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Are manual transmissions really that much better for the environment?

From Slate’s Are manual transmissions really that much better for the environment?: “According to the Environmental Protection Agencys fuel economy ratings, cars with manual transmissions typically beat their automatic peers by a mile or two per gallon. This is largely because manuals give you more control over an engines exertions.”

The Supreme Court melts down over greenhouse gasses. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine

From The Supreme Court melts down over greenhouse gasses: “Now, maybe it’s because I have a toddler at home, but the EPA’s argument…quickly sounds very familiar. 1) I can’t clean it up; 2) Even if I could, I don’t want to clean it up; 3) You can’t make me clean it up; and 4) China [...]

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