Gas Mileage
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Hybrids More Efficient Outside U.S. Due To Different Drive Patterns: Report
Ever since the first Honda Insight and Toyota Prius arrived on U.S. shores, hybrid vehicles have been among the most efficient vehicles on the road. The latest Toyota Prius is rated at 50 mpg combined by the EPA, a figure that only plug-in vehicles currently top. But in other countries, the Prius...
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Gas-Mileage Average For March Vehicle Sales: 25.4 MPG, An All-Time High
The trend of increasing average fuel economy continues.
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2014 Ford Escape: Great Small SUV, Not-So-Great Gas Mileage
The previous model of Ford Escape was a popular car in the U.S. from 2001 through 2012--not only for its utility, but also for the availability of a hybrid model. At 32 mpg combined in front-wheel-drive form, the Escape Hybrid was comfortably one of the most economical crossovers on the market...
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2015 Chrysler 200: 36 MPG Highway Tops Fusion, Camry
With highway economy of 36 mpg, the 2015 Chrysler 200 isn't the most fuel-efficient vehicle we've written about recently, but it has an important job to do. The old model, despite being widely loathed by anyone forced to rent one at airport desks around the country, sold in large numbers in the...
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Could Future Mazda Engines Emit Less CO2 Than Electric Cars?
Is it possible to make a gasoline engine so efficient that it would emit less carbon dioxide per mile than is created by generating electricity to run an electric car over that same mile? Small Japanese carmaker Mazda says yes. In an interview published last week with the British magazine Autocar...
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If ever any car brand should have offered a hybrid before now, it would be Subaru. Now we've driven the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid, its very first hybrid offering. It's a much better car than the Crosstrek on which it's based, but little of that improvement has anything to do with the hybrid powertrain. While the hybrid Crosstrek gets better gas mileage in EPA ratings, the increase isn't huge--and we didn't see an increase in real-world testing against the non-hybrid Crosstrek we tested in December 2012. Fuel economy: Call it a draw? The 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid is rated at 31 mpg...
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Gas Mileage Displays In Cars: Accurate Or Optimistic?
How do you measure your gas mileage? Do you take mileage readings after each tank, refill to the brim, calculate how much you've used...and repeat at each fill-up? Or do you press the trip computer button a few times to bring up your tank average? If you're doing the latter, there's always the risk...
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2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Gas Mileage: Real-World 40 MPG-Plus Possible, Owners Say
The 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage is unusual among the latest breed of gas-sipping small cars. There are no fancy tricks employed to hit its 37-40 mpg combined EPA ratings, no turbochargers or hybrid systems. It's simply small, light, aerodynamic and uncomplicated. Those qualities are also allowing...
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Hyundai Sonata Gas Mileage Overstated Again, In Korea This Time
Reporting gas mileage is a tricky subject for automakers. Naturally, you want your car to be seen in its best light. You test it according to regulations, and publish what you find. Sometimes, it can go wrong. Hyundai and Kia found this out the hard way recently. Now, Hyundai's done it again--but...
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Growth In Mass-Transit Usage Outpaces Increase In Miles Driven In U.S.
U.S. mass transit usage continues to grow, while car usage remains stagnant.
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Audi's Traffic Light Recognition Tech Will Save You Gas, Time
Taking the average passenger car and making it more efficient is the combination of dozens of factors from engine technology to aerodynamics to more extreme measures like hybridization. But some factors you just can't control, like traffic, weather and the changing of traffic signals. ALSO SEE: Is...
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The 2015 Ford Mustang has a tricky job to do. Not only must it impress fans of previous Mustangs, but as sales expand into Europe it must become more efficient too. To that end Ford has installed a four-cylinder engine for the first time in many years, but it's also worked on aerodynamics--such as active grille shutters. When it arrives, the 2.3-liter EcoBoost model will play a middle ground between the thumping V-8 and entry-level V-6 models. But for customers wanting high performance with reasonable efficiency, it's sure to be the pick of the range--particularly for customers in markets...
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Fuelshark Gadget To Boost Gas Mileage Does Nothing Of The Sort
Dozens of companies around the world will sell you devices claiming to improve your gas mileage. For what seems like a nominal amount, the magic devices can apparently increase your fuel economy by double-digit percentage figures. It seems too good to be true. And all too frequently, as Jalopnik...
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Will Honda Insight, CR-Z Hybrids Be Pulled From U.S. Sale Too?
Honda will end sales of the CR-Z and Insight hybrids in Europe.
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Pickup Truck Gas Mileage, 2015 And Beyond: 30 MPG Highway Is Next Hurdle
This year, the big hurdle for pickup-truck gas mileage was 20 miles per gallon combined--and two trucks made it. For 2015, the bar has been raised: The next race is to see which full-size pickup can attain a rating of 30 mpg on the highway portion of the EPA test cycle. MORE: Diesel Pickup Trucks...
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2015 Ford Expedition EcoBoost: Giant SUV Gets Smaller Engine
The 2015 Ford Expedition full-size SUV will be offered exclusively with a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6.
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India Sets Fuel-Economy Rules; Could They Stem Rise Of SUVs?
India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency has proposed increasing fleet-average fuel economy 14 percent in 2016.
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You've read the reviews, and it's finally time: You're off to the dealer to replace your old car with a new, much more fuel-efficient vehicle. But then you get to the dealer, and during your test drive, you notice that the gas mileage shown on the car's display is nowhere near the EPA rating. Should you worry? Probably not. MORE: New Diesel SUVs & Crossovers: Jeep, Audi, Mercedes Fuel Economy Tested Let's say you're considering the new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, which was our 2014 Best Car To Buy. It has an EPA combined rating of 47 mpg (50 mpg city, 45 mpg highway). It's a popular model...
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2014 Toyota Corolla Eco LE: Gas Mileage Test Drive
The Toyota Corolla has long been the best-selling compact sedan in the U.S., and the all-new 2014 Corolla is a considerable advance over the aged, grim, unexciting model it replaced. We recently tested the most fuel-efficient model, the Corolla Eco, over our usual test route of about two-thirds...
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2015 Volvo S60, XC60, New V60 Wagon: Fuel-Efficient Drive-E Engines
After several years of keeping quiet, Volvo is finally starting to roll out new and updated products--especially in its core mid-size segment. We've now driven three of them, all 2015 models: the XC60 crossover utility, the S60 sport sedan, and the new V60 wagon, the first actual Volvo wagon to be...
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Pickup Body Points Toward Fuel-Economy Gains
Making a large, heavy vehicle like a pickup truck economical isn't the easiest of tasks. You can drop in a more efficient engine, of course. But it'll struggle against poor aerodynamics and ample weight. Ford has done both the first and the third of these, the latter handled by a new aluminum...
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2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid: Gas Mileage Test Disappointing
Hybrid SUVs and crossover utility vehicles remain rare compared to the growing array of hybrid passenger sedans and hatchbacks. So we've been eager to test the new 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, one of only four hybrid crossovers. MORE: 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid: Is It Hybrid Enough To Matter?...
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Green Car Reports, Five Years And 9,800 Articles Later
Five years ago today, Green Car Reports began a daily publishing schedule. At first one a day, and then more, we wrote articles on fuel efficiency, hybrids, diesel vehicles, and the plug-in electric cars that were then still two years away from the market. Think back to February 2009, when the...
John Voelcker