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Europeans define fuel consumption in liters of fuel needed for 100 kilometers of travel. Here’s the quickest way to convert that to MPG: divide 235 by the value you have and you get the other. It works both ways! More »
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One year ago, Darin Cosgrove of Metrompg.com entered his Geo Metro in the Green Grand Prix fuel-economy competition. Over the course of the event, he coaxed his 12-year-old car to almost 100 mpg! Here's how he did it. —Ed. More »
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The Geo Metro often serves as a punch line for small-car jokes, but even modest machines have their benefits. To illustrate this, we've invited Jalopnik reader Matt Moore to speak about the distinguished joys of the sweet Met life. More »
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This colorful graphic shows America's relative gas consumption per capita. New York is low, Wyoming is high, and Texas looks even bigger in red. Neat! [Infrastructurist] More »
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On a per-passenger basis, the average SUV uses more fuel than a Boeing 737, an Amtrak train, and the average bus combined. Also, 40 Burger King Whoppers hold as much energy as one gallon of gas. Click to enlarge. [Good.is] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5520700&view=rss&microfeed=true August average new vehicle fuel economy hit record 23MPG thanks to Cash For Clunkers. [TheCarConnection] More »
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Consumers hoping to trade in their old "clunkers" for new vehicles through the Cash for Clunkers (or CARS) program are discovering the EPA changed fuel economy numbers for some cars last week, making it impossible to trade them in! Update. More »
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President Obama and distinguished hostages auto execs just unveiled new emissions and fuel economy standards. The result? They've just killed all the fun cars. More »
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A battle even more hotly contested in the car world than the Muscle Car Wars: the introduction of the Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2010 Prius and Honda Insight gives us the Hybrid Car Wars! Who survives? More »
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The 2010 Toyota Prius has just been unveiled. The big story is, despite coming with a larger 1.8-liter engine, fuel economy's jumped from 46 MPG to 50 MPG. How? More »
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According to leaked info in Honda's official magazine in Belgium, the European 2009 Honda Insight is less fuel-efficient than the current Toyota Prius — but may only be about 1 MPG less. More »
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Kambiz Salari, a researcher at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has used a very simple method to solve a consequence of driving a truck. Salari has applied for a patent that will reduce the aerodynamic drag that accompanies driving a truck by essentially placing a box fan immediately behind the cab. The report shows that 65 percent of fuel burned while driving a truck at 70 mph on a highway is to compensate for the drag and using a fan-type device will reduce the aerodynamic drag and boost the mileage rating. Forget about the fan and improved mileage, we'd rather see a truck manufactured like the one documented in the patent. that's pretty damn stylish, to be honest. [New Scientist] More »
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It seems like the Car Talk brothers don't quite have the political capital they thought they did as it looks like both Senate and House fuel-economy bills aren't gaining that much traction. Automakers clearly oppose just about any regulation, saying it'll make them harder to compete. Even with a Democratic congress there are a lot of challenges to getting either bill to pass. More »
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