Cars with Best Gas Mileage

I like the look of this car and the fact that it has leg room!! My family is tall and doesn't fit in a small car so this would be perfect, and of course better gas mileage than other SUV crossovers is always a bonus! Adventures of Alice     http://aofa.wordpress.com  

Fuel economy: Asian automakers versus the Big 3. Where's an American competitor? Perhaps you've seen the recent Chevy commercial where Howie Long wonders why Asian automakers have a fuel efficient reputation when GM sells some similar ...  

Globe and MailHonda Insight versus Toyota Prius: There's No ComparisonMotorTrend MagazineI'm now nearing the end of a week's worth of commuting, errands-running, and generally living with Honda's new 2010 Insight hybrid (our Clear Sky Blue ...$5000 Rebate To Convert Normal Hybrid Cars To Plug-in HybridsWPECToyota: No Plans To Sell $21K 2010 Prius I to ConsumersGreen Car ReportsReport: Prius Could Supplant Camry as Toyota's Top Seller Says...  

Turns out that Toyota didn't have any of its hybrid cars tested, nor many of its regular vehicles. The IIHS only tested the Camry, Yaris and Rav4, as Toyota decided that providing more vehicles - at the manufacturer's expense - wasn't a ...  

EPA: Carbon dioxide emissions, gas mileage at early '80s levelsRubberNews.comGas mileage decreased and carbon dioxide increased in the US vehicle fleet between 1987 and 2004, according to the report. Thanks to a trend of improvement ...and more »  

In an age of hybrid, fuel cell and electric cars, miles per gallon aren't what they used to be. That's because you can't measure the energy cost of an alternative-fuel vehicle in gallons of gasoline. The projected fuel economy of the new Chevy Volt electric car, for instance, is equivalent to 230 mpg. But that doesn't mean its fuel costs will be less than a quarter of those of the 2010 Toyota Prius, which is rated at 50 miles-per-gallon...  

(West Palm Beach) Our state is leading the charge in energy efficiency cars. Florida is now the first state to offer a $5,000 rebate as an incentive to convert Toyota Prius Hybrids into plug-in hybrids. The electric conversion must be done at...  

Less is more: Group rides, good gas mileage have led to a scooter swarm in SeattleSeattle Times(Michelle Ma) Susan Richardson likes her scooter's gas mileage, but what she loves is the freedom she feels while riding it. The founder of Scoot About, ...  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept -- Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota is getting ready to start deploying a fleet of 200 plug-in Prius hybrids in the coming months and the company needs to figure out what to do with them. The cars will all be leased for purposes of field testing. Toyota is now in discussions with federal and local governments and energy companies about who will get how...  

Filed under: Hybrid, MPG, ToyotaGot $4,047? That's what it'll take you to make your Prius even more efficient and snazzy if you were to buy one of everything on the list of seven MPG-saving items put together by HybridCars (and which just happen to be available for sale from the site). The items include a $69 aftermarket EV button for the second-gen models that don't have this feature (installation takes just minutes, they say), a $3,095-Aero...  

Honda’s Insight may not be as frugal as a Toyota Prius, but it’s better through corners, writes JEZ SPINKS. Honda Insight hybrid 2009 Honda Insight hybrid Video Gallery Toyota’s Prius has become such an iconic flagbearer for the hybrid car that few will remember Honda was the first car... Drive.com - News: Honda aims to make Insight hybrid affordable Financial Times - Toyota scales back loss forecast The Detroit News - New...  

Last week, we ran our latest Mileage Challenge featuring four ultra-fuel-efficient cars, and before that we rounded up six fuel-sippers to see which one was the best daily driver. But none of these reports put a brutal, real-life morning and...  

NBC AugustaConsumer Reports rates top 2 hybrid carsabc7.comThe Toyota Prius dominates the market for hybrid cars, and for the last eight years has been Consumer Reports' top pick green car. Now there's a redesigned ...Bickford: Consumer Reports tests features of hybrid carsDaily PressMotor Trend to reveal its Car of the YearDetroit Free PressTest Drive: 2010 Ford Fusion HybridComplex.comCanadianDriverall 400 news articles »  

The $3 billion 'cash for clunkers' program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevy pickups for new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage -- between 1 and 3 mpg better than the older trucks. Buyers were 17 times more likely to get a new F150 than, say, a Toyota Prius.  

