Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A new analysis by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that diesel cars emit more CO 2 than equivalent cars on a full lifecycle basis—i.e., According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 mpg US) and 7.1

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Gasoline Diesel CO2 Cars 220

Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

The UX 300h AWD now gets 42 mpg, up from 39 mpg, and the UX 300h in front-wheel-drive form gets 43 mpg, up 1 mpg. liter inline-4 gasoline engine with more powerful electric motors. The UX 300h AWD now gets 42 mpg, up from 39 mpg, and the UX 300h in front-wheel-drive form gets 43 mpg, up 1 mpg.

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Lexus MPG Hybrid F-150 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Volvo is introducing the first engines—two gasoline and 1 diesel—in its new 2.0-liter, l/100 km (62 mpg US ). l/100 km (62 mpg US ). mpg US ), the car accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 5.9 mpg US ), the car accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 5.9 l/100 km (40 mpg US ). Click to enlarge.

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MPG Volvo Gasoline Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

mpg US) (99 g/km CO 2 )—more efficient than any previous Golf with a gasoline engine. The new TSI engine also offers the highest specific torque of any large-scale production series gasoline engines: 200 N·m per liter displacement. l/100 km (52 mpg). l/100 km (51 mpg). l/100 km (54.7 manual) and 4.6

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

At the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai introduced its new 2020 Sonata Hybrid, featuring up to 686 miles of driving range and an EPA-estimated 52 mpg combined fuel economy rating on the Blue trim. This system recharges the 12-volt and hybrid battery while preventing unnecessary battery discharge when the car is off.

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Hyundai 2020 Solar MPG 403

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

As one example of the last, the new S-Class is the first car in the world to completely dispense with conventional electric bulbs, making exclusive use of energy-saving LED technology both inside and outside. mpg US) (CO 2 : 115 g/km). mpg US)—a reduction of 20% compared to the preceding model. S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID.

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MPG Mercedes Gasoline Diesel 294

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2014

The 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage is currently the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid gasoline car in the US, with combined EPA rating of 40 mpg (5.88 l/100 km), consisting of 37 mpg (6.36 l/100 km) city and 44 mpg (5.35 Fuel economy with the 5-speed is 37 mpg (6.36 l/100 km) combined/34 mpg (6.92

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Mitsubishi MPG 2015 Gasoline 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will launch the all-new Mirage global compact car at dealerships throughout Japan on 31 August at an MSRP ranging from ¥998,000 to ¥1,288,000 (US$12,800 to $16,500). km/liter (64 mpg US, 3.7 L/100km) on the JC08 cycle, making the Mirage the most fuel efficient registered gasoline car in Japan.

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Japan Mitsubishi MPG Gasoline 287

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The average US household will spend about $550 less on gasoline in 2015 compared with 2014, as annual motor fuel expenditures are on track to fall to their lowest level in 11 years, according to projections by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The price for US regular gasoline has fallen 11 weeks in a row to an average $2.55

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2015 Gasoline Fuel Economy MPG 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2020

A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline. Since 1975, the test-cycle fuel economy of light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks) sold in the U.S.

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Fuel Economy Economy Light 2018 482

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2019

These changes increase Accent’s EPA estimated fuel economy to 33 mpg city, 41 highway, 36 combined, up considerably from the 28 city, 38 highway, 32 combined mpg rating with last year’s 1.6-liter liter Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine and 6-speed automatic transmission. A chain improves fuel efficiency by an additional 1.2%

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MPG 2020 Engine Hyundai 220

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Volvo Car Group’s new Drive-E powertrains ( earlier post ) are now also available on the Volvo V40 and V40 Cross Country. mpg US) (EU Combined), which corresponds to CO 2 emissions at 85 g/km. mpg US) (104 g/km) with the manual gearbox. The four-cylinder gasoline turbo delivers 350 N·m of torque. l/100 km (71.3

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MPG Volvo Diesel Fuel Economy 252

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2018

Volkswagen has developed and deployed a gasoline engine that offers diesel-like fuel economy but is significantly cheaper to buy. l/100 km (49 mpg US). l/100 km/h (59 mpg US). Compared with other gasoline engines, the intake valves of the 1.5 Currently applied in the new Golf and Golf Variant ( earlier post ), the 1.5

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Fuel Economy Gasoline Engine Economy 257

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2022

At launch in October 2022, there will initially be a choice of two gasoline and two diesel engines from the BMW Group’s new modular generation of Efficient Dynamics engines. The BMW iX1 xDrive30 is the first all-wheel-drive electric car introduced by the brand in the premium compact segment. BMW has unveiled its new BMW X1.

