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Forget MPG - let's move to GPM

Photo by Laffy4k. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. There's already a lot of calculation needed to figure out how efficient a vehicle is. Here in the U.S., the government tries to help by publishing official MPG numbers of the various models offered for sale. But these numbers just muddy things up, say two management professors - Richard Larrick and Jack Soll - over at Duke University. Thinking in terms of miles per gallon doesn't give people a good understanding of a vehicle's real efficiency when compared to other vehicles. In ... Read more →

Motorcycles owners report average of 56 miles per gallon Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

100 - count 'em - suggestions for hypermiling Sebastian Blanco

Even veteran hypermilers will probably find something worth remembering in this list of 100 ways to increase a vehicle's miles per gallon. Sure, the list starts with the basic, heard-em-before ways to ...

Really? Are cup holders still more important than fuel mileage? Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

Tata's $2,500, 59-mpg offering described as "eco-car," on display in January Lascelles Linton

New details are coming out about Rs 1-lakh, Tata Group's $2,500 car, and the details are very green. According to the India Times, RA Mashelkar, an independent non-executive director on the Tata ...

Forget MPG - let's move to GPM 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Laffy4k. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. There's already a lot of calculation needed to figure out how efficient a vehicle is. Here in the U.S., the government tries to help by publishing official MPG numbers of the various models offered for sale. But these numbers just muddy ...

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 ...

100 - count 'em - suggestions for hypermiling 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Even veteran hypermilers will probably find something worth remembering in this list of 100 ways to increase a vehicle's miles per gallon. Sure, the list starts with the basic, heard-em-before ways to get more distance out of the fuel in the tank of the car you already drive, but how many of you ...

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 ...

Tata's $2,500, 59-mpg offering described as "eco-car," on display in January 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

New details are coming out about Rs 1-lakh, Tata Group's $2,500 car, and the details are very green. According to the India Times, RA Mashelkar, an independent non-executive director on the Tata Motors board, says the Rs 1-lakh is an "eco-car" and it will get 59 miles per gallon. Here is the exact ...


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