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0EPA sticker values for 2011 Volt likely to be interim, updated in 2012-13 1280271600
Now that we know the price tag of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the car's last big secret is what will be on the EPA mileage sticker. We had a chance to talk with vehicle line director Tony Posawatz at the Plug-In 2010 Conference in San Jose, CA and got a little bit of insight into the matter. ...
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2011 Lincoln MKX gets best in class mileage, 19/26 mpg with V6, Ecoboost still to come 1278601620
2011 Lincoln MKX – Click above for high-res image galleryFord has managed to achieve best-in-class EPA mileage ratings (at least for the moment) for its revamped 2011 Lincoln MKX, and presumably the mechanically identical Ford Edge as well. The Feds have published the estimated mileage ... -
Officially Official: 2011 Ford Fiesta rated at 40 mpg highway 1274068860
2011 Ford Fiesta – Click above for high-res image galleryThe EPA has finished calculating the fuel economy of the 2011 Ford Fiesta and, as the automaker projected, its new baby has hit 40 miles per gallon. The official numbers from the Feds are 29 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway ... -
Beyond 2016, automakers push for even stronger CAFE regulations, maybe a gas tax too 1271702280
It's not all that often that you hear automakers cry out for stronger regulations and stricter guidelines. In fact, the cries typically go the other way, begging for less oversight and looser laws. So, when automakers band together suggesting changes to CAFE guidelines beyond 2016 that would take ...
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Report: Meeting new CAFE requirements will require strict diets, airplane-like aerodynamics and slippery tires 1271452620
Years ago, vehicles were smaller and significantly lighter. Now, chock full with a growing list of standard features, vehicles have become overweight beasts on the roadways. It's certainly appealing to many to have all of the amenities of a luxury hotel suite packed into your car or truck, but ... -
MPG equivalent? Say what? Industry experts say new efficiency ratings for EVs will be confusing 1271444220
As experts from the automotive industry and government discuss how to determine efficiency ratings for electric vehicles (EVs), they have quickly come to a conclusion that nobody will be happy to hear: it can't be done. Here's the problem: Beginning in 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
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Audi pursues widespread engine downsizing to increase fuel economy 1270848840
2010 Audi S4 – Click above for high-res image galleryProducing an engine that meets Audi's dual criteria of performance and efficiency is not an easy task. The German automaker can usually get one part of the equation right. For example, when Ward's Auto tested the 4.2-liter V8 motor found ... -
REPORT: EPA planning to address outlandish fuel economy claims of electric cars 1254427380
The EPA is aware that range-extended electric vehicles can game the current fuel economy test to deliver mileage estimates way up in the stratosphere. It makes for impressive advertising, like General Motors' touting of the Chevrolet Volt's estimated 230 mpg, but the EPA wants to give a more ...
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EPA backs away from GM claim of 230 mpg for Volt 1250034840
2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image galleryApparently, we're not the only ones trying to figure out the exact methodology that was used to determine the supposed 230 mile per gallon city rating claimed by General Motors for the upcoming Chevy Volt. In response to a query from the ... -
Cars.com calculates the real CAFE numbers with True Mileage Index! 1217682060
TMI. What does that mean? Well, it usually means 'Too Much Information,' but in the case of fuel mileage, there is truly no such thing. Everybody and their brother wants to know what kind of mileage they are likely to get out of their next new car purchase, so we'll take any information we can get. ...
