MPG

'Cash for Clunkers' Bill a Clunker after All

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:04:52 +0000

Catherine Maggio

The “Cash For Clunkers” bill that became law on June 24, “has a lot of squeaks and rattles” according to Business Week, but the main stream media has ignored these and instead praised and promoted it.

The law was meant to promote smaller, more fuel efficient cars by subsidizing dealers to buy back gas guzzlers so that drivers could buy environmentally friendly cars. It fails in practice, according to the July 13 & 20, 2009 issue of the magazine, and may even do the exact opposite of its purpose.

'Nightly News': 36 Miles a Gallon Not Quite Good Enough

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:07:53 +0000

Jeff Poor

“NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt test drove a Smart Car – popular in Europe and manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz – on the January 27 program. Although the fuel efficiency of the Smart Car is a higher-than-average 36 miles to the gallon, that didn’t quite cut it for Holt.

ABC Fuels MPG Story with Liberal Voices

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:44:06 +0000

Jeff Poor

Despite past mourning of the hardship of the auto industry, ABC aired support for higher fuel efficiency standards that would make competing with foreign car makers more difficult and raise manufacturing costs.