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Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Future of Energy: How Green Can We Get? | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

Hybrids may be the coolest fuel savers, but gas-gulping SUVs could be a lot more efficient too. The Union of Concerned Scientists has come up with a design that achieves 35% better fuel economy than the best-selling Ford Explorer. For only $760 more, that green SUV could be on the road. Combining the usual body-on-frame design into a lighter "unibody" would boost fuel economy as much as 8%. Add a sixth gear to the transmission, lower-friction lubricants and electronic valve controls, and you would be up another 17%. Even redesigning side mirrors to cut wind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Future of Energy: How Green Can We Get? | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...HYBRID. An SUV will glug $1,831 on average at the pump this year, and a sedan will ring up $1,453, according to the Alliance to Save Energy. Meanwhile, a hybrid will swallow as little as $589--not to mention that tax break of up to $3,000 included in last summer's energy bill for buying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Future of Energy: How to Save $$$ Now | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...consumers, we need time to make adjustments--often very expensive ones--to the new technologies. Not everyone can afford to junk a two-year-old SUV to buy a new hybrid. Most people can't afford to abandon houses built in developments 100 miles out in the countryside when oil was cheap. And although energy and power companies are investing in new technologies, they can't create a massive new infrastructure overnight. Coal liquefaction, nuclear power, wind power--"all of these things need an enormous lead time," says Heinberg. The problem with the free market, in short, is that while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Kick the Oil Habit | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

With its hugely successful Mini, Mercedes' archrival BMW has shown that there is a market for small commuter cars--even in the SUV-happy U.S. If Smart does buck the odds and survive, the next big decision will be whether to launch the car in the States. A successor model to the original two-seater is under design, and it will comply with U.S. road requirements, company officials say. In hindsight, "we were naive," says a senior Smart executive. "We initially said we weren't selling a car but an idea. Now we know that customers want to buy cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Small Wasn't Smart | 10/9/2005 | See Source »

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