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California lawyer pitches class-action services in wake of overturned Honda fuel-economy ruling
Filed under: MPG , Honda , Legislation and Policy , USA There is safety in numbers, and not the kind put out by the EPA.
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Toyota 86 Convertible Under Study
A convertible version of Toyota’s 86 is “technically feasible,” claims Tetsuya Tada, the car’s project engineer, “although it is up to marketing.”
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Video: Joey Hand eye view of Laguna Seca Raceway
Joey Hand took Motorsport Media’s prototype visor camera on two laps of practice for the May 12th six-hour ALMS Monterey race in the No. 56 BMW M3 GT. We think you will enjoy getting into – okay, on – Joey’s head.
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Does EV Quick-Charging By the Minute Make Sense?
When drivers of gas-powered cars fill up at the gas station, they know they are paying a certain price for a clear and fixed amount of liquid automotive fuel. But emerging payment models for Quick Charging of electric vehicles for a 30-minute period means a lot of uncertainty about the real value of what you’re getting. The first operational Quick Charger near me is the 350Green location at Stanford Mall.
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Tesla Moves Up Model S Launch to June
Tesla said it now plans to begin customer deliveries of its new Model S sedan in June.
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California Approves $100 Million Alternative Energy Investment Plan for 2013
By Huw Evans Last week, California’s Energy Commission voted unanimously in favor of a $100 million 2012-2013 investment plan, designed to increase green vehicle usage. This marks the fourth successive year the state has approved such a program, which aims to help reduce California’s emissions levels to below 80 percent of 1990 levels by the year 2050.
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Redesigned 2014 Infiniti G37 Confirmed for Spring 2013 Launch
A company official has confirmed that the 2014 Infiniti G37 will arrive next spring.
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Edmunds.com Exposes Multiple Flaws in Car Recall Process
A new Edmunds.com investigation has exposed multiple flaws in the car recall process, which could pose a danger for used-car owners.
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Honda wins appeal in Civic Hybrid fuel mileage case
Filed under: Green Culture , Hybrid , Honda A judge has reversed a lower court ruling against Honda over the automaker’s fuel economy claims. Heather Peters successfully sued Honda in small-claims court in February, claiming her 2006 Civic Hybrid didn’t return the advertised 50 miles per gallon Environmental Protection Agency rating.
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Verdict Reversed In Honda Civic Hybrid Mileage Suit
A California Superior Court judge has reversed a verdict rendered against Honda over claims of fuel economy numbers that didn’t match real world results. Heather Peters, a former lawyer who brought the suit against Honda, was suing over the fact that her Civic Hybrid was unable to match advertised EPA fuel economy figures of as much as 50 mpg.
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![Class Counsel are correct in asserting that Peters’ demand for access to the fruits of discovery as actually a thinly disguised effort to use the discovered material to assist Peters in ‘begin[ning] a cottage industry of representing consumers or selling her $15 CD to them’. Whoa, that’s a convoluted sentence, courtesy of the judge who mediated the settlement in the Honda Civic Hybrid class-action case. However, it more or less reflects the sentiments of the appeals court which just ruled Honda’s appeal of the $9,867 small-claims settlement granted to attorney and Civic owner Heather Peters](http://www.aftermarketleads.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/serrahonda-299x168.jpg "Honda Victrix: The Appeals Court Drains Heather Peters’ Batteries")
Honda Victrix: The Appeals Court Drains Heather Peters’ Batteries
Class Counsel are correct in asserting that Peters’ demand for access to the fruits of discovery as actually a thinly disguised effort to use the discovered material to assist Peters in ‘begin[ning] a cottage industry of representing consumers or selling her $15 CD to them’. Whoa, that’s a convoluted sentence, courtesy of the judge who mediated the settlement in the Honda Civic Hybrid class-action case. However, it more or less reflects the sentiments of the appeals court which just ruled Honda’s appeal of the $9,867 small-claims settlement granted to attorney and Civic owner Heather Peters
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Ferrari announces recall
Ferrari recalls more than 200 California and 458 models due to a potential engine failure