Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

But now it's possible to tell what rating 2007 and older models would get using the 2008 standards. The Ford Escape hybrid, which uses a gasoline-electric drive system similar to Toyota's, goes down about 12 percent. So how will the 08 Prius, rumored to get upward of 80 mpg achieve it?

Prius 100

Prius 2008 Plug-in Plug 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

MPG: A Progress Report on Achievability ”—of the response of consumers and automakers as both begin to experience the effects of the newly adopted federal fuel economy standard. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

Europe 281

Europe MPG Fuel Fuel Economy 281