Green Car Reports

AUGUST 6, 2014

The Honda Civic is a renowned gas-sipper in the compact car market and the latest iteration of the hybrid model is no exception. For 2015, the Civic Hybrid continues the 2014 car''s gas mileage of 45 mpg combined (44 mpg city, 47 mpg highway), itself an improvement on the 2013 model''s 44 mpg all-round.

MPG 152

MPG Honda 2015 Honda Insight 152

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2015

In a new report, researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) have calculated the actual, on-road fuel economy for the entire fleet of all vehicles in the US, and for different classes of vehicles, with primary interest in light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs), between 1923 and 2013.

Fuel Economy 150

Fuel Economy Economy 2013 MPG 150

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If you’re in the market for a compact sedan with a low running costs and a highway gas mileage over 40 mpg, you’ll know there are an increasingly large number of non-hybrid cars to choose from. Now, it’s time to add the 2013 Dodge Dart Aero to that list.

Dodge 113

Dodge MPG 2013 Gas 113

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. All in all, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids in 2013, with a 2014 target of 10,000 units. This corresponds to fuel consumption of 1.8

Volvo 210

Volvo 2013 PHEV Production 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

mpg from July and up 4.8 mpg since October 2007 (the. The average sales-weighted fuel economy was calculated from the monthly sales of individual models of light-duty vehicles (cars, SUVs, vans, and pickup trucks) and the combined city/highway fuel-economy ratings published in the EPA Fuel Economy Guide (i.e., value is up 0.1

Fuel Economy 199

Fuel Economy MPG Economy Fuel 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

2013 Sonata Hybrid. The 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid offers increased fuel efficiency and operation in all-electric mode more often and for longer periods of time, with an advanced version of the brand’s Hybrid Blue Drive architecture. The Hybrid Limited model carries estimated ratings of 36 mpg city, 40 mpg highway and 37 mpg combined.

2013 199

2013 All-Electric Hyundai Hybrid 199

Green Car Reports

JUNE 26, 2012

If you visit this site regularly, you’ll know that we usually only cover smaller, more fuel efficient cars and those powered by alternative fuels like electricity, hydrogen or biofuels. But yesterday the EPA certified the 2013 Ford Taurus 2.0-liter

MPG 89

MPG 2013 Ford Alternative Fuels 89

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Not all green cars are hybrids, diesels, or plug-ins. And with new fuel economy regulations now set through 2025, all cars are going to get more efficient--gasoline cars first and foremost. That breaks down.

Green Cars 149

Green Cars 2013 Nissan Green 149

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2012

GM has released details of the 2013 Buick Encore's official EPA fuel economy. Set to become one of the most efficient cars in its class, the Encore will managed a combined 28 mpg, with 25 mpg city and 33 mpg highway from its 1.4-liter, That, says Buick, is enough to put it ahead of the 26 mpg combined 2013 Ford.

Buick 82

Buick MPG 2013 Fuel Economy 82

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Ford’s changing share of the hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, battery-electric vehicle segments and total ED market in the US in 2012 and YTD 2013. for the first nine months of 2013. Monthly 2013 sales of Ford electric drive vehicles. so far in 2013: 7,635 units out of an industry total of 32,718 plug-in hybrids.

Plug-in 381

Plug-in 2013 2012 Plug 381

Green Car Reports

JUNE 28, 2012

Toyota might be the current undisputed king of hybrid cars, but that fact isn’t about to stop Ford from going after the Japanese automaker’s crown. Its 2013 C-Max Hybrid, Ford says, will get an EPA city rating of 47 mpg, some 3 mpg higher than the official EPA city rating for the 2012 Toyota Prius V wagon.

MPG 103

MPG 2013 Ford Hybrid 103

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.

MPG 199

MPG EPA Fuel Economy Honda Insight 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid. 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 Click to enlarge.

