Fuel Economy

Learn about fuel economy and find the best car to meet your fuel efficiency needs.

U.S. Fuel Economy Standards Could Be Frozen at 2021 Levels After President Trump ordered the U.S. DOT to review CAFE standards for 2022-2025, it announced it may freeze CAFE at ...

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2018 Toyota Prius Prime: MPG and Techies We're learning some new things about our long-term 2018 Toyota Prius Prime.

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Fuel Economy: AAA Announces Its Top Green Picks In its annual report of how vehicles stack up in terms of being green, AAA names its top green picks in six categories.

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2017 Toyota Prius Prime: What Fuel Economy Does It Really Get? We test the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime in a variety of conditions in a week and over 368 miles to see what mpg and range ...

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Trump Administration Calls For Review of Fuel Economy Rules The Trump administration will re-examine automaker fuel economy rules, potentially setting the stage for reduced ...

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2017 Nissan Armada: Fuel Economy, Styling and the Trailer Hitch Taking a look at some early impressions of our long-term 2017 Nissan Armada, including its styling, fuel economy and ...

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Newsflash: The UK Uses Miles Per Hour Even though nobody knows it except British people, Americans aren't alone in our old-school speed limits.

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How Do Hybrid Cars Get Such Good Fuel Economy? How do hybrid cars get such good fuel economy? The Atkinson-cycle engine is a key element.

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Autotrader Find: Fisker Karma With 59,000 Miles You thought the Fisker Karma wasn't reliable? You think there's no way to service them? Whoever owned this car wasn't ...

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2016 Chevrolet Malibu: Fuel Economy Our executive editor is enjoying some of the fuel economy benefits of our long-term 2016 Chevy Malibu.

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2015 Nissan Murano: Fuel Economy We're taking a closer look at the real world fuel economy of our long-term 2015 Nissan Murano.

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2016 FIAT 500X: MPG We check out the fuel economy in our 2016 FIAT 500X.

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Autotrader Find: One-Owner 1996 Geo Prizm With 77,000 Miles Looking for the most perfect Geo in the world? It's in Flint, Michigan, and it's got a beige cloth interior.

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Autotrader Find: 1989 Cadillac Brougham With 5,300 Miles Here's the ultimate 1980s Cadillac, in showroom new condition.

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Current Fuel Economy Targets Could Be Scaled Back in Trump Administration By the government's own report, carmakers won't reach the 2025 fleet fuel economy standard. President-elect Trump ...

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Autotrader Find: 1985 Mazda RX-7 With 31,000 Miles Looking for a perfect "FB" Mazda RX-7? Here's the nicest one in the world -- and it's under 10 grand.

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6 40-MPG Used Cars for Under $14,000 We've listed six used cars offering 40 miles per gallon or more that you can buy for $14,000 or less.

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Autotrader Find: 2012 Ferrari California With 73,000 Miles It would be high mileage for any 2012 car -- but it's especially high for a Ferrari California.

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Autotrader Find: 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora With 16,000 Miles And it isn't just any Aurora -- it's a "Final 500" model from the final batch of Oldsmobiles ever made.

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2015 Kia Sedona: Fuel Economy Minivans aren't typically fuel sippers, but our 2015 Kia Sedona is very close to Environmental Protection Agency ...

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General Motors Vehicles Shed Weight to Boost Fuel Economy GM vehicles shed weight to boost fuel economy by using various combinations of metals and new methods of forming and ...