Fuel Efficient Cars

So, it turns out that 2003 - 08 Honda Civic Hybrids may not actually return 49/51 mpg. In fact, owners claim that the vehicles earn an average of 31 mpg -- and they sued. Without admitting wrongdoing, Honda has now settled with plaintiffs, offering them either (a) a $1000 voucher toward the purchase of a new Honda when the Civic Hybrid is sold ..  

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has just released a report showing that carbon dioxide emissions from light trucks, cars, and SUVs have fallen dramatically since 1975 even as the proportion of SUVs and trucks sold has increased to nearly half of all sales. Grams of carbon per mile have fallen from 579 in 1975 to 422 in 2009. Fuel economy has increased from 13.1 miles per gallon to 21.1.  

American automakers aren't known for high gas mileage or high-quality small cars, but that’s changing. The Los Angeles International Auto Show saw the introduction of two smaller cars from Chevrolet and Ford, both of which promise highway fuel economy of...  

• What is it? A luxury SUV that returns a fuel economy of 21 mpg/24 mpg (city/highway) • The basics: Two electric motors and a 3.5-liter V-6 • On sale: November 16, 2009 • Price: Only available on lease, from $549 per month First seen at the 2009 New York Auto Show back in April, the highly-efficient 2010 Mercedes-Benz ..  

AutoWeekDetroit auto show: New BMW Z4 roadster has M-like qualitiesAutoWeekIn spite of the extra horsepower, BMW expects the sDrive35is to match the 18 mpg city/25 highway mpg fuel economy ratings of the sDrive35i. ...BMW Z4 (2011) with pictures and wallpapersNetCarShow.comBMW builds a 335-hp Z4 but doesn't call it an M.Car and Driverall 8 news articles »  

EurotunerSelling the Next Generation CarCTV.caThe government is telling them they must raise their average fuel economy from 27.5 miles per gallon now to 35.5 mpg by 2016. Even with smarter gas engines ...Can Detroit Build Quality 40-mpg Cars?Cars.com (blog)Ford Fiesta's Huge Response - Analyst BlogBenzingaAaron's Cars BlogAbout - News & Issues (blog)USA Today -MediaPost Publications -Autochannel (press release)all 20 news articles »