Fuel Efficient Cars

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brutal_honesty - We got the Prius in March of 2006 on one day's notice after turning in our 2 003 PT Cruiser lease. It somehow fell through the cracks. For everybody else, there was a six month waiting list. The Positive So... Read Full Story

In the past few months, the Smart ForTwo has risen from obscurity to become one of the most talked-about cars. Read Full Story

There may be some of you - yes, I do believe it's possible - who aren't aware of Malaysian automaker Proton. There are two reasons you ought to be - one for always; another for today. Remember this, Proton is the bankroller behind Lotus. Lotus builds the amazing Elise.  Secondly, Proton has introduced the GEN-2 in ecoLogic Dual-Fuel Range trim. Ah, it ain't just a trim package. The dual-fuel range GEN-2 runs on liquefied natural gas. LPG is gaining traction in the UK as a genuine option in... Read Full Story

The Scorpion gets its sting from a hydrogen delivery system the company calls H2GO. While cars like the Honda FCX Clarity and Chevrolet Equinox use hydrogen fuel cells to drive electric motors, the Scorpion uses electrolysis to convert water into gaseous hydrogen. The hydrogen is mixed with 91-octane gasoline to improve the fuel economy and reduce the emissions of the car's 3.5-liter internal combustion engine. Ronn Motors is confident that the sexy Scorpion will top 200 mph. The chrome-moly... Read Full Story

By Chris Haak 06.08.2007 On Wednesday, an organization called the Civil Society institute, which advocates a 40 miles per gallon CAFE standard for US vehicles by 2010, issued a press release that has been picked up by a few news outlets. Here is a link to the press release . They claim that an overwhelming majority of Americans favor a more radical increase in the CAFE fuel economy standards than even Congress is pushing for; based on a “scientific survey” that they sponsored. I was dubious... Read Full Story

Environmentalists seeing the less-green side of Toyota By Kevin Miller 10.05.2007 According to the National Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) media center , Toyota’s US headquarters “has received more than 8150 messages from citizens demanding an explanation for the company’s stance on fuel economy.” The people sending these messages to Toyota are upset that Toyota has joined forces with domestic automakers to lobby in Washington, DC, against an energy bill with stricter fuel economy... Read Full Story

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Talk about hydrogen as the future of transportation sounds a little funny to Jon Spallino. After all, he and his California family have been driving a Honda FCX fuel-cell car for more than a year now. Spallino and 20 auto journalists were invited to test the next-generation FCX Concept on Nov. 14 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, Calif. It was the first time the car was driven by Honda outsiders on U.S. soil. "It really is fantastic," Spallino said. "Look at the... Read Full Story

"I have to get it over 90mph before I start to feel the wind load from high-speed driving." Recently, I shot a local picture of the original hybrid car, the Honda Insight . Eco Modder has pictures on their website of a modified, non-hybrid Honda Civic that gets up to 95 mpg. The 92 Civic CX, "Aeorcivic" was getting around 50 mpg pre-mod. It's not as handsome as the Insight, but it gets many eco points for ingenuity! I found it interesting that there's an estimated 2 - 3 mpg loss when driving... Read Full Story

  The new sedans rolling into showrooms are meant to get attention. They take passengers farther on a tank of fuel, look more stylish than ever, and boast advanced technology to keep drivers informed about traffic and weather. And the deals available are phenomenal. As slumping sales pummel nearly every automaker, the effort to create appealing sedans — and get shoppers to drive one home — is at a fever pitch. Our annual roundup of new and improved sedans includes design trendsetters... Read Full Story

Best Gas Mileage Cars - How to Get the Best MPG With Hydrogen Conversion Hybrids By Haden Freed cars best gas mileage With today’s gas prices going up by leaps and bounds, people are looking more and more for a solution, wondering, what are the best gas mileage cars? The best gas mileage cars you can get today in America are generally hybrids . Some new models are worth the added cost in the long run and some are not. And some people are using hydrogen conversion instead - to... Read Full Story