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BMW All-Electric PHEV MPG 448

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other. Source: EPA.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2012

The technical highlight of the compact car is its cylinder deactivation system—introduced for the first time in a Volkswagen—known as active cylinder management or ACT. liter gasoline-fueled TSI of the Polo BlueGT. l/100 km/h (50 mpg US), equivalent to 108 g/km CO 2. The new car will be on the market in July.

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MPG Fuel Economy Gasoline Engine 257

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2011

gallons US/100 miles (~20 mpg) when running the gasoline range-extending engine in hybrid mode. As a comparison, the 2011 Chevy Volt (also an extended range electric vehicle), is EPA-rated with consumption of 36 kWh/100 miles (93 MPGe), a 35-mile electric range, and gasoline consumption of 2.7 Earlier post.).

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Karma Gasoline-Electric Fisker Miles 207

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2013

Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. Full hybrid vehicles will make up about 40% of the fleet in 2040—more than 50% of new car sales in 2040.

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Gasoline Transportation 2020 Diesel 383

Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2021

Which upcoming full-size pickup has the operating footprint of an 85 mpg gasoline vehicle? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 12, 2021. Which EV startup sent out an SOS? Hint: It just might be electric.

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Aptera Plug-in Lexus MPG 163

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The new hybrid version of Toyota’s all-time best-selling car series achieves at least 50 mpg (4.7 The model adapts the latest Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive from the new-generation Prius, already proven as an MPG winner. l/100 km) combined fuel economy (projected). As on the 2020 Corolla gas models, the Toyota Safety Sense 2.0

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MPG Hybrid Toyota Auto 306

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The dual-fuel vehicle (electricity and gasoline) is rated at 93 miles per gallon-equivalent (combined city/highway) in all-electric mode (36 kWh/100 miles) and 37 mpg US in gas-only mode (2.7 All-electric range under the EPA rating is 35 miles; total range for the car is 379 miles. gallons per 100 miles). Click to enlarge.

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MPG Volt Gas-Electric EPA 240

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2012

engine and Xtronic CVT as the most fuel-efficient gasoline mid-size car currently in the US, with ratings of 27 mpg city, 38 mpg highway and 31 mpg combined (8.7, By the end of this year, both plants will operate three shifts each to maximize production of the country's second best-selling car.

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MPG 2013 EPA Production 255

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Responding to growing customer demand in Europe for small cars with low running costs and low emissions, Kia is introducing a bi-fuel gasoline-LPG model to its Picanto small car range. mpg US ) and CO 2 emissions of 100 g/km; automatic stop-start (ISG) equipped models will achieve 5.6 l/100 km (42 mpg US ) and 97 g/km.

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Gasoline Kia Europe Czech Republic 218

Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2022

a-gallon gasoline, driving the 2023 Honda HR-V last week brought some conflicting feelings about where automakers think the priorities are for budget-strapped mass-market shoppers. As I report today in a full review of the HR-V over at The Car Connection, Honda has a very good vehicle—just one that, at 27 mpg combined.

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Honda MPG Hybrid Gasoline 188

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2021

However, the magnitude of this change was below the limit set by most car manufacturers (20–25%). MPG compared to E15. The difference in oxygen content between the two blends caused the long-term fuel trim of vehicles operating on E30 to be higher. The use of E30 leads to an average decrease in fuel efficiency of approximately 0.64

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Fuel Gasoline Vehicles Nebraska 375

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Peugeot is introducing new Euro 6-compliant versions of its three-cylinder PureTech gasoline and four-cylinder BlueHDI diesel engines. Earlier in 2014, the 110 hp (82 kW) and 130 hp (97 kW) turbo engines were added to the PureTech family of next-generation three-cylinder gasoline engines. l/100 km (51 mpg US) and 105 g/km of CO 2.