Photo: Flickr, CC Battle of the Hybrids: Prius Narrowly Beats Honda Insight It's not just Japanese consumers that seem to like the new Toyota Prius (we wrote about the huge increase in sales). The jurors for the Japan Car of the Year award also selected the hybrid, though it was a close race compared to the previous 30 editions; the Honda Insight finished in second place with 391 points (co...Read the full story on TreeHugger  

Introduced in spring 2009, the all-new 2010 Toyota Prius has once again set new standards for innovative hybrid design and technology, raising its level of convenience features and performance to new heights, including a combined EPA estimated fuel efficiency rating of 50 miles per gallon. ... AutoWeek Magazine - 2010 Nissan Altima gets light updates, starts at $20,620: The Motor Report - Subaru To Debut Hybrid Tourer Concept At...  

Don’t let my interest in the new hybrids lead you to believe that I haven’t been driving the other 10Best candidates. I have, and I’ll have some tough choices to pare my list down to 10, but it’s the hybrids that have been really testing my driving skills. Yesterday, the best I could do in [...] Related posts:10Best Test Notes: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid2010 Honda Insight vs. 2010 Toyota Prius, 1998 Chevy Metro – Comparison Test10Best Test...  

New Prius offers better mileage and zipPhiladelphia InquirerThat marvelous mileage puts the Prius at the top of the hybrid heap, beating out the Honda Civic Hybrid (42 mpg), the Honda Insight (41), the Ford Fusion ...Hybrids stay popular even after gas prices fall lowerBarre Montpelier Times ArgusMercury adds some spark to Milan HybridNew Haven Register (subscription)Contest puts hybrid hype to a testDuluth News Tribune (registration)all 4...  

There's a little something extra for car buyers who have their hearts set on top fuel mileage in the Toyota Prius. But they'd better not get tired of the car's wedge shape. The world's best-selling gasoline-electric hybrid car is out for 2010 with...  

Hyundai says a local rival for the Prius is on the company’s wish list. By BRUCE NEWTON. Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Hyundai Australia is looking at importing a stand-alone petrol electric hybrid model to compete with Toyota’s Prius and Honda’s Insight. The company has set its sights on selling... The Motor Report - 2010 Toyota Hybrid Camry: More Images, More Details  

We test America's most fuel-frugal cars. We took the Audi A3 TDI, Toyota Prius V, Smart Fortwo Passion, Honda Insight Ex Navi and Ford Fusion Hybrid on mileage tests to see which ones perform best on city streets, desert highways and twisty back roads.  

Toyota is currently running a national print ad promoting the company's future eco-friendly technologies. As you would expect, it pictures a Toyota Prius glistening by a tree-lined lake, and brags about the fuel and CO2 saved by hybrid technology. The ad copy says that Toyota's current hybrids are "paving the way for the next generation of environmental vehicles." And then these five words: "Like cars charged at home." Sounds innocent enough...  

Filed under: Ethanol, MPG, Green Daily, Racing NASCAR has already gone solar and wants to help you (not themselves) use less fuel, but the cold hard reality is that those ovals are being made in cars that get around five miles per gallon. Not exactly hybrid SUV territory there. So, to reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in each race, race organizers are looking to maybe - maybe - using alternative fuels in the some of the cars. Before...  

Filed under: Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants, Toyota, Green Daily, Japan 2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery Lots of automakers make cars and trucks, no surprises there. Some even make other interesting things, like Honda, which also builds motorcycles, jets, robots and solar cells. But we can't think of any car companies that develop their own species of flowers, save for Toyota, which uses two derivatives of the cherry...  

It appears that the latest batch of gasoline-electric hybrid cars from Japan have caught the attention of several tuning firms including Kenstyle that has applied its styling expertise on the new Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrids. In both cases the Japanese tuner's package includes specific grille treatments, beefy front and rear aprons with matching side skirts, various alloy wheel designs as well as a sport muffler and tail pipe. And...  

Big Blue Clip today released Gas Log - MPG Fuel Tracker 1.5 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Gas Log - MPG Fuel Tracker keeps track of gas and mileage for multiple vehicles, all in one convenient spot. You always have your mileage and expenses at hand, which you can view by trip or year, break downs per vehicle or as totals. Via an easy to use interface, individuals enter their data into their iPhone or iPod Touch, rather than stuffing receipts...  

