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When it comes to electric cars, range is a commodity. But how much are buyers paying to increase the amount of driving they can do between charges? We looked at every electric car currently on sale, as well as the upcoming 200-mile 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and Tesla Model 3, and some of the longer-range plug-in hybrids. With anticipated base prices under $40,000, the Bolt EV and Model 3 appear ready to lower the cost of range drastically. DON'T MISS: Highest Gas Mileage For The Least Money: We Rate 10 Top Cars Buyers may pay less than $200 per mile of range, compared to the $300 to $400 average...
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Highest Gas Mileage For The Least Money: We Rate 10 Top Cars
Here's how to get the cheapest gas mileage.
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Fuel-Economy Gains Slowed In 2014, Reversed This Year
Average fuel economy for 2015 fell 0.1 mpg compared to 2014, researchers say.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Gas Mileage Review Of 50-MPG-Plus Hybrid
After spending four days and covering 440 miles with a new Toyota Prius, we can say that in our first real-world testing, the car delivers on its 50-mpg promise. We got daily readings of 50 to 54 miles per gallon in a mix of three-quarters highway miles and one-quarter low-speed local use. Our...
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2016 Toyota Prius: Most Fuel-Efficient Car Without A Plug, Ever
It was the first hybrid car to be sold in the U.S., beating the now-legendary Toyota Prius by a few months. It was a tiny two-seater with a three-cylinder engine, spats over the rear wheel openings to reduce aerodynamic drag, and a host of highly advanced technologies for its time. It was the 2000...
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2016 Toyota Prius: First Drive Of 56-MPG Hybrid
When a Toyota Prius drive event comes with a handling course, you know that things have changed. And in some ways, the all-new 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid is a very different car from the three generations of Prius that preceded it. Perhaps the main difference is simply that it drives, handles, and...
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The EPA is testing all new diesel cars in real-world conditions.
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EPA's 'Top Fuel Sippers' Don't Use Fuel: They're Electric Cars
The EPA's list of most "fuel-efficient" cars is made up entirely of electric vehicles.
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2016 Honda Civic: First Drive Of New 35-MPG Compact Sedan
The 2016 Honda Civic may be the most radical redesign of the Civic in its 40-plus-year history. The tenth generation of the car that made Honda's reputation, both in North America and around the world, is longer, lower, and wider, with a racy fastback shape and its first mainstream turbocharged...
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Average New-Car Fuel Economy Falls As SUV Sales Rise, Gas Stays Cheap
Average new-car fuel economy in the U.S. fell 0.1 percent in September, researchers say.
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2016 Nissan Leaf Range: 107 Or 155 Miles? Why Test Cycles Can Be Deceptive
Suppose you could buy a new 2016 Nissan Leaf rated not at 107 miles but 155 miles. That would be a far more desirable car, wouldn't it? Well, you can--but only in Europe. The punchline is that the two cars are identical. What differs is the rating procedure used to calculate the range of an...
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2016 Scion iA: First Drive Of 37-MPG Subcompact Sedan
The 2016 Scion iA is a four-door subcompact sedan that's Scion's first new vehicle since the ill-fated and now departed iQ minicar. One of two new vehicles for what tends to be termed "Toyota's beleaguered Scion brand," it's a fresh new entry with stellar fuel economy. It also happens to be great...
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The Mitsubishi Mirage minicar has been an unexpected success for the U.S. arm of what's usually described as "struggling Japanese automaker Mitsubishi." Sales volume after its 2014 launch was roughly double what the company said it expected to sell, and the Mirage may prove that a market remains for small, inexpensive, basic cars. The 2015 Mirage continued pretty much unchanged, but the little five-door hatchback will take a break for the 2016 model year and return early next year as an updated 2017 entry. DON'T MISS: Strong-Selling 40-MPG Mitsubishi Mirage To Get Sedan Model That's the word...
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Ford Engine Power, MPG Figures Tested Using Different Fuels
It's all about the asterisk, it turns out. Most buyers likely assume that the conditions for rating a new car's fuel economy and engine performance are identical. For at least one carmaker--Ford--and possibly others as well, that turns out not to be the case: Different gasoline formulations are...
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Some Cars Today Already Meet 2025 Gas-Mileage Standards: Did You Know?
With a midterm review coming up to look at progress on meeting Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations so far, you can expect some gloom and doom from automakers. Still, industry consensus says the second half of the standards, for model years 2018 to 2025, won't change in a major way. The...
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2016 Chevy Volt EPA Ratings: 53-Mile Electric Range, 42 MPG On Gas
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has been rated by the EPA at 53 miles of electric range, a nice boost on Chevy's earlier promise of "at least 50 miles." The EPA also rates the 2016 Volt at 42 mpg combined when the engine is running, and 106 Miles Per Gallon Equivalent combined when operating...
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Modern Cars Vs Chevy Chevette: Gas Mileage Much Better Today
It's a regular and recurring theme in comments on Green Car Reports: "Yeah, maybe the new 2016 something-or-other gets 31 mpg combined, but so what? My 20-year-old Geo Metro gets 40 mpg and I've put 280,000 miles on it! New cars are all stupid!" When we have the time or inclination, we often...
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Drivers Say Fuel Economy Better Than EPA Ratings; Discrepancies Matter, Though
A AAA study found that most drivers get better fuel economy than the EPA ratings.
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How are fuel-efficient are some of today's smaller cars? It turns out that they now actually equal the fuel economy of larger motorcycles--which is pretty amazing for a four-seat vehicle weighing more than a ton. Especially since the motorcycles returning comparable gas-mileage figures weigh about one-fifth as much. DON'T MISS: Auto Industry Doing Fine In Meeting Gas-Mileage Goals, It Turns Out This interesting factoid came to light in an article in industry trade journal Ward's Auto that considers the landscape of modern plug-in electric cars almost five years after they first hit the...
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Third Row Seats, Good Gas Mileage: What Are Your Options?
If you need to fit more than five into your vehicle—even just sometimes—and the thought of getting less than 25 miles per gallon in daily driving repulses you, the pickings for U.S. vehicle shoppers are still surprisingly slim. Why are there no hybrid minivans at all, no three-row...
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DeltaWing Road Car: 57 MPG Combined, Four Seats, No Electric Motor
The idea of an all-electric Nissan BladeGlider sports car now seems to be somewhere between delayed and defunct, but the narrow-front delta-wing shape continues to intrigue and challenge vehicle designers. First unveiled in 2010 as a pure race car, an engine-driven DeltaWing car even competed in...
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Gas Mileage Rules For 2025 Could Be Lowered If Buyers Stick With SUVs
Thus far, automakers appear to have had little trouble meeting the corporate average fuel economy rules that started for 2012 vehicle and will rise steadily through 2025. The general consensus so far is that carmakers have been able to raise their EPA ratings with a combination of tactics that...
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Ford Marks 5-Millionth EcoBoost Engine Since 2009
The 5-millionth EcoBoost-equipped vehicle to roll off assembly lines marks a significant milestone for Ford.
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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Six-Month Update: Great MPG, Great Fun
It happens so quickly: They learn to crawl, and then walk, and before you know it, you're helping them do their first oil change in their first new car. A little more than six months ago, I contributed an article on my car shopping experiences with my daughter Priscilla. Those ended with her...
John Briggs