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Gasoline Diesel Engine MPG 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

Ford projects that its upcoming C-MAX Hybrid ( earlier post ) will achieve an EPA-rated 47 mpg city (5.0 L/100km) and 44 mpg highway (5.3 L/100km)—higher fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v (44 mpg / 5.3 L/100km city and 40 mpg / 5.9 When powered by gasoline, the C-MAX Hybrid uses the all-new 2.0-liter

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MPG Hybrid Ford Prius 252

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2014

Volvo Cars revealed the XC90, its new 7-seat SUV, at an event in Sweden. The two launch engines are the D5 twin turbo diesel and the T6 supercharged and turbocharged gasoline unit. Power and torque charts for the T6 gasoline unit (left) and the D5 diesel (right). The new XC90, with “Thor’s hammer” DRL lights. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Gasoline Diesel Sale 244

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine has EPA-estimated ratings of 19 mpg city, 26 mpg highway and 22 mpg combined (12.4, l/100 km, respectively)—the highest EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of any gasoline-powered full-size pickup sold in America. The new 2015 Ford F-150 ( earlier post ) 4x2 with Ford’s 2.7-liter

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F-150 Fuel Economy EPA Economy 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

mpg US ), or 82 g/km CO 2. The Polo TSI BlueMotion, available starting this autumn, also marks the first time that a Volkswagen with a gasoline engine is being marketed as an independent BlueMotion model. The Polo TSI BlueMotion, equipped with a 1-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged direct-injection gasoline engine, delivers 4.1

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MPG Engine Fuel Gasoline-Electric 333

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

However, unlike the all-battery-electric powertrain of the LEAF, e-POWER adds a small gasoline engine to charge the small, high-output battery when necessary, eliminating the need for an external charger while offering the same high-output. km/L (62 mpg US) according to Japan’s JC08 test. e-Power vehicles do not use grid charging.

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Minivan Japan Power Powered 220

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

liter VVT-i gasoline engine. Gasoline engines are chosen by 85% of A-segment customers in Europe. “ mpg US increasing to 57.4 mpg US), which translates into a 7 g/km drop in CO 2 emissions to 95 g/km. l/100 km (60 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of less than 88 g/km. We wanted to improve performance, as well as economy.

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MPG Engine Fuel Economy Toyota 287

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Consumer Reports fuel economy tests found the Honda Accord Hybrid delivered impressive overall fuel-economy of 40 mpg (5.88 l/100 km), tying the smaller Honda Civic Hybrid and falling below the top-performing and smaller Toyota Prius hatchback by only 4 mpg. liter gasoline V6. liter gasoline V6. Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy Honda 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

For example, switching from a 10-mile-per-gallon (mpg) vehicle to a 15-mpg vehicle saves more fuel and results in greater fuel cost savings than switching from a 25-mpg vehicle to a 75-mpg vehicle. Vehicles that use fuels other than gasoline, such as diesel or electricity, will have different fuel savings and fuel cost.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 325

Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of Mercedes’ electric G-wagen , we found it to be a better, more precise off-roader than the gasoline model—outshining the combustion versions even before the EV’s party-trick zenith called G-Turn. Kia refreshes its three-row hybrid SUV.

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Kia Hybrid Green Cars Cars 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

EcoBoost-powered Fiesta sub-compact, arriving at dealers later this year, at 45 mpg (5.2 As an example, the 2014 Honda Insight achieves 44 mpg highway, while the 2014 Volkswagen Golf diesel with a manual transmission delivers 42 mpg highway. l/100 km) and 37 mpg (6.4 l/100 km) and 37 mpg (6.4 l/100 km) highway.

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MPG EPA Fuel Economy Honda Insight 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2012

L of diesel/100 km (56 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. Daimler will introduce the Mercedes-Benz E 400 HYBRID—equipped with a V6 gasoline engine—into in the US market, and later in other countries such as Japan and China. In most cases the car uses electric power alone for maneuvering and parking.

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Hybrid Mercedes Diesel Fuel Economy 321