Corporation Fuel Economy MPG MPH 
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2012
At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. L/100 km, 102 mpg US). The electric motor’s instant torque delivery contributes to the car’s acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 5.8 XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Created primarily with the US market in mind, the Kia-developed powertrain delivers an estimated combined cycle fuel economy is 38 mpg US (6.2 mpg, highway 40.0 Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 1, 2012
The production-ready technology offers the potential of a mass-market, gasoline-fueled family car with drivability, performance and 5.6 liters/100 km (42 mpg US) fuel consumption achieved at lower cost than an equivalent diesel model. Similarly, the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time is reduced by 2.5 Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2015
Fuel consumption ( ECE ) 1 (L/100km). 1 Given that US EPA fuel economy figures for the vehicles are not yet available, we are using the ECE fuel consumption figures from Europe as a means to provide a comparison across vehicles, and are providing the estimated EPA figure where available. Acceleration 0-60 mph, seconds.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2015
Its average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles will be approximately two liters per 100 kilometers (118 mpg US), which equates to CO 2 emissions of less than 50 grams per kilometer. Once the speed exceeds approximately 80 km/h (50 mph) or under strong acceleration, the engine cuts in automatically.
The Truth About Cars
JULY 17, 2023
Safety standards have required the implementation of systems that often won’t fit into older/smaller designs and loopholes in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards have resulted in manufacturers sizing up models to exploit regulatory blind spots. CAFE also takes into account the footprint of individual models.
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