leadership, GM and others are pushing the administration to rollback the One National Program we already have so that it can be replaced with a much weaker one. The Chevy Malibu is set to be redesigned in the coming years—by 2025, the next-generation Malibu can meet the One National Program of strong vehicle efficiency standards we have today, saving hundreds of dollars for its customers in the process. Read more >
Ford's entry level crossover isn't living up yet to its "eco" name, but by 2025 it could be. Ford Media Center
How Ford Can Use Global Innovation to Put the “Eco” into its Entry-Level Vehicle, the Ecosport
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
November 5, 2019 12:56 PM EDT
Ford, unfortunately, is abandoning the car market, with the 2020 model year marking the final year of its lone sedan offering, the Fusion, and the Fiesta not even getting a 2020 model year. This makes its subcompact crossover, the Ecosport, the company’s lowest-priced offering. Unfortunately, any cost-conscious consumer interested in a low base price and high fuel economy will have to look elsewhere thanks to the Ecosport’s thirsty 25-28 mpg. While the current Ecosport is anything but economical at the pump, Ford has an opportunity to green up its cheapest vehicle for 2025 and save its customers a few greenbacks in the process. Read more >
Toyota Tacoma customers may like to get their trucks dirty, but by 2025 a brand new Toyota Tacoma could run a whole lot cleaner. Toyota
Toyota Tacoma Suffering from Neglect, Gets Pick-me-up for 2025
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
October 16, 2019 11:08 AM EDT
The Toyota Tacoma is the best-selling midsize pick-up in the country, and its assembly facility in San Antonio has been churning around the clock to push the vehicle to record sales earlier this year. However, new entrants to the midsize pick-up from Ford (the new Ranger) and Fiat-Chrysler (Jeep Gladiator) are going to up the pressure on Toyota to finally make some serious improvements to the vehicle, as the latest numbers show. Read more >
As California continues to deal with vehicle emissions and its impacts, the Trump administration attacks its ability to set strong vehicle standards. Flickr: photos_mweber
Trump Administration Just Can’t Stop Lying About Vehicle Standards
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
September 19, 2019 5:25 PM EDT
Today, Secretary Elaine Chao (Department of Transportation) and Administrator Andrew Wheeler (EPA) officially released their attack on California’s Advanced Clean Car standards, which reduce global warming emissions and tailpipe pollution from new cars and require manufacturers to sell a minimum number of electric vehicles in the state. 13 other states and the District of Columbia have signed on to this program, but the Trump administration is now revoking California’s waiver to administer this program.
