Which cars get the best mileage?
We all use the Prius (45 mpg highway) as the short-cut reference for a fuel efficient car. The folks at Honda must be ripping their hair out at the relative silence yet equal performance of the Civic (also 45 mpg). And the Mini Cooper, with its award winning ad campaigns, should surely be taking advantage of its incredible mileage (36-40 mpg). And for me, the fact that the Pontiac Vibe, a car I know little about, is in the top ten was a revelation.
Note to policy makers and car buyers, as I've said before, don't give special treatment to "hybrids." More than half the cars on this list have regular engines. Fuel efficiency is the key, and even more relevant is passenger miles per gallon. More than seventy-five percent of car trips carry only one driver. The most expedient way to improve fuel efficiency is to move more people per gallon consumed. [I have to reference GoLoco here, our best-in-class ridesharing site.] It takes 25 years to turn over the US fleet of passenger vehicles to get the full benefits of the new CAFE standards. But we could get those benefits this week if more people would share rides.
Here is the top 10 list link from AutobyTel.
3 comments:
Mini Cooper for me is the best choice, i like its cuteness and it is very cool design....nice review, keep it up....
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wether we like it or not, fuel prices will keep on rising. so many factors pointed out which contributes to the crises. the main reason is simply the law of supply and demand.
the major oil players like OPEC are very smart that they are able to control the supply to make an artificial demand.
the best we can do is to conserve fuel by using less or none at all. stay away from those luxury cars..
Hybrid SUV and
Renewable Fuel Source
I love this idea, but have been afraid to use it for the same reasons that I do not pick up hitch-hikers.
How is this safe?
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