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[iSeeCars] Best Fuel Efficient Minivans | iSeeCars: Take a look at these best fuel efficient minivans for a start. Note that the fuel economy numbers come straight from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

[Green Cars, Hybrid Cars, Electric Cars and Clean Diesel News] 2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: Electric vehicles Plug-in Hybrids Hydrogen Fuel-Cell E85 FlexFuel Clean Diesels

[The Pomoco Blog] The 2011 Chrysler Town & Country « The Pomoco Blog: Country minivan comes standard with SafetyTecâ™, a package of 40 standard safety and technology features, including Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path Detection, which are only available on Chrysler Group minivans. Improvements to ground-breaking innovations like the Stow ”˜n Go seating and storage system - which is still only offered by Chrysler Group - feature new, more comfortable seats and a one-touch fold down feature for easier access to the third row.

[Family Car Guide] 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class: Posh Crossover or Pricey Alt-Minivan ...: Both are mated to seven-speed automatic transmissions with manual shift via steering-wheel paddles.Fuel economy is an EPA-estimated 14 mpg city/19 mpg highway in the gasoline model and 18 mpg city/24 mpg highway in the diesel.The standard 4MATIC all-wheel drive is a full-time system sending 45 percent of the power to the front wheels and 55 percent to the rear wheels.The good news about the R-Class handling is that it’s crossover-like. In other words, it handles more like a car, not like an SUV.

[Green Car Congress] Green Car Congress: EPA, DOT Propose New Fuel Economy Labels ...: I once bought a station wagon that seated 7 for a family of 5 thinkig it would be good for trips, but the reality was I got poor mileage 95% of the time for an imagined need the other 5% of the time. So then, when I was looking at minivan vs station wagon vs sedan for a family of 5, I got the 4-cylinder Camry because it had better fuel economy, safey, and handling than the minivan or the station wagon.

[Automotive Blogs] 2011 Honda Odyssey Minivan to offer Standard V-6 Engine ...: 3 Based on 2011 EPA mileage estimates, reflecting new EPA fuel economy methods beginning with 2008 models. Use for comparison purposes only.

[GreenBiz.com Green and Sustainable Business News] EPA Unveils New Grading System for Fuel Efficient Vehicles ...: Both contain the traditional miles per gallon, or mpg, metric and an estimated annual fuel cost but the new labels also introduce greenhouse gas emissions rates (in gCO2/mile) and a fuel consumption rate (gallons/100 mi). The fuel consumption metric is helpful because it relates directly to operational costs and environmental performance.

[Honda.com - News Releases] Honda Announces Pricing for All-New 2011 Odyssey - Honda.com: A more powerful and efficient 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine features Variable Cylinder Management (standard on all models for 2011) and produces 248 hp (+4 hp over 2010) while delivering an EPA-estimated city/highway/combined fuel economy of 19/28/22 mpg on Odyssey Touring models (18/27/21 mpg on Odyssey LX, EX and EX-L models). For enhanced driving refinement on Odyssey Touring models, a six-speed automatic transmission debuts as a standard feature.

[Consumer Reports Cars Blog] Consumer Reports Cars Blog: First Drive: 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan: While it sure will stand out in the day care parking lot at first, it probably will eventually blend in once Honda moves a good chunk of the approximately 110,000 units they expect to sell each year. The styling isn't helped by a very obvious sliding door track seam and the black-painted mirrors (claimed to help them blend into the greenhouse).

[The Blog of Cars] Chrysler refreshes Town & Country for 2011 | The Blog of Cars: Country minivan comes standard with SafetyTecâ™, a package of 40 standard safety and technology features, including Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path Detection, which are only available on Chrysler Group minivans. Improvements to ground-breaking innovations like the Stow ”˜n Go seating and storage system - which is still only offered by Chrysler Group - feature new, more comfortable seats and a one-touch fold down feature for easier access to the third row;

[SmarterCities] New Labels Could Make Finding Efficient Cars Easier | Luke ...: EPA and NHTSA propose to further simplify the process of finding the cleanest, most efficient vehicles by grading all cars, minivans, SUVs and pickups with A+ (best) to D (worst) letter grades. The letters summarize the characteristics of fuel efficiency, global warming pollution and cost of operation.

[Todd Bianco's ACarIsNotARefrigerator.com Blog] Proposed New EPA Stickers for Cars « Todd Bianco's ...: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new window stickers for all cars/trucks sold in the United States.  The mandates come from a 2007 law (not implemented by the Bush Administration) that requires labels to put a new vehicle in context with the rest of the herd.  The EPA’s mandate must take into account (1) fuel economy, (2) greenhouse gasses and (3) smog-forming pollutants.  It also must contextualize your average car/truck with a gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine with EVs, hybrids and advanced clean diesels.

[Green Car Reports] Caring Auto Industry Won't Let You Be Bullied By Nasty Old EPA ...: Reading the news in our automotive world never fails to surprise and delight.Take, for example, our discovery of the soliticitousness exhibited by automakers who care deeply about the delicate and fragile feelings of car buyers.Yes, those same car buyers from whom an independent dealer's job is extract maximum profits on the sale of a vehicle, one whose invoice cost and incentives are now more or less public knowledge.The issue that so threatens the self-esteem of delicate drivers is one of two designs for new-car fuel efficiency ratings stickers proposed two weeks ago  by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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