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  • Stop-Start can save gas in long run if drivers accept it

    Stop-Start can save gas in long run if drivers accept it

    by Brent Snavely Detroit Free Press April 16, 2013 Stop-start technology can improve the fuel economy of a car or truck by 15%, but the jury is out whether consumers are comfortable enough with their engines shutting down and starting automatically. Read more…

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  • Record Fuel Economy for U.S. Light Vehicles in February

    Record Fuel Economy for U.S. Light Vehicles in February

    by John Sousanis WardsAuto March 8, 2013 The average fuel economy of light vehicles sold last month reached 24.1 mpg (9.8 L/100 km), a 1% increase over year-ago and a 14.9% gain on the WardsAuto Fuel Economy Index’s base rating established in fourth-quarter 2007. Read more…

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  • Electric Car Sales? Doing Better Than The Prius Was, Thank You

    Electric Car Sales? Doing Better Than The Prius Was, Thank You

    by Antony Ingram Green Car Reports February 20, 2013 …Think electric cars are selling poorly? In comparison, at the moment, they are–but look back to those early years of the Prius and the sales numbers tell a very different story. Scientific American has looked at the early sales figures for the Toyota Prius, launched in 1997, and lined them up alongside recent plug-in vehicles: The Mitsubishi i-MiEV launched in 2009, the 2010’s Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, and 2012’s Toyota […]

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