The Obama administration has reached a compromise with automakers on a new fuel economy target for cars and trucks, ending months of negotiations on this pivotal mandate for the auto industry.

The Obama administration and automakers are nearing an agreement to increase fuel economy standards for vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a lower target than the White House had sought.

The Obama administration and the auto industry are locked in negotiations over new vehicle mileage and emissions standards that will have a profound effect on the cars Americans drive and the health of the auto industry over the next decade and beyond.

Depending on the stringency of the standard, the deal could also reduce global warming emissions by millions of tons a year and cut oil imports

Johnson Controls expects the number of vehicles built to allow "start-stop" technology will more than triple in five years as automakers worldwide seek better fuel efficiency.

Already included in some vehicles, start-stop allows a car's engine to shut off when the vehicle is at rest, for instance, at a stop light.

Google, a pioneer of self-driving cars, is quietly lobbying for legislation that would make Nevada the first state where they could be legally operated on public roads.

The cars, hybrids, have a laser range finder on the roof, as well as radar and camera sensors and more equipment in the trunk.

And yes, the proposed legislation would include an exemption from the ban on distracted driving

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- Tech cradle tops all-India auto design contest with zero-emission vehicle
Students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Adityapur are gaining speed in the race to revolutionise automotive technology.

At the 4th Annual Baja SAE (Society for Automotive Engineers) India 2011, held in Indore between January 28 and 30, an NIT team of 12 aced 198 other engineering teams with Daksh 1110, an al

Jamshedpur, Feb. 8: Imagine a car that uses only a trickle of precious petrol to give a jaw-dropping mileage of 130km per litre (kmpl).

Thanks to a group of students of Adityapur-based National Institute of Technology (NIT), such a

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With automotive manufacturers striving to match stricter emission norms set by regulatory authorities, they have begun considering nanotechnology as a necessity.