MPG 252

MPG Hybrid Ford Prius 252

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

A 2015 Golf TDI Clean Diesel has set a new Guinness World Records achievement for the “lowest fuel consumption—48 US contiguous States for a non-hybrid car” with an 81.17 l/100 km) by more than 3 mpg, and also beat the hybrid vehicle record of 74.34 l/10 km) by more than 6 mpg. l/100 km) performance. Traveling 8,233.5

MPG 150

MPG 2015 Diesel Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

Ford is offering the Auto Start-Stop system on its new non-hybrid 2013 Fusion equipped with a 1.6-liter Auto Start-Stop saves fuel use when the car is standing and running at idle. Fuel-economy includes: 2013 Fusion 1.6-liter liter EcoBoost: projected 37 mpg highway. 2013 Fusion Hybrid: projected 47 mpg.

Fusion 236

Fusion 2013 Auto Ford 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

The i-DTEC Civic, which will arrive in dealerships early next year, delivers fuel economy of 65 mpg US (3.6 The engine—developed exclusively for Europe—will also be applied in the new CR-V SUV later in 2013. liter i-DTEC cars, but with the addition of new 16-inch alloy wheels. liter diesel i-DTEC engine in Europe.

MPG 317

MPG Europe Diesel Honda 317

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2012

At one time, if you wanted a green, luxury sedan with great gas mileage, you only had a handful of cars to choose from from automakers like Lexus, Infiniti, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. Now there’s another car to add to your list: the 45 MPG combined, 2013 LIncoln MKZ.

MPG 92

MPG 2013 EPA Infinity 92

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 3, 2013

The 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is a comfortable, quiet, well appointed five-door compact hybrid hatchback that appears to get 35 to 40 mpg in most real-world usage. But it is not a 47-mpg car, from the bulk of the evidence available.

MPG 82

MPG 2013 Ford Hybrid 82

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2011

It's a magic number, 40 mpg, a nice big round figure to tout in big print every time gasoline prices go up. Most makers have at least one car that achieves 40 mpg, but for the new 2013 Dodge Dart, it's not an option--there has to be one model of the Dart that's rated by the EPA at 40 mpg or better on the highway cycle.

Dodge 93

Dodge MPG 2013 EPA 93

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

GM expects to post 100,000 units of more of the 12 GM vehicles that are EPA-rated at 30 mpg US or better on the highway—the highest total in company history—when it reports March sales on Tuesday. This includes the all-new 2013 Cadillac ATS 2.5-liter liter and 2.0-liter

MPG 199

MPG GM Buick Cadillac 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Chevrolet confirmed it will add a diesel variant to the Cruze lineup in North America in calendar year 2013. The success of the Cruze has increased Chevrolet’s total share of the compact-car segment from 9.5% The Cruze Eco with a standard six-speed manual transmission delivers an EPA-rated 42 mpg on the highway.

North America 230

North America Chevrolet 2013 America 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2012

mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 87 g/km, at Ford’s Cologne Assembly plant in Germany. The car is powered by a 95PS (94 hp, 70 kW) 1.6-liter This is part of Ford’s commitment to reduce CO 2 emissions of its cars by 30% between 2006 and 2020. 100 km (71.2 The preceding version of the Fiesta ECOnetic carried a 95 g/km rating.

MPG 301

MPG Ford Fuel Economy Production 301

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2012

Now that we're back from the Detroit Auto Show, we can say with confidence that the two most important cars of the show were the 2013 Ford Fusion and the 2013 Dodge Dart.

Fusion 132

Fusion Aston Martin 2013 Ford 132

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

liters per 100 kilometers (60 to 51 mpg) and CO 2 emissions of 104 to 119 grams per kilometer (167 to 192 g/mile), the new ultra models from Audi are among the most efficient cars of their segment. mpg) with 4.6 Fuel consumption (combined) l/100 km (US mpg). mpg/ 136.79 With a combined fuel consumption rate of 3.9

MPG 225

MPG Audi Diesel Miles 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

Chevrolet has introduced the 2013 Malibu ECO, its most fuel-efficient midsize sedan yet. The Malibu ECO features GM’s eAssist light electrification technology ( earlier post ), which is engineered to deliver an estimated 26 mpg in city driving and 38 mpg on the highway. Chevrolet Malibu ECO PowerFlow screen.

