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Vehicles using this technology combine the agility of standard legacy hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, with the added benefits of being able to add electrically-fueled mileage by charging up powerful and capacious add-in batteries, enabling vehicles to attain effective mileage rates in the triple digits.
Fuel having a high ´natural´ cetane number obtained through high energy paraffin content may provide better fuel mileage than lower energy fuel or fuel with poor natural burning characteristics plus a cetane improver, if ambient temperatures are adequate to prevent gelling of the high paraffin fuel.
The 2000 VW Beetle GLS TDI is a great car for the person who wants incredible fuel mileage out of a car that will probably run forever.
Despite Ford Motor´s return to profitability in 2003, the environmental group notes that Ford has so far failed to reinstate their pledge to increase SUV fuel mileage by 25 percent, or offer alternatives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the Ford fleet.
At the bottom of the screen, a calculation of the vehicle´s gas mileage at the current instant is displayed; it ranges from about 7 MPG (when I floored the accelerator from a stop) to 99 MPG (on any flat or downhill road).
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Driver wins $10,000 victory over Honda's 50 miles-per-gallon claim... that could spark flood of litigation worldwide ...
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Woman Wins Gas Mileage Suit Against Honda
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The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic: a long, long way from a geo metro.
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10 Best Values in New Car Models, 2012
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Toyota Corolla becomes world's most popular car with one sold every 40 seconds
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Video: Honda ordered to pay for misleading on mileage
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Ford Explorer Leads SUVs, Trucks in a Comeback for 2011 Auto Sales
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First Drive: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
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