Green Car Congress
MAY 21, 2019
In 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US had fuel economies of more than 30 miles per gallon (783 l/100 km), according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). By contrast, none of the light-duty vehicles produced in 1975 had fuel economy greater than 30 miles per gallon (mpg). In 1995, 4.4% In 2018, 2.4%
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2021
miles per gallon (MPG). miles per gallon to 24.9 mpg, or slightly below the record high achieved in model year 2018. Sedans and wagons fell to 33% of the market, well below the 50% market share they held as recently as model year 2013, and far below the 80% market share they held in 1975.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
2013 Nissan Sentra. Nissan’s all-new 2013 Sentra, featuring a new 1.8-liter liter engine and next-generation Xtronic CVT with sub-planetary gear, offers combined fuel economy of 34 mpg (6.9 With the FE+ models, Sentra achieves up to 40 mpg (5.88 Other CVT-equipped models are rated at 39 mpg (6.03 Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2013
Toyota launched the first Prius MPG Challenge in the US, rewarding environmentally-conscious, charitable organizations in N.Y., The Challenge—which consists of five separate waves of competition, each with up to eight challengers—awards those participants garnering the highest overall MPG over the course of a 30-day period.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2012
Toyota will introduce both gasoline and hybrid powertrain versions of the North American designed and engineered 2013 Avalon. Toyota anticipates the hybrid model will achieve an EPA-rating of 40 mpg US (5.88 The conventional 2013 Avalon will feature a proven 3.5-liter, L/100km) combined. L/100km, respectively).
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.
Green Car Congress
MAY 31, 2012
2013 Lexus ES 300h. Lexus has introduced the 2013 ES 350—the sixth generation of Lexus’ luxury sedan since its introduction more than 20 years ago—and the first hybrid version of the ES, the ES 300h. Suspension changes, a stiffer body and a quicker steering gear ratio deliver more precise handling in the new 2013 Lexus ES.
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