Posts Tagged ‘fuel economy’
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Filed under: Blog, Fuel Efficient, Green News, Hyundai, Kia, Optima, Optima Hybrid, Sonata
Hyundai and Kia Top EPA’s Fuel Economy List
by admin on Mar 20th, 2012
Hyundai and Kia Tops in Fuel Efficiency With gas prices on the rise in Toronto and the GTA, more and more car buyers are thinking about fuel economy. So, Car Nation Canada is happy to announce that both Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. were named the most fuel efficient and environmentally-friendly car makers by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), outperforming rivals such as Toyota and Honda. In the EPA’s annual report ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, Concept, Fuel Efficient, Hyundai
Hyundai’s Newest Concept Car, The I-oniq EV
by admin on Mar 12th, 2012
Hyundai I-oniq Concept EV Debuts At AutoValue Hyundai of Niagara Falls, we're looking forward to seeing the production version of Hyundai's newest concept hybrid electric vehicle the I-oniq, which debuted at the Geneva Auto Show, recently. You can see that Hyundai is trying to kick it up a notch, with its “fluidic sculpture” design, as it did with the Award-Winning 2012 Veloster. The I-oniq was designed and developed at Hyundai’s researc...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, Escape, Ford, Fuel Efficient, Green News
Ford and Toyota Team up for Hybrid Pickups
by admin on Aug 26th, 2011
Ford and Toyota will Work on Hybrid Drivetrains Ford and Toyota recently signed a "memorandum of understanding" which will see them team up to develop more fuel efficient engines for trucks and SUVs. With the US Federal Governement finalizing plans to double fleet average fuel economy standards, automakers are scrambling to develop more technology that will help them meet the 54.5 mpg target. There are no plans for them to build entire vehicle...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, Hyundai, News, Sonata
2011 Hyundai Sonata Wins 2 More Awards
by admin on May 10th, 2011
2012 Hyunda Sonata's Latest Awards The 2011 Sonata is turning into one of Hyundai Motors' biggest success stories. About.com has given the Sonata Sedan its "Best Car of the Year" awards and its "Best Family Car of Year". According to the About.com Car Guide staff, the Sonata was chosen because it's a “roomy family sedan with an expensive-looking interior and a reasonable price tag, powered by three fuel-efficient powertrains, one of whi...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Accent, Blog, Fiesta, Focus, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Rio
Why aren’t Smaller Cars, more Fuel Efficient?
by admin on Apr 28th, 2011
40 miles per gallon fuel economy ratings used to be reserved for concept or prototype car. Now, with the surge in gas price, car companies are working overtime to offer more and more choices for frugal car buyers. The current crop of subcompact vehicles that are cheap on gas, but not hybrids or non-gasoline powered, the Honda Civic, Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio and the Mazda3 will most likely be joined by several more competitors within a year ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Accent, Blog, Hyundai
2012 Hyundai Accent Boasts 40 MPG
by admin on Apr 25th, 2011
2012 Hyundai Accent Gets 40 MPG At the New York Auto Show, Hyundai USA President and CEO John Krafcik unveiling the 2012 Accent. Beside the sportier profile and more of an emphasis on aerodynamics the new Accent will get 40 m.p.g. on the highway. Hyundai now offers four cars that achieve a standard highway fuel economy rating of 40 mpg - the Sonata Hybrid, Elantra, Veloster and Accent. New Assurance Program Hyundai also said last wee...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, Focus, Ford
Ford Offering 80 MPG Car
by admin on Apr 25th, 2011
Ford has announced that it has a European diesel version of the Focus Econetic that has been rated at "80 mpg". Unfortunately, this rating is a little misleading. European and US EPA ratings use different units of measure and are calculated differently. For starters, European rating agencies use the imperial gallon which is 20% bigger than the US gallon. Adjusting for the imperial gallon, gives us a rating of 66.66 mpg, which would have...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, News
Can You Legislate Better Fuel Economy?
by admin on Apr 8th, 2011
The current surge in crude oil prices, has prompted politicians, auto makers and industry experts to again look at how high gas prices will effect the vehicles we drive. The Obama administration has proposed that auto makers boost their average vehicle fuel efficiency to 65 mpg ( 3.6L/100Km) by 2025. According to the Ward's Auto Report, the industry average for 2010 was 22.2 mpg (10.6L/100Km). That would mean that, if this legislation were ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, Fiesta, Focus, Ford, Fusion, Lincoln, MKZ
2011 Ford Focus Earns 40 MPG, EPA Rating
by admin on Mar 2nd, 2011
The Ford Motor Corp. announced its new 2011 Focus equipped with their SFE (Super Fuel Economy) package has been certified, by the US Environment Protection Agency(EPA), to get 40 mpg (5.88L/100Km) highway, and 28 mpg (8.4L/100Km). With the inclusion of the 2011 Focus, that brings the total number of Ford vehicles to achieve 40 mpg to four. The Fiesta SE with SFE , the Fusion Hybrid and the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedan, all come with certifi...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Blog, Chrysler, Compass, F-Series Super Duty, Fiesta, Grand Cherokee, News
Why aren’t there More Diesel Powered Cars in Canada?
by admin on Feb 22nd, 2011
Chrysler Unveils Diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee & Compass Chrysler has just unveiled their 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Compass with a diesel engine at the Geneva Auto Show. There was no indication, however, when they those vehicles will be available in North America. Given peoples concern for fuel economy, these days, and the fact that diesel powered engines are 25% to 35% more fuel efficient, why aren't there more diesel car...Read More » Tags
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