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The Beast: President Barack Obama's High-Tech Super-Limo

Last year the world snickered at the sight of the Presidential limousine high-centered on a Dublin driveway. But it pays to remember that we were laughing at the foreign stand-in to what may be the world's most high-tech mobile fortress. The exact specifications of President Obama's limousine, also...

January 21, 2013 by Nelson Ireson 9

Election 2012: Lies, Deceptions, And Dumb Things Said About Cars

November 6, 2012 3

Toyota Tundra Turns Space Shuttle Into Political Football

September 18, 2012 6

U.S. Accuses China Of Illegal Auto & Parts Subsidies

September 17, 2012 1

Higher Fuel Standards For 2025 Coming Today: What They Mean For You

By the year 2025, cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. will have to earn a combined city/highway rating of 54.5 miles per gallon. That's according to new fuel economy... November 16, 2011 by Richard Read 3

Obama Announces New Standards To Double Vehicle MPG By 2025

Will your next vehicle get much better gas mileage than your current one? Ask most car shoppers and it's a priority. A new mandate formally announced this morning arguably... July 29, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 5

T. Boone Pickens with President Barack Obama

Mississippi’s Barbour Accuses Obama Of Inflating Gas Prices

Back in January 2009, when President Obama was sworn in, the price of gas wasn't much over $2 a gallon. Now, the national average is around the $4 mark (though settling... June 6, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 7

Who Will Lower Gas Prices Faster: Obama Or GOP? #YouTellUs

We've heard that gas prices won't fall this summer, but at this point, they are clearly falling. Are we in a game of who's on first and what's on second? It almost feels like... May 19, 2011 by Joel Feder

Today's Car News from High Gear Media: May 6, 2011

Could gas prices fall this summer? Oil prices have dropped below $100 a barrel, but if you're waiting on a big price crash, don't count on it. [GreenCarReports] If you're... May 6, 2011 by Marty Padgett

Obama Joins Mad Men, Pushes High-Speed Rail In Transportation Bill

More passenger trains and bike paths? If President Obama could get his way, it appears that we'd be putting aside some highway funds and spending more to set up high-speed... May 4, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 9

Report: Obama Motorcade Exempt From Greening Of Federal Fleet

This week, President Barack Obama issued a plan to green the federal government's fleet of vehicles—specifying that by 2015, 100 percent of its vehicles purchased would... April 1, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson

Obama Allots $200 Million To Support EV Adoption

President Obama's draft budget for 2012 hasn't made as many headlines as it might've due to the current Middle Eastern political turmoil, but tucked away inside the $3.7... February 15, 2011 by Richard Read 2

Obama: Auto Industry Bailout To Be Repaid To Taxpayers

One year ago, America's automakers were facing one of the worst sales slumps to ever hit the industry, the effects of which even caused two of them to file for bankruptcy. In... July 30, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 2

Dealers Dodge Financing Oversight—Will Shady Lending, Too?

If a deal is too good to be true it probably is; and you shouldn't talk monthly payments at the lot before you decide on a car and a price. Don't forget those two valuable... May 25, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson 1

New Regs Seek 5% Annual Boost In Efficiency Through 2016

Yesterday, President Obama unveiled the new auto emissions and efficiency standards that we've been expecting since last week. Those regulations, which kick in during the... September 16, 2009 by Richard Read

Obama And The DOE Award $2.4 Billion In Battery Grants

Yesterday, President Obama announced $2.4 billion in technology grants to car companies, battery makers, universities, and research facilities across the U.S. During his... August 6, 2009 by Richard Read