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Posts Tagged ‘fuel efficiency’

Hypermiling Driving Tips

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Yesterday we looked at the success that the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid was having in its 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas challenge.  Well, the car finally ran out of gas this morning at 5:37 AM in Washington, D.C.  The final tally:  average of 81.5 mpg, a total travel distance of 1,445.7 miles, [...]

Ford Fusion Hybrid Gets 1000+ Miles On Single Tank Of Gas

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

A team of Ford engineers, fuel efficiency experts, and NASCAR driver Carl Edwards set out on Saturday morning in an effort to prove that a standard production 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid could go 1,000 miles on a single 17.5-gallon tank of gas.  The effort would require an average MPG of 57 and the driving team [...]

BMW Diesel Engines Get More Efficient

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

This past week, BMW has unveiled a lot of new information about their EfficientDynamics program which, as the name implies, helps to make their cars more eco-friendly by cutting down on energy consumption and boosting fuel efficiency.  The newest iteration of this effort is the above pictured 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine, which not only [...]


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