It’s the king of the hill as far as gas sippers go, kids–the Toyota Prius is still, for at least two years running now, the best vehicle as fuel efficiency goes outside of a horse-drawn hay wagon. But there have been plenty of changes to the 2010 model–changes in horsepower, in fuel use style, in gear [...]  

Ford's Super Duty gets new V-8 diesel with improved power, gas mileageFort Worth Star TelegramLast year, Ford's best-selling F-150 light-duty pickup came to market with a complete redesign, bringing lots of new features and innovations. ...  

The most common deals under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, aimed at putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road, replaced old Ford or Chevrolet pickups with new versions that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.  

In 2008, the Toyota Prius was the best selling gas-electric hybrid car in the world. In Japan, it was frequently at the top of the list of bestselling cars overall. In 2009, Honda introduced their new hybrid model, which looked... a lot like the Toyota Prius. The reason for this wasn't some plot among Honda designers to confuse their product with the Toyota. It was merely a case of form following function. Both automakers were trying to craft...  

Filed under: Etc., Hybrid, Toyota Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. While some cars seem to be almost universally loved for their gorgeous lines and undeniable sense of style - the Lamborghini Miura and Shelby Daytona Coupe certainly come to mind - others, such as the new Honda Crosstour and even the latest Nissan GT-R - not to mention nearly everything currently wearing the Acura badge - sport more debatable duds. And what...  

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jungle Motors, Orange County’s largest electric vehicle conversion facility, is now offering a new Plug-In Hybrid conversion kit for the 2004-2009 Toyota Prius using state of the art Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries and advanced, integrated Battery Management Systems (BMS). Jungle Motors, which converts gasoline powered vehicles into clean, green commuter cars, is now offering drivers yet another...  

It has been argued that dirty cars are more fuel efficient than clean ones for the same reason that dimples on a golf ball improve its aerodynamics during flight.  The team at Mythbusters tested these hypotheses and found that a dirty car did NOT achieve improved gas mileage, BUT… For a full-scale test, Adam and Jamie [...]  

I love the idea of hybrids. I love the concept of saving the planet and my wallet at the same time. Sadly, most of the hybrids I’ve test driven have been disappointments. I’ve found them to either be a hybrid in name only with a battery thrown in for looks and virtually no mileage gain or cars that get great mileage but are stripped of everything that makes them a pleasure to drive. The 2010 Toyota Prius makes all that a thing of the past...  

So you want to go green but you’re not sure what to buy? The Toyota Prius is the undisputed hybrid heavyweight champion. It’s the car that made hybrids cool. But Honda has a new contender – the 2010 Insight – and it’s the most affordable hybrid available. Which one is right for you? Here is what each brings to the table.  

Toyota is leasing 500 prototype plug-in hybrid Prius’s to lucky recipients in the U.S, Europe, and Japan next year, but what about all the other Prius owners who want to provide some plug-in juice to their cars? Enter 3Prong Power, a Berkeley, California startup that offers plug-in hybrid conversions for first, second and third generation [...]  

Image: Toyota Supply & Demand A few months ago, Toyota was quite afraid of the new low-cost Honda Insight hybrid. It even went as far as to make a $21,000 version of the 2010 Prius (aka Prius I) to try to compete with Honda on price. Well, seems like Toyota isn't too scared anymore, because it has announced that the Prius I will only be available in a limited way to some fleet buyers (in practice, this means you can't get one anymore). It is...  

While most of the cars on show at the Tokyo Motor Show are high performance cars (this will change when it opens to the public soon), Toyota still chose to show off its Plug-In Hybrid Prius. While it’s not completely electric it’s certainly another step in the right direction in terms of moving towards full electric vehicles. (more…)  

Long-time Carscoop reader Marcus has sent us these revealing JDM brochure scans of the new Toyota SAI hybrid sedan that is due to make its world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show later this week. Toyota's second dedicated hybrid model after the Prius is in essence a reshaped version of the Lexus HS 250h that was revealed at the 2009 Detroit Show in January and is already on sale in the U.S. and Japan. The photos, some of which depict the Sai with...  

John Lounsbury With the furor over the potential for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars recently, one might think the hydrogen car was dead. Nothing could be further from the truth. Feasibility at an affordable price appears to be...  

