Introduction

Here are intensive resources about different ways to improve the milage of your car, including scientific breakthroughs, advances in industry and state of the art. Information is provided for the home builder of alternative fuel efficient vehicles. You may also be interested in some of the fuel efficient car insurance and safety related material. We present the latest news and updates on the technology as well as graphical links to websites that contain exactly what you are looking for.

Fuel Economy News


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TRAVERSE CITY -- As the world's automakers race to improve fuel economy and build new hybrid vehicles, there are many hurdles to clear and a few stumbling blocks in the way. The industry has more or less agreed that lithium ion-powered hybrid ...
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Industry tries new ways to make cars fuel efficient - Detroit Free Press

General Motors Corp. is releasing new, more fuel-efficient versions of its full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles later this fall. The XFE — or extra fuel economy — versions of the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks and ...
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GM offers more fuel-efficient pickup trucks, SUVs - Yahoo News

General Motors Corp. has delayed -- and may cancel -- all of its big, rear-wheel drive cars, including Cadillac's top-of-the-line DTS sedan, people familiar with the automaker's planning said. The DTS is currently built at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck ...
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GM to slow output of big cars - Detroit Free Press

The throaty rumble of a V-8 engine seems poised to fade away from American roadways as consumers opt for cars and trucks with smaller -- and more fuel efficient -- engines and for quieter hybrid vehicles. But technology could change that and a German ...
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Technology can recreate V-8 roar or tune muffler for safety - Detroit News

• Super FuelMax (200 5): Claimed to use magnets attached to a fuel line to provoke reactions in gasoline that would boost mileage. • Fuelon Power Gasoline Fuel Additive (1991): Added a blend of "proprietary hydrocarbons" to gas that was supposed ...
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Fuel Economy Links



 

Fuel Economy http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

From the US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency -- Gas mileage estimates for all passenger cars and light trucks sold in the U.S., including greenhouse gas emissions estimates.

 

fuel economyhttp://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

1985-2008 Buyer's Guide to Fuel Efficient Cars and Trucks. Estimates of gas ...

 

web site on fuel economyhttp://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml

Practicing fuel efficient driving techniques can improve the fuel economy of your car more than 10%. ...

 

Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends 1975 ...http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fetrends.htm

The real-world fuel economy values in this year’s report are based on the new EPA labeling methodology that is being implemented with Model Year ...

 

Guide to Better Fuel Economyhttp://www.cartalk.com/content/features/fueleconomy/

... in fuel economy. What's that mean for your retirement account? For every 1,000 miles you drive, figuring gas at $2.50 a gallon and 25 MPG fuel efficiency ...