As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, [...]
As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, [...]
Toyota is bringing an economical new four-cylinder engine back to the base SR5 version of its fully redesigned 2010 4Runner. But as we recently discovered, this doesn't significantly improve fuel economy for this body-on-frame ute. Instead though, it appears to enable Toyota to offer a value-leader model at' [...] 
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2008 Honda Civic Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery
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Toyota Prius PHEV - click above for high-res image galleryThe first testing phase of Lotus Engineering’s Omnivore variable compression ratio, flex-fuel direct injection two-stroke engine (earlier post) has been successfully completed on gasoline. In addition to demonstrating [...]
The funky 2011 Ford Fiesta will deliver more than just great looks and class leading fuel economy when it goes on sale in North America next year. The new Fiesta, available in four- and five-door body styles, will also offer excellent value as the car will carry a [...] 
Don't think of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept as just another fanciful design exercise. There is real potential here regarding the technologies utilized to produce performance and save fuel. It provides the promise of M3 performance with Prius fuel economy. [...]
Hyundai has updated its i30 range for 2010, and is making its Intelligent Stop & Go technology (ISG) (earlier post) available as an option on all i30 models with manual transmission, giving improvements in fuel economy of up to 10 percent on the hatchback and 14 percent on the [...]
Ford unveiled the North American 2011 Ford Fiesta at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Fiesta—available in four- and five-door bodystyles—will offer North American buyers a new choice of 15 class-exclusive technologies and projected highway fuel economy of 40 mpg, besting [...]
According to the latest US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy report, Hyundai passed all major manufacturers in MY 2009 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) as measured in EPA testing.
The EPA 2009 Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends Report indicates that Hyundai has the highest MY 2009 laboratory [...]
All 2010 Chevrolet and GMC V-8 powered trucks now feature variable valve timing (VVT), a technology that enables continuous control of valve opening and closing that result in better engine breathing, fewer emissions and improved fuel economy.
The addition of VVT to the 4.8L and 5.3L truck V-8s completes the [...]
The involuntary eye-rolling began mid-sentence as we read GM's first press release claiming that the fuel economy of the 2011 Chevy Volt would be about 230 mpg.
The method by which this number was obtained was not clearly stated, and GM made vague references to [...]
The Philippine Department of Energy has been conducting fuel economy runs since 2002 promoting fuel economy consciousness and consumer empowerment by obtaining data on actual fuel consumption of passenger vehicles based on the actual driving conditions employing fuel efficiency measures and techniques.
The First DOE E10 Fuel Economy Run, to [...]
