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[Raw Japan] Raw Japan » Blog Archive » Mercedes? No thanks, I'll take a hybrid ...: “It’s so far from reality that we never bothered to tune our cars to get good readings under this method,” an executive at a European carmaker told me. “And now they’ve hit us with this eco-car tax and even if we wanted to make the adjustments, it would take us until next year to be ready.”

[CleanMPG.com - News Feed] Mercedes? No thanks, I'll take a hybrid - CleanMPG Forums: “It's so far from reality that we never bothered to tune our cars to get good readings under this .The differences mean Toyota's third-generation Prius gets listed fuel economy of 38 km/litre, or 89 mpg, in Japan, but only 50 mpg in the United States.

[Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry] House, Senate OK “Cash for Clunkers” program: It would be interesting to see if the European plan has the same type of MPG limit of 18 and the same type of payout based on 4 and 10 MPG. Of course it is probably in Kilometers, but it just seems that the way Americans have been buying new cars in droves previous to last year, there just aren’t a lot of people out there that this can be a benefit for.

[CarMK.com] 2010 Kia Forte SX First Drive on Edmunds Inside Line: That is, unless you check off the Fuel Economy package option (add another $600) for the Kia Forte EX, which upgrades you to a five-speed automatic, while mandating low-rolling-resistance tires, electric power steering, a “smart” alternator that runs only when the battery needs charging and aero enhancements that infinitesimally enhance the sedan’s 0.29 coefficient of drag.

[PriusChat Forums] Cash for Clunkers - Buy a Clunker, Trade it In? - PriusChat Forums: ELIGIBLE HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION AUTOMOBILE- The term ‘eligible high fuel consumption automobile’ means a high fuel consumption automobile that, at the time it is presented for participation in the program established under section 3--

[Volvo Owners Club Forum] Surprised by my T4 fuel consumption - Volvo Owners Club Forum: I bought my T4 with 89000miles a few months back after I sold my beloved BMW 316i, I was really impressed by the T4's fuel economy as I averaged a 35mpg in town from week to week after every fill up, the BMW gave me 32mpg. Altough the T4 gives me more problems than the BMW did I still love it.

[Get Rich Slowly] Using Fuelly to Track Your Gas Mileage * Get Rich Slowly: I've been using Fuelly for the last few months, and am getting 30+ mpg on a car EPA rated for 20. Hypermiling, as Tyler notes, is lots of fun. cb says: 09 June 2009 at 3:51 pm. The Gas Cubby app for the iPhone is good too. Richie says: ... I used to track my fuel efficiency (the old fashioned way - pen and paper) with every fill up for many years. I was addicted to tracking it. Then one day somebody asked me why I bother. I had no answer, so quit tracking. ...

[Cars UK | UK Car News] VW Touareg BlueMotion hits the UK | Cars UK | UK Car News: Offering improved economy and lower emissions, the Touareg BlueMotion manages to drop in to a lower Co2 band by emitting 219g/km (a reduction from 244g/km on the V6 TDi) and it delivers 34mpg as opposed to 30.4mpg on the V7 TDi. Yes, all car makers are trying to squeeze lower emissions and better fuel economy out of all their cars - particularly 4×4s - but VW already have a Touareg Hybrid BlueMotion in the pipeline.

[TreeHugger] Boy Wonder's Z5 Retrofit Save Car Emissions and the Planet ...: I realized if comes before the combustion itself, the effect will not only .With a money back guarantee within 30 days (they promise to answer your email within 5), and an excellent customer service policy (I've seen letters from satisfied customers from around the world), what have you got to lose?

[Worldcarfans] Mercedes adds new engines to C-Class BlueEFFICIENCY range ...: That 2.1 liter (2143cc) diesel achieves a fuel economy rating of 4.8 liters/100 km (58.85 UK mpg) - quite a leap from the 6.1 liters/100 km (46.31 UK mpg) of its previous, non-BlueEFFICIENCY iteration. It even fares better than the 5.1 liters/100 km (55.38 UK mpg) of the C200 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY (136 hp /100 kW), an engine launched just a year ago.

[The Global Warming Statistics] Mercedes? No thanks, I'll take a hybrid | The Global Warming ...: “It’s so far from reality that we never bothered to tune our cars to get good readings under this method,” an executive at a European carmaker told me. “And now they’ve hit us with this eco-car tax and even if we wanted to make the adjustments, it would take us until next year to be ready.”

[The Gaea News] House plan to offer cash for clunkers aims at boosting car sales ...: Owners of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks or minivans that get 18 mpg or less could receive a voucher for $3,500 if their new truck or SUV is at least 2 mpg higher than their old vehicle. The voucher would increase to $4,500 if the mileage of the new truck or SUV is at least 5 mpg higher than the older vehicle.

[Hyundai Blog :: Hyundai news, spy shots, reviews, concept cars, sales reports] Hyundai shows first images of Accent facelift | Hyundai-Blog: The Genesis coupe was put up with the First lexus SC, the Acura NSX, and other cars in that class and in that era, and compared them from late 1989 standards to 2009 standards. The Genesis has more ocontent better tech of course, more horsepower, better MPG, and it is cheaper than those cars adjusted in 2009 dollars.

[The Truth About Cars] Malibu, Vue Hybrids Canceled | The Truth About Cars: Actually, GM’s 2-mode hybrid system is quite good, but since the only vehicles that offer it are trucks, it’s not likely to be on the list for people looking at Insights and Priuses (Prii?). They screwed the pooch big time with the Malibu, making it a (very) mild hybrid, with minimal fuel ecomomy increases over regular 4 banger Malibus.

[WORLD Magazine | Community] WORLD Magazine | Community | Blog Archive | Rants & Raves: This car, the fastest street-legal production car in the world (made in America) doesn’t get as good fuel economy as the others on this list, but 29 mpg on the highway is worth noting for a car with 1183 hp (the previous model-the new one has 1287).

[Don Surber] Don Surber » Blog Archive » Government Motors: I wonder what the CAFE ( convoy average fuel efficiency) is when Obama pops out to bother people at lunch? Surely if we are all to risk life and limb for fuel efficiency, they can take and inch or two of the armor off the presidential limo to get it up to .

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