Combining a four-cylinder gasoline engine with an electric motor and battery pack, the 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid boasts an Environmental Protection Agency-estimated fuel mileage rating of 41 mpg city and 36 mpg highway. That’s the big news.  

Ask a Toyota or Honda executive how much their respective companies make per hybrid car and you’re unlikely to get a straight answer. Indeed, it was progress of sorts a couple of years back when Toyota began saying that the Prius, which debuted in ...  

WASHINGTON -- With global talks on climate change looming, the Obama administration sought to gain momentum Tuesday by unveiling its plan to require better gas mileage for cars and trucks and tougher rules on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.  

The 2010 Toyota Prius is again the most fuel-efficient performer in the U.S. market, at 50 mpg Combined, while runners-up include the 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid (42 mpg), Honda Insight (41), Ford Fusion Hybrid (39), and Mercury Milan Hybrid (39). That's the official word from the 2010 EPA Fuel Economy Guide information, which was released this ..  

Video showdown: Honda Insight vs Toyota Prius Some comparisons seem inevitable. Coke vs. Pepsi, Mac vs. Windows, and now, Insight vs. Prius.  Toyota’s Prius has become synonymous with “hybrid.” Even though the first Honda Insight and various Civic hybrids went on sale nearly a decade ago, the Prius remains the first hybrid that comes to mind for many buyers. Capitalizing on the Prius’s not...  

All the talk these days about plug-in cars and plug-in hybrids is mostly that: just talk. If you want a pure battery-electric car, your only choice is the Tesla Roadster — a $109,000 two-seater. If you want a plug-in hybrid,...  

The 2010 Insight MPG rating is one of the reasons why car buyers are sold on this hybrid. Honda Insight can achieve 43 miles per gallon on the highway and can vary in the city depending on driving conditions.  

The Toyota Prius dominates the market for hybrid cars, and for the last eight years has been Consumer Reports' top pick green car. Now there's a redesigned Prius, and another promising new hybrid - the Ford Fusion.  

Brussels - Some of the most fuel efficient cars on the road, including the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius 3, have received top ratings in the latest Euro NCAP crash test, according to figures provided...  

Filed under: Motorsports NASCAR has already gone solar and wants to help you (not themselves) use less fuel, but the cold hard reality is that those ovals are being made in cars that get around five miles per gallon. Not exactly hybrid SUV territory there. So, to reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in each race, race organizers are looking at maybe - just maybe - using alternative fuels in some of the cars. Before NASCAR gets that ca-razy...  

GM recently announced its Chevrolet Volt will achieve 230 miles-per-gallon (mpg) and within a few days Nissan announced its battery-operated Leaf will achieve an astonishing 367 mpg (see the video). Do these numbers mean anything? What is the equivalent of a gallon of electricity? Shouldnt we be  

Hybrid Cars News2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 HybridFOXNewsUntil then, the bottom line is that the S400 has an EPA rating of 19 mpg city and 26 mpg highway. No, those aren't headline-grabbing numbers, ...Mercedes-Benz S400 Certified for Qualified Hybrid Vehicle CreditPR Newswire (press release)Mercedes Takes Hybrid Lead Among European CarmakersHybrid Cars Newsall 24 news articles »  

Comparing the most fuel-efficient cars in the world: Prius crosses all boundariesIndependentVast differences exist between the most fuel-efficient cars in the three major auto producing regions -- Europe, the US and Japan -- but the Toyota Prius is ...Toyota to Launch Hybrid-Only Sai Sedan in DecemberIndustrial Laser Solutionsall 390 news articles »  

NewsOXY2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid: Honest-To-Goodness 40-MPG Mid-SizerTheCarConnection.comAdmittedly, it's a bit lower than the 53 miles per gallon we averaged in a Toyota Prius over 140 miles and the 45-mpg average we saw in the Honda Insight ...Better Mileage Offered By 2010 Hybrid SUVsNewsOXYAUTO REVIEW: Mercury Milan may be best hybrid yetGrand Forks Herald10Best Test Notes: 2010 Ford Fusion HybridCar and DriverNewsOXY -Car and Driverall 6...  

