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Archive : Fuel efficiency
Gordon Murray builds an electric roadster to showcase Toray’s carbon fibers
Toray Industries is widely recognized as the world leader in carbon fibers, but few people outside of the auto or […]
Ford’s leading the world in the downsizing trend with a 3-cylinder Focus
The Ford stand was one of the best at the Frankfurt show. A stunning plug-in hybrid concept, the Evos, a […]
A fuel-sipper for India, the 58-mpg Tata Indigo e-CS diesel
Diesel fuel sippers are non-existent in the U.S. but they are best-sellers all over Europe, as well as in India. […]
New engines focus on efficiency on the second generation Mercedes B-class
The new B-class will be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show next month. Mercedes calls it a sports tourer, but […]
The Volkswagen up! is a true people’s car, cheap to buy, and cheap to run: it will get 56-mpg
This is one very important little car because of two reasons. The first one is that it will produced in […]
Mercedes breaks the last taboo: the SLK’s getting a diesel. Welcome to the SLK 250 CDI
The diesel engine is a very old story at Mercedes-Benz. It started way back in 1936, and it’s been a […]
The European Opel Insignia gets a downsized engine, will the Buick Regal follow?
Regal is an old name at Buick, but today’s Regal is a very modern car. It started as the Opel […]
The impossible Fisker with Veyron-like performance, even with a gearbox
Henrik Fisker is one of the few people I admire. What he did is really extraordinary: he started a new […]
A greener V8 for those few who can’t do without one, from the AMG guys at Mercedes
I love AMG engines. Not because they are green of course, I love them because they are made without any […]
BMW 520d EfficientDynamics Edition, the 52 mpg non hybrid family sedan
Exactly 3 out of 4. 75% of all new cars registered in France last month were diesels. I know gas […]
Most efficient electric car unveiled: the T27 from Gordon Murray
It was announced in late 2009, an electric version of the car the T25, the very small car that plans […]