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Ford Focus RS tops 32 mpg (US) in UK MPG marathon

It's no secret that the biggest variable that affects fuel consumption of a car is not the powertrain, or the drag or rolling resistance. It's that bit between the seat and the steering wheel and pedals. As any hyper-miler can tell you, the behavior of the driver has a huge influence. That's why Ford devised the SmartGauge cluster for the Fusion hybrid and why most automakers are looking at more feedback systems to help coach drivers on more efficient behavior. Having said that, more power usually means more fuel consumption and you ... Read more →

REPORT: EPA planning to address outlandish fuel economy claims of electric cars Dan Roth

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 ...

Auto X Prize throws water on GM's 230 mpg claim, offers mpge calculator Sebastian Blanco

With all of the attention being paid to the 230 mpg number that the Chevy Volt will apparently be granted by the EPA, the Automotive X Prize thought it was time to weigh in on the subject of ...

Where are the most important MPG increases, at the upper or lower end? Sam Abuelsamid

Imagine, if you will, taking a sheet of paper and cutting it in half. Now take one of those halves and cut it in half again. Now keep repeating the process. As you keep cutting, the difference in ...

Miles per gallon: Overrated? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Sure, there are plenty of things in the automotive world that are overrated. Enough, in fact, to compile a whole list of them, as seen here. Come on, join in... it's fun! For instance, in addition to ...

More thoughts on all that Gallons Per Mile stuff, with pretty charts 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

AutoblogGreen reader Jay S. read our recent post on gallons per mile (click the link to get caught up if you missed the discussion). He realized it's an idea he's been kicking around for a decade, and he sent in the following email, along with the charts in the gallery below: Your Dec 16th ...

Will putting electricity in your gas tank get you more mpg? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Well, there's no shortage of, um, unusual ideas on ways to increase the miles-per-gallon of the car you already drive. Everything from pills for the tank to Brown's Gas appear on our radar with some regularity, but this idea is a new one. It's called "electrorheology" and it means introducing a bit ...

Toyota tops '07 CAFE numbers, will increase Prius capacity 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more high-res shots of the 2007 Toyota Prius Touring The numbers for last year's combined fleet fuel efficiency for all automakers in the United States has been tallied. The winner? Um, Lotus. But, they don't really count. Too small. For manufacturers that actually offer a full line ...

Motorcycles owners report average of 56 miles per gallon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While scanning the news for important green automotive information, we ran across a note from Allstate Insurance which mentions that the average motorcycle rider reports fuel consumption of just over fifty-six miles per gallon. For comparisons sake, automobile drivers report an average of 22.4 ...

Really? Are cup holders still more important than fuel mileage? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Car buyers can be a fickle group. Put another way: we hate pumping gas, but we love chugging coffee while we drive more. General Motors reports that consumers say good fuel mileage is the third-most-important consideration, right there behind styling and value, for customers looking to purchase one ...

Top ten easiest-to-implement green technologies that already exist today 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Today, we will be listing the top ten easiest to implement green technologies that already exist today. Now, this is a rough list, every car is different and not all of these technologies are applicable to each one. But, let's take a look at each one and see what gains there could be from them, ...

Bill Ford responds to Obama's criticisms toward Detroit's automakers 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Responding to criticism from Barack Obama that "three giants of American industry (Detroit automakers) are hemorrhaging jobs and profits as foreign competitors answer the rising global demand for fuel-efficient cars", Bill Ford suggested that Obama trade in his Chrysler 300C for a Ford 500. He ...

An early look at some of the Shell Eco-Marathon competition vehicles 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Do you remember when we ran an article about the Shell Eco-marathon? Does the sound of 6,792 miles per gallon jog your memory? Think that's high? That can't hold a candle to the all-time record of 10,705 miles per gallon set in 2003! That kind of mileage is impressive, even if the vehicles used to ...

An internet forum dedicated to miles per gallon 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you have been on the internets (see, I have... w00t! I M L33t :-) for any length of time, you know that pretty much anything you could ever want to know (or not know) is probably already there. Forums were developed for people with a common interest to get together with people that they don't ...

Welcome to AutoblogGreen 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Thanks for visiting AutoblogGreen on our opening day, which happens to be the 36th anniversary of the very first Earth Day. Twenty million Americans came together on this day back in 1970 to celebrate the possibility of a healthier planet, and while we, the citizens of Earth, still have a long way ...


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