AsiaOneHybrids Dominate EPA's Top 10 Fuel Economy ListHybrid Cars NewsSix different car companies now make hybrids. "There's now a hybrid for everyone," the EPA said in releasing the latest findings. ...Hybrid cars dominate EPA list of top 10 fuel sippersLos Angeles TimesToyota Prius bests government's fuel economy ratings, other Toyotas in top 10Examiner.comFeds Release New Fuel Economy Guide -- Prius Still On TopU.S. News Rankings...  

Brisbane TimesToyota May Beat Global Output Forecast on Prius, Nikkei SaysBloomberg23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. may beat its estimated 2009 global output by more than 500000 units on demand for its Prius hybrid and shrinking ...Test drive 'green'car at Coventry Farmer's MarketMansfield Today2010 Toyota Prius Ride & Drive ReviewAll Cars ElectricHow does a hybrid car drive?Brisbane TimesCastro Valley Forum -Sydney Morning Herald...  

Filed under: Hybrid, Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Technology, Hatchback, Toyota Automakers make cars and trucks, no surprises there. Some even make other interesting things, like Honda, which also builds motorcycles, lawn mowers, jets, robots and solar cells. But until now, we haven't heard of any car company that develops its own species of flowers. Thankfully, Toyota has reportedly stepped in to correct that oversight by creating two new...  

by Amanda Gamdana Many individuals are talking about HHO or hybrid hydrogen oxygen. Perhaps its interest can be due to the high cost of gas in the global market and car owners as well as homeowners want to know how hydrogen gas fuel systems work. You too are probably curious how cars can run using hydrogen as the fuel? As you read on, your thirst for facts in this are would be quenched. Some of the most frequent queries being asked by...  

AutoWeekPreview: 2010 Nissan AltimaGreen Car ReportsHigh-mileage hybrid Rated by the EPA at 35 mpg city / 33 mpg highway, the 2010 Nissan Altima Hybrid is notably more fuel efficient than any other version. ...Preview: 2010 Nissan AltimaTheCarConnection.com2010 Nissan Altima gets light updates, starts at $20620AutoWeekRestyled 2010 Nissan Altima on Sale ThursdayCars.com (blog)Edmunds.com/Inside Line -AutoGuide.com -NewsOXYall 25 news articles »  

TOKYO - Toyota's popular Prius hybrid was the top-selling car in Japan in October for the sixth straight month ... the world's biggest automaker, sold 26,918 Prius cars last month, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.  

The new 2010 model hybrid cars offered in the U.S. are destined to sell with gasoline prices rising. Toyota (TM) dominates the list including new models from Lexus. There are also impressive offerings from Honda (HMC), Ford (F), ...  

UPDATE 1-Former GM plant to make Fisker hybrid carsReutersNEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The bankrupt shell of the old General Motors is making its first major asset sale, selling a Delaware manufacturing plant to ...GM Plant To Build Fisker Hybrid CarsNewsOXYHospitality, responsiveness and a skilled workforce: How state and national ...Sussex CountianHybrid automaker Fisker to buy shuttered GM plantAFPAutomotive World -socalTech.com -HULIQall...  

TreehuggerHybrid cars hit pedestrians and bikers more oftenUSA TodayThe report (see it by clicking here) is sure to give a boost to the movement to require hybrid cars to include noisemakers so that bikers, ...Hybrid cars guilty of stealth attacks on naive pedestriansTainted GreenDo Hybrids Hit Pedestrians More Often? NHTSA Report May Say SoGreen Car ReportsThe Truth Behind the Study Finding Hybrids More Likely to Hit Pedestrians and...  

Mixed results for 'Clunkers' in capital areaSacramento BeeToday, gas mileage is king, and foreign brands are widely seen as gas sippers. The roughly 4500 vehicles traded in locally averaged 16 miles per gallon, ...'Clunkers' keeps guzzlers on roadSioux Falls Argus LeaderCash for Clunkers report card: Truck owners cashed in mostAbilene Reporter-Newsall 4 news articles »  

What made this year at the Tokyo Auto Show remarkable is the fact that the majority of the reveals are hybrids, fuel-cell and EVs. Here are the most interesting concept cars from Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and Honda .  

Honda Insight: 4479 milesAutoExpressBut there's been one horror story in 2009 that just won't go away – and curiously, it involves the Honda Insight. With cutting-edge petrol-electric ...