Posted in Better MPG, Cars, Ford, Gas Mileage, fuel economy, honda, hybrid, lexus, nissan, smart car, toyota on Nov 5th, 2009
The Environmental Protection Agency has released their list of car with the best fuel economy for the 2010 model year. And guess what? Nine out of the ten cars are hybrids which goes to show that hybrid vehicles are here to stay. Missing from this list though are cars that run on battery power alone [...]
Posted in Cars, Gas Mileage, Volkwagen, diesel, fuel economy on Sep 27th, 2009
I am going to ruin the rest of the weekend for everyone reading this who owns a hybrid. The Jetta gets 41 MPG on the highway! And that’s just the EPA rating! Real world figures are right at the 50 MPG mark. Well your Prius gets that too right? Maybe, but is you Prius turbocharged? [...]
Posted in Cars, Gas Mileage, diesel, fuel economy on Sep 24th, 2009
The Polo may be a step down from the already lowly Rabbit; but it is a giant step forward in terms of Gasoline powered Efficiency. has 4-doors, a reasonable price tag, and last but not least: a sweet little engine. Europeans have always known what we Americans have been missing: Turbo-diesel power is the way [...]
Posted in Bad Gas Mileage, Gas Mileage, Tips, Wasting Gas, fuel economy on Sep 23rd, 2009
Back in the 70’s when gas cost pennies, being fuel efficient was the last thing on the minds of Americans. But now our car purchases revolve around what vehicle gets the most miles per gallon. Only the rich can afford to buy supercars that drink gas like a pirate drinks rum; the rest of us [...]
Posted in Cars, Gas Mileage, fuel economy, future, news on Sep 14th, 2009
My Prius gets 65 MPG! Well big hairy deal. Next years car will get 100 MPG….guaranteed! The real news is the $10 Million purse the X PRIZE Foundation will give to the first company to produce a vehicle to break that golden 100 Mile Per Gallon barrier. This foundation is the same that recently paid…you [...]
Posted in Better MPG, Gas Mileage, biofuel, ethanol, fuel economy, gas prices, renewable energy on Jun 28th, 2009
Flex Fuel is Cheaper but you get bad gas mileage and you cannot go as far on a tank of gas. What’s the deal with Flex Fuel. You see those big suv’s rocking the little badge on the back, but what exactly is “Flex Fuel.” Well Flex Fuel is also know as E85. The “E” [...]