article thumbnail

Ford C-MAX Hybrid EPA-rated at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway; plug-in Energi version offers 85 mph top electric speed

Green Car Congress

The Ford C-MAX Hybrid ( earlier post ) is now officially EPA-certified at 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway and 47 mpg combined (5.0L/100km), 100km), bettering the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius v by 3 mpg on the city cycle and 7 mpg on the highway (5 mpg combined). C-MAX Hybrid.

MPG 312
article thumbnail

News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

Another first for Corvette–Two drive modes (with or without engine) With a gentle nod toward electrification, the E-Ray also takes the Corvette into more new territory—its first all-wheel drive model, first hybrid model and first one with a Stealth Mode to slip out of the neighborhood without the full-throated blast of 6.2-liter

Power 83
article thumbnail

Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

Green Car Congress

mpg, and corresponding estimates of nitric oxide (NO) and total particulate (PM T ). The biggest effect was seen in Manhattan neighborhoods with a high density of yellow taxis—not in low-income and outer borough areas with elevated rates of respiratory illness. exhaust emissions declined by 82% and 49%, respectively.

Taxi 249
article thumbnail

Mitsubishi to loose Mirage in U.S.

Baua Electric

Even so, the fuel-efficient Mirage, which offers up to 39 mpg combined, helps Mitsubishi attract new buyers. “With its three-cylinder engine, it’s a automobile simply to pressure round in the neighborhood.” “With its three-cylinder engine, it’s a automobile simply to pressure round in the neighborhood.”

article thumbnail

Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? Head of the hybrid MPG class Hybrid Efficiency Efficient, but not quick The 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid running on 87 octane is the class leader in fuel economy. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

Kia 88
article thumbnail

Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years

Clean Fleet Report

After 3 ½ years my mpg is well north of 200 mpg (the measurement tops out at 250 mpg, which is my goal). The Tesla adapter is a must in my neighborhood. Electric-only range of the Volt has not only not diminished , but I’m regularly see 60-mile estimated ranges after a charge.

Volt 52
article thumbnail

Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

My lifetime tally is 231 mpg, which means I’ve used less than 80 gallons of gas over the car’s 42 months on the road. The number of EVs in my neighborhood seems to be growing weekly. On top of that, I’m currently running at 80+% electric miles. Still turning in max EV miles. 379,125 plug-in hybrids (26%).