Fuel Efficiency
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Hyundai and Kia are reportedly considering offering diesels in the U.S.
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Achates Closer To Production Of Radically Efficient Two-Stroke Truck DieselSuppose you could take an old engine concept discarded in the 1970s, add modern fuel metering and injection control hardware and software, and offer a compact powerplant that cuts the fuel consumption of today's diesel truck engines by a third.. That's the promise of Achates Power, which has been...
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One Million Chevrolet Spark Minicars Sold Globally Since 2009
The U.S. is the second-largest market for the Chevrolet Spark minicar.
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U.S. Will Meet Fuel-Economy Goals Despite Higher Truck, SUV Sales, EPA Says
An EPA report says carmakers are on schedule to meet the 54.5-mpg CAFE deadline.
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Toyota To Launch Subcompact Utility Vehicle As Nissan Juke Competitor
The Toyota C-HR concept will reportedly spawn a production subcompact vehicle.
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Steel Vs Aluminum: Which Wins For Fuel Efficiency AND Cost?
An influx of high-strength steel could take away aluminum's weight advantage, the steel industry hopes.
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The 2015 Subaru Impreza gets slightly better fuel economy, slightly different styling, and other updates.
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Start-Stop In U.S.: 7% Now, 57% In 2020, But Drivers 'Resist': Analyst
Start-stop systems have finally started to arrive on U.S. new cars in noticeable numbers. The systems, which simply turn off a car's engine when it's sitting stationary and then switch it back on as the driver's foot starts to lift off the brake, are now fitted to 7 percent of new cars sold in the...
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Which States Have The Most Efficient Cars And Homes? Study Ranks Them
A new study ranks states based on energy efficiency.
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2015 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Two-Seat Coupe: Unchanged For New Model Year
The 2015 Honda CR-Z enters the new model year unchanged.
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2015 Subaru Legacy Gas Mileage: We Test Both 2.5i And 3.6R
Subaru sales have surged over the last decade, taking the quirky Japanese brand from its Snow Belt niche into more and broader markets. This year, the redesigned 2015 Subaru Legacy is a viable contender to go head to head with the most mainstream mid-size sedans: Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Ford...
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Small Engines May Use More Fuel Than You Expect, In Europe Especially
A new study claims downsized engines can't match their rated fuel economy in the real world.
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The 2015 Honda Fit subcompact is an entirely new model, and for North America, it's built in a new plant in Mexico. That means that its launch was necessarily slow and cautious--in fact, it was delayed two months--and then a bumper upgrade to reinforce crash-safety welds hardly sped up the schedule. DON'T MISS: 2015 Honda Fit: Quick Gas Mileage Drive Of All-New Hatchback (Apr 2014) But now the 2015 Fit is getting up to speed, and we've had a chance to spend a long weekend with a high-end model to test its gas mileage. Honda now uses an EarthDreams direct-injected 130-horsepower 1.5-liter...
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2015 Chevrolet Trax Crossover: Price To Start At $21,000
The 2015 Chevrolet Trax goes on sale in January.
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What Do Hybrid Owners Say About Their Cars? How About Everyone Else?
A new study looks at the views of hybrid owners, and everyone else, on hybrid cars.
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2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Production To Double: 1 In 5 Trucks To Get Diesel
Ram is increasing EcoDiesel truck production to meet demand.
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2015 Honda CR-V: New Engine, CVT For Higher Gas Mileage, New Features, Mild Restyle
The 2015 CR-V boasts improved gas mileage thanks to a new CVT.
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2016 Ford Super Duty Pickups To Adopt Aluminum Bodies Too
Only now are selected media getting a chance to spend time with the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, which has a cab and pickup bed made of aluminum. And it will be a couple of months yet before it appears in showrooms. But Ford is looking ahead. DON'T MISS: 2015 Ford F-150 SFE: Highest Gas...
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What technologies will have the most impact on making cars greener and transportation more sustainable--and provide that impact fastest? Suppose that the key isn't plug-in electric cars, but in fact connecting cars to each other and to the infrastructure around them--making traffic flow vastly more efficiently? That's the controversial thesis put forward by John DeCicco in a recent post on the University of Michigan's sustainability blog, perplexingly titled "Of Carts and Horses, Cars and Smarts." DON'T MISS: Michigan's Mock City: Where Robot Cars Will Drive (And, Ideally, Not Crash) He also...
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Will Ultracapacitors Save Start-Stop Systems From Consumer Wrath?
Start-stop systems, which switch off a car's engine while it's stopped to boost fuel efficiency, are now entering the U.S. market in serious numbers. Many European makers, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and MINI, are fitting them as standard on 2015 models, and there are more to come: By 2022, some...
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2015 Jeep Renegade On Sale In Europe Next Week, U.S. Sales Start Dec Or Jan
The 2015 Jeep Renegade is Jeep's smallest modern utility vehicle.
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Have Green-Car Sales Dropped This Year? Depends How You Define Them
More-efficient gasoline cars may be curtailing sales of hybrids, plug-ins, and other alternatives.
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2014 Mercedes CLA: Smallest Benz Sees Sky-High Demand
Mercedes-Benz is adding production capacity to keep up with CLA demand.
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2015 Ford Mustang Gas Mileage: EPA Ratings For All Models Released
At its most fuel efficient, the 2015 Ford Mustang is rated at 26 mpg combined.
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