Chevrolet 286

Chevrolet 2013 Lithium Ion Fuel Economy 286

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

liters per 100 kilometers (56 mpg US ). The Baojun 630 small sedan, the first model from SAIC-GM-Wuling’s Baojun passenger vehicle brand, is aimed at young first-time car buyers across China. mpg US ), which bested the official figure of 7.6 liters per 100 kilometers (31 mpg US ). liters per 100 kilometers (45.2

GM 199

GM China Fuel 2013 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

At the Geneva Motorshow (7-17 March, 2013) Opel will introduce a new generation diesel engine, the 1.6 g/km NO x for passenger car diesels, compared to 0.18 l/100 km (57 mpg US) and 109 g/km CO 2 in the Zafira Tourer. l/100 km and 109 g/km CO 2. Click to enlarge. The coming Euro 6 specs target 0.08 g/km for Euro 5.

Diesel 309

Diesel MPG Portugal Belgium 309

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

will begin selling diesel hybrid passenger cars in Japan and Europe as early as fiscal 2016. Mazda aims to develop diesel-powered hybrid cars that can travel about 40 kilometers per liter [94 mpg US or 2.5 Mazda aims to develop diesel-powered hybrid cars that can travel about 40 kilometers per liter [94 mpg US or 2.5

Mazda 225

Mazda Japan Diesel Europe 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

will begin selling a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as early as 2013. The car, to be a remodeled version of the Swift hatchback, will use a small lithium-ion battery capable of powering it for about 30 km (19 miles) on a full charge, according to the report. mpg US, or 2.7 The Nikkei reports that Suzuki Motor Corp.

Suzuki 218

Suzuki 2013 PHEV Li-ion 218

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Last redesigned some six years ago, the new, leaner 2013 Sentra has undergone a complete redesign in the name of improving its gas mileage, and is essentially the same car as the 2013 Sylphy we saw at the.

2013 97

2013 Nissan MPG Gas 97

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

When the covers came off the 2013 Dodge Dart at last month's Detroit Auto Show, the new compact sedan got high marks for style, interior design, and putting Chrysler back in the car game.

Dodge 76

Dodge MPG 2013 Chrysler 76

Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2013

Two drivers have set a new Guinness World Record for achieving the lowest fuel consumption in the lower 48 states in a non-hybrid car. Wayne Gerdes and co-driver Bob Winger returned an amazing 78 mpg around the 48 contiguous states in a 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI, the highest-mpg diesel on sale in the U.S.

MPG 120

MPG 2013 Diesel Miles 120

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

The 2013 Ford Taurus will become the first car in Ford’s North American lineup to offer the advanced 2.0-liter It is expected to deliver highway fuel economy of at least 31 mpg US (7.6 liter EcoBoost engine, combining a turbocharger with gasoline direct injection.

2013 210

2013 Ford Engine Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2013

liter diesel ECO2 engine; the MY14 XF with the 161 hp (120 kW) ECO2 engine is capable of achieving 48 mpg US (4.9 The MY14 XF with ECO2 engine is offered with an Intelligent Stop-Start system that uses a Twin Solenoid Starter (TSS) to shut down the engine when the car comes to a halt, helping to reduce emissions and improve fuel consumption.

MPG 170

MPG 2014 Diesel Exhaust 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Since then, CAFE performance has exceeded projected levels for 2012, 2013 and 2014—the three years the current standard has been in effect. mpg for model year 2012, 0.1 mpg for model year 2013 and 0.2 mpg for model year 2014. mpg for model year 2012, 0.1 mpg for model year 2013 and 0.2

Fuel Economy 225

Fuel Economy MPG 2008 2014 225

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 29, 2013

We tend to like small cars, as a personal preference. But the very smallest of cars often don't get the best gas mileage, and they can feel subjectively unsafe in some driving conditions. So how did our 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar do on gas mileage?

Chevrolet 98

Chevrolet 2013 Gas MPG 98

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2018

mpg from the revised value for November, according to the monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This drop likely reflects the increased proportion of light trucks versus passenger cars in the sales mix, they suggested. mpg from the peak of 25.5

Fuel Economy 150

Fuel Economy 2017 Economy 2016 150