This Toyota Prius Is Colored like a Running Shoe for a Purpose
13 Feb 2016, 10:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Toyota is very serious about the low fuel consumption of its Prius hybrid car, and this latest gimmick it came up with proves it once again
Mazda Gets EPA Recognition: Most Fuel-Efficient Brand, for the Third Time
16 Dec 2015, 21:19 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / Mazda's SKYACTIV technology continues to impress. The Japanese automaker has been found to have the best MPG and lowest emissions in the US
MINI Explains the Efficiency of the New Cooper with Noob Lingo
2 Apr 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Introducing a completely new model isn’t as easy as it might seem at first, especially if your clientele is made up of people that care more about style and a certain kind of lifestyle than te...
Cummins and Peterbilt Reveal Their Improved SuperTruck
21 Mar 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Engine manufacturer Cummins and truck maker Peterbilt Motors Company, displayed their new SuperTruck that is 54 percent more fuel-economic than the majority of other semi-trucks. Their long-haule...
Obesity in the US Causes ‘Actual Mileage to Vary’
11 Oct 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automakers work really hard to shed as much weight as they can from all of their cars. No new car is heavier than it should be, when taking into account the materials used and costs involved. Millio...
New Fuel Efficiency Standards Coming
20 Apr 2012, 15:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After years of claimed fuel efficiency meaning absolutely nothing for drivers, the European Commission and the UN have joined forces in order to create a global standard of how fuel economy, emissio...
Study Shows Americans Support 60 MPG Requirement
28 May 2011, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over the past two years, and for the very near future, the US have been trying to set an example of how to force the adoption of more fuel-efficient technologies without killing car manufacturers by...
Official Fuel Consumption Figures Explained
17 Dec 2010, 15:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all know that the official fuel consumption figures indicated by carmakers around the world are difficult, if not impossible, to reach in real-world conditions. Many have tried, nobody has manage...
New Audi A6 Delivers Efficiency Without Compromise
13 Dec 2010, 11:39 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Audi's "progress through technology" philosophy has been taken over by its latest model, the A6 saloon, which has been entirely redesigned, benefiting from advanced lightweight constr...
Green Car Technology Doesn't Come Cheap
6 Dec 2010, 18:35 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Everything sounds simple in theory. Imposing higher average gas mileage standards on the auto industry will force automakers to build more fuel efficient vehicles. Consumers save money on gas, the U...
The 2011 MINI Is the Most Efficient Car In Its Class
13 Nov 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The US Environmental Protection Agency released their 2011 Fuel Economy Guide. The new figures consolidate MINI Cooper's position as being the most efficient car in its class and can compete ag...
How Water-Fueled Cars Work
8 Nov 2010, 15:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With so many cars on public streets, concerns that the Planet might run out of petrol are becoming more of a common thing nowadays, although vehicles aren't exactly the biggest burners out ther...
Audi A4 Gets an Efficiency Boost
4 Nov 2010, 11:17 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Audi is increasing the efficiency of its best-selling model, the A4, with two new versions to be introduced in Germany. Both of them benefit from new, potent technologies offered by the modular effi...
Water-Powered Car Improves Efficiency by 30%
17 Aug 2010, 10:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In the last couple of years, the economic recession, together with the nature's need for less-polluting technologies, convinced carmakers that it's time to pay more attention to alternativ...
Zero Race EV Competition Kicks Off Today
16 Aug 2010, 12:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar companies, announced the sponsorship of an unique, zero-emission, electric car race. Dubbed ZERO race, the competition is debuting today at ...
Audi's Efficiency Challenge from A to Bee
22 Sep 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi announced the debut of the 4,128 km-long (2,565 miles) demonstration trip. Audi will showcase, on the roads from the Lofoten archipelago in Norway to northern Italy the effi...
New DC-DC Technology In The Works
18 Sep 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Motorsport specialist Prodrive is currently working on the development of a new DC-DC technology that will improve efficiency and reduce cost for electric and hybrid vehicles. The system gives a 600...