In 2008, Buying a Manual Car Meant Better Gas Mileage
The manual transmission is a dying luxury in today’s automotive industry, but back in 2008, as gas prices climbed…
I Hypermiled My Hummer To See What Gas Mileage I Could Get
Whenever new people find out that I have a Hummer, they always ask roughly the same question. First they’re surprised,…
Here's How Much Ford Will Pay Owners For Wrong MPG Numbers
For many people, fuel economy is a major factor in buying a car. That little combined MPG number may very well have…
Volvo Using Wind Tunnels To Help Save You A Buck At The Pump
It's no secret that a car with slick coefficient of friction will be better on gas. So Volvo decided to build a…
Honda Thinks Plug-In Technology Not Yet Up To Task
Apparently, even in light of Chrysler's announcement this morning, Honda thinks all this plug-in hybrid stuff is…
British Driving Test Now Judges Eco-friendly Motoring Aptitude
The nanny state has added one more criteria to their driver licensing tests: Eco-friendly driving skills. The Telegraph…
Tesla Finalizes Single-Speed Transmission, Ups Output, Range
The thorn in Tesla's side, the troubled single-speed transmission for its all-electric Tesla Roadster, has finally…
Toyota Launches UK Trials Of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Toyota, teaming up with EDF Energy, begins road trials today of the first plug-in hybrid vehicle in the UK. The trials…
Mazda Develops Direct Injection Start-Stop, Claims 10% Fuel Economy Improvement
Mazda has developed its own start-stop system capable of turning its cars’ engines off while they’re stationary, then…
GM Seeing Uptick In Truck, SUV Sales According To Lutz
Bloomberg today reports that GM product czar Bob Lutz, referencing a handful of GM dealerships, is saying that the…
Eco-Driving Boosts Mileage By Average Of 24%, According To Ford Tests
We looked at ten different ways to boost your mileage — and how they interfere with the "American way of life" —…
Ten Gas-Saving Eco-Tips Everyone Should Know, And Ten Exceptions To The Rules For Real People
Acknowledging that gas is more expensive than it used to be, and that some people are kinda freaked out by it, these 10…
Going In-Depth With Ford's Twin-Turbocharged V6 EcoBoost Engine
Today we made our way over to Ford's Beech Daly Technical Center, a nondescript building along the Dearborn side roads…
Fuelly Offers Social Networking For The Mileage-Conscious, Green Dragons
Filling a need we didn't know we had until just now, a pair of developers have created a website that tracks your…
Automakers Employing Tiny Tweaks To Maximize Fuel Economy On Current Models
The Detroit News has put together a rundown of all the little tweaks automakers are applying, as quickly as possible,…
Automatics Closing Fuel Economy Gap On Manuals; Engines, Electronics Lending A Hand
In a stringer piece for the Detroit News, Rex Roy makes the observation that automatic transmissions are finally…
The Lotus Omnivore: A Piston Engine That'll Eat Anything
Lotus Engineering, in collaboration with Jaguar, is starting up a project they're calling "Omnivore," a task which, if…
EPA: You Can Trust The 2008 Mileage Estimates, Really!
We've all known for a long time that EPA fuel economy estimates should be taken with a grain of salt. Well, actually,…
Senate Votes For CAFE Standard Increase To 35 MPG By 2020, Automakers Cry In Their Coffee
Looks like the US Senate did last night what many all automakers feared they'd do — lump cars, trucks and SUV's…