Jeff saw a writeup in Brandweek magazine the other day saying that Toyota supported a House bill establishing a less stringent (32 mpg) fuel mileage minimum for 2022 rather than the 35 mpg bill supported by Nissan. This, from the 'greenest' car manufacturer in the industry? What's up with that?
The Natural Resource Defense Council is all over this already. This morning, in my inbox was an email asking me to voice my concerns to Toyota. A Toyota executive responded on the issue on Toyota's official blog, Open Road. In his post, he says that a mandate for higher gas mileage is going against the known buying habits of the American car-buying public, and that Americans vote with their wallets.
Meanwhile, Honda Motor Co. is working on a gas-electric hybrid, two-seater sports car that doesn't, they say, sacrifice fuel efficiency for style. (You may know they discontinued the hybrid Accord and the hybrid Insight. ) No mpg details are available yet, but the sleek CR-Z, which stands for "Compact Renaissance Zero', is a huge departure from the stolid and boxy Hondas we